Agent skill
semantic-scholar-search
Academic literature search using Semantic Scholar API for citation-aware paper discovery
Install this agent skill to your Project
npx add-skill https://github.com/a5c-ai/babysitter/tree/main/library/specializations/domains/science/scientific-discovery/skills/semantic-scholar-search
Metadata
Additional technical details for this skill
- phase
- 6
- domain
- science
- category
- literature-knowledge
- specialization
- scientific-discovery
SKILL.md
Semantic Scholar Search
Purpose
Provides academic literature search capabilities using the Semantic Scholar API for citation-aware paper discovery and research trend identification.
Capabilities
- Keyword and semantic search across papers
- Citation network analysis
- Author influence scoring
- Research trend identification
- Paper recommendation based on reading history
- TLDR summary extraction
Usage Guidelines
- Search Strategy: Combine keywords with semantic similarity
- Citation Analysis: Build citation networks for key papers
- Author Analysis: Identify influential researchers
- Trend Detection: Track emerging research areas
Tools/Libraries
- Semantic Scholar API
- NetworkX
- sentence-transformers
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