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Academic Research Hub

by Anis Afifi · GitHub ↗ · v0.1.0
cross-platform ✓ Security Clean
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Install in OpenClaw
/install academic-research-hub
Description
Use this skill when users need to search academic papers, download research documents, extract citations, or gather scholarly information. Triggers include: requests to "find papers on", "search research about", "download academic articles", "get citations for", or any request involving academic databases like arXiv, PubMed, Semantic Scholar, or Google Scholar. Also use for literature reviews, bibliography generation, and research discovery. Requires OpenClawCLI installation from clawhub.ai.
Usage Guidance
Install this in a virtual environment, keep Python dependencies updated, and direct downloads or exports to a dedicated project folder. Treat Google Scholar support as undocumented or unavailable unless the maintainer updates the implementation.
Capability Analysis
Type: OpenClaw Skill Name: academic-research-hub Version: 0.1.0 The skill bundle is classified as benign. All code and documentation align with the stated purpose of searching, downloading, and managing academic papers. The `scripts/research.py` uses legitimate Python libraries (arxiv, semanticscholar, biopython, requests) to interact with academic databases and download PDFs, writing files to user-specified or default directories. There is no evidence of data exfiltration, malicious execution, persistence mechanisms, or prompt injection attempts in `SKILL.md` or `references/readme.md` to mislead the agent into harmful actions. The installation instructions even include a warning against `--break-system-packages`, promoting secure practices.
Capability Assessment
ℹ Purpose & Capability
The search, citation export, and optional PDF download behavior matches the academic research purpose; the main mismatch is documentation mentioning Google Scholar while the script only supports arXiv, PubMed, and Semantic Scholar.
✓ Instruction Scope
Runtime actions are presented as user-run commands. Downloads require the explicit --download option, and saved result files require --output or --output-dir.
ℹ Install Mechanism
Installation uses public Python packages and recommends a virtual environment, but dependencies are lower-bound ranges rather than pinned versions and the docs list a few packages not used by the script.
ℹ Credentials
Outbound requests to academic services and local writes for exports or PDFs are expected for the stated workflow and are controlled by command options.
✓ Persistence & Privilege
No evidence of background persistence, privilege escalation, credential harvesting, hidden autonomous execution, destructive behavior, or unrelated data access was found.
How to Use
  1. Make sure OpenClaw is installed (local or Docker)
  2. Run the install command in chat: /install academic-research-hub
  3. After installation, invoke the skill by name or use /academic-research-hub
  4. Provide required inputs per the skill's parameter spec and get structured output
Version History
v0.1.0
Initial release of Academic Research Hub – a multi-source academic literature search and management toolkit. - Search academic papers across arXiv, PubMed, and Semantic Scholar from a single command-line interface. - Download PDFs, extract citations, and generate bibliographies in multiple formats (BibTeX, RIS, JSON, Markdown). - Retrieve comprehensive metadata: title, authors, abstract, publication details, citation counts, and references. - Flexible filtering by source, category, publication type, date range, and citation count. - Save, format, and manage research results via CLI options for academic workflows.
Metadata
Slug academic-research-hub
Version 0.1.0
License —
All-time Installs 273
Active Installs 65
Total Versions 1
Frequently Asked Questions

What is Academic Research Hub?

Use this skill when users need to search academic papers, download research documents, extract citations, or gather scholarly information. Triggers include: requests to "find papers on", "search research about", "download academic articles", "get citations for", or any request involving academic databases like arXiv, PubMed, Semantic Scholar, or Google Scholar. Also use for literature reviews, bibliography generation, and research discovery. Requires OpenClawCLI installation from clawhub.ai. It is an AI Agent Skill for Claude Code / OpenClaw, with 8121 downloads so far.

How do I install Academic Research Hub?

Run "/install academic-research-hub" in the OpenClaw or Claude Code chat to install it in one step — no extra setup required.

Is Academic Research Hub free?

Yes, Academic Research Hub is completely free (open-source). You can download, install and use it at no cost.

Which platforms does Academic Research Hub support?

Academic Research Hub is cross-platform and runs anywhere OpenClaw / Claude Code is available (cross-platform).

Who created Academic Research Hub?

It is built and maintained by Anis Afifi (@anisafifi); the current version is v0.1.0.

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