osti-database

name	osti-database
description	Search OSTI.gov for DOE technical reports on critical minerals, energy, and materials science
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OSTI Database Search

Search the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.gov) for technical reports, journal articles, and conference papers. Covers 1,100+ DOE-funded documents across critical mineral categories including rare earth elements, lithium, cobalt, nickel, copper, gallium, germanium, and graphite.

Usage

Basic search:

python3 {baseDir}/scripts/osti_search.py --query "rare earth separation"

Search by commodity:

python3 {baseDir}/scripts/osti_search.py --query "extraction" --commodity HREE

Filter by year range:

python3 {baseDir}/scripts/osti_search.py --query "lithium recovery" --year-from 2020 --year-to 2025

Filter by product type:

python3 {baseDir}/scripts/osti_search.py --query "critical minerals" --product-type "Technical Report"

JSON output:

python3 {baseDir}/scripts/osti_search.py --query "cobalt supply chain" --format json --limit 20

Parameters

Parameter	Description	Default
--query	Search query	Required
--commodity	Commodity filter (HREE, LREE, CO, LI, GA, GR, NI, CU, GE, OTH)	-
--product-type	Product type filter (Technical Report, Journal Article, Conference)	-
--year-from	Start year for publication date filter	-
--year-to	End year for publication date filter	-
--limit	Maximum results to return	10
--sort	Sort by: relevance, date	relevance
--format	Output format: summary, detailed, json, bibtex	summary

Commodity Codes

Code	Description
HREE	Heavy Rare Earth Elements (Dy, Tb, Eu, Y, etc.)
LREE	Light Rare Earth Elements (La, Ce, Nd, Pr, etc.)
CO	Cobalt
LI	Lithium
GA	Gallium
GR	Graphite
NI	Nickel
CU	Copper
GE	Germanium
OTH	Other critical minerals

Examples

# Search for heavy rare earth separation techniques
python3 {baseDir}/scripts/osti_search.py --query "heavy rare earth separation" --commodity HREE

# Recent DOE reports on lithium extraction
python3 {baseDir}/scripts/osti_search.py --query "lithium extraction" --product-type "Technical Report" --year-from 2022 --sort date

# Critical minerals supply chain analysis with detailed output
python3 {baseDir}/scripts/osti_search.py --query "supply chain critical minerals" --format detailed --limit 15

# Get BibTeX citations for cobalt recycling papers
python3 {baseDir}/scripts/osti_search.py --query "cobalt recycling" --commodity CO --format bibtex

Notes

• OSTI.gov API is free and does not require authentication
• Covers DOE-funded research: national labs, universities, contractors
• Document types include technical reports, journal articles, conference papers, theses, patents
• For local corpus search, use the corpus-search skill instead
• Rate limiting: be courteous, avoid excessive requests