search-papers

name	search-papers
description	Search academic papers, technical reports, and research publications for data, statistics, and authoritative citations to support ArtStroy articles. Supports GEO optimization (Statistics +37%, Cite Sources +40%).

Search Papers

ArtStroy articles rank better and get cited by AI search engines when they include real statistics and authoritative citations. This skill finds those sources.

Why This Matters

From the GEO optimization research (Princeton study):

• Cite Sources: +40% AI search engine visibility
• Statistics: +37% AI search engine visibility

An article with "43% of security incidents involve exposed API keys" (with a citation) performs significantly better than one that vaguely says "many security incidents involve credentials."

Where to Search

Primary sources:

• Use EXA_API_KEY for semantic search across academic and research content
• Google Scholar (no API — use Exa to surface Scholar URLs)
• NIST (security): https://csrc.nist.gov/publications
• ACM Digital Library
• arXiv (for CS/programming research)

Authoritative reports (bookmarkable):

• OWASP Top 10 reports (annual)
• Verizon DBIR (Data Breach Investigations Report)
• Stack Overflow Developer Survey
• GitHub Octoverse
• Playwright release notes and adoption stats

For search:

Search queries:
- "{topic} statistics 2024 OR 2025 site:nist.gov OR site:owasp.org OR site:stackoverflow.com"
- "{topic} research paper findings percentage"
- "{tool name} adoption rate survey"

What to Extract

For each relevant paper or report:

1. Citation: Author(s), title, publication, year, URL
2. Key statistic: the number + context
3. Direct quote (if attributable): the exact sentence for block-quoting
4. Confidence level: peer-reviewed journal > industry report > blog post

Output Format

For passing to the Writer:

### Source: {Title}
- **Citation**: {Author(s)}. "{Title}." {Publication}, {Year}. {URL}
- **Key finding**: "{exact statistic or finding}"
- **Usage**: Include in {section name} as supporting evidence for {claim}
- **Confidence**: Peer-reviewed / Industry report / Survey / Blog

Provide 2–5 sources per article. More citations don't necessarily help — depth on 3 strong sources beats breadth on 10 weak ones.

Citation Format in MDX

Writers should use inline citation links:

According to the [Verizon DBIR 2024](https://verizon.com/dbir), 
74% of breaches involve the human element.

Or footnote-style for academic citations:

Research shows that CSP headers reduce XSS success rate by 
approximately 60% when properly configured [^1].

[^1]: Smith et al. "Content Security Policy Effectiveness." 
IEEE S&P 2024. https://example.org/paper