Agent skill

academic-research

Search and retrieve academic papers and knowledge articles from arXiv, PubMed, and Wikipedia. Use when the user needs scientific papers, biomedical research, or encyclopedic knowledge.

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Research Tools

Tools for searching academic databases and knowledge sources.

arXiv Tools

Search and read academic papers from arXiv.

Requirements

No API key required. Install packages:

  • arxiv
  • pypdf (for reading paper PDFs)

Search Papers

python
result = await arxiv_search(
    query="transformer attention mechanism",
    max_results=5
)

Read Paper Content

python
result = await arxiv_read_paper(
    paper_ids=["2103.03404v1", "2301.07041v2"],
    pages_to_read=5
)

PubMed Tools

Search biomedical and life sciences literature.

Requirements

No API key required (optional: NCBI_API_KEY for higher rate limits).

Search Articles

python
result = await pubmed_search(
    query="CRISPR gene therapy",
    max_results=10
)

Get Article by PMID

python
result = await pubmed_get_article(pmid="12345678")

Wikipedia Tools

Search and retrieve Wikipedia articles.

Requirements

No API key required. Install package: wikipedia

Search Wikipedia

python
result = await wikipedia_search(
    query="quantum computing",
    max_results=5
)

Get Full Page

python
result = await wikipedia_get_page(title="Quantum computing")

Response Format

All tools return:

json
{
  "success": true,
  "data": { ... }
}

When to Use

  • Searching for academic or scientific papers
  • Looking up biomedical research and clinical studies
  • Finding encyclopedic knowledge on any topic
  • Getting abstracts, summaries, and full-text content
  • Citing sources with DOIs and URLs

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