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Virtual Reading Group

by IsonaEi · GitHub ↗ · v1.1.0
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Description
Orchestrate a multi-agent virtual academic reading group. Use when reading multiple papers, generating expert discussion notes, cross-examining positions acr...
Usage Guidance
This skill appears internally consistent and does not ask for secrets or installs. Before running it, confirm: (1) the list of papers you provide — the agents will read any files/paths you give them, so do not point the skill at sensitive or private documents you don't want processed; (2) whether you allow network lookups — if you provide only local PDFs you avoid external fetching, but allowing 'web lookup' may cause the agent to fetch content from the internet; (3) that you are comfortable with verbatim quoting — templates require direct passages and granular citations which can reproduce copyrighted text. Also note the skill recommends specific internal models (opus/sonnet) — using them may affect cost/usage if applicable. If you want additional assurance, run the skill on a small, non-sensitive sample first and check outputs.
Capability Analysis
Type: OpenClaw Skill Name: virtual-reading-group Version: 1.1.0 The skill orchestrates a multi-agent academic reading group, requiring extensive file system access (reading user-provided papers, writing intermediate and final markdown reports to a specified output directory). This capability, while high-risk, is explicitly stated and essential for the skill's purpose. All instructions to the AI agents across `SKILL.md`, `references/workflow.md`, `references/default-personas.md`, and `references/paper-notes-template.md` are focused on guiding task execution, maintaining academic integrity (e.g., strict citation rules, anti-fabrication instructions), and adopting specific personas. There is no evidence of intentional harmful behavior such as data exfiltration, unauthorized command execution, persistence mechanisms, or obfuscation. The prompt instructions are designed to enhance the agent's performance and integrity, not to subvert it.
Capability Assessment
Purpose & Capability
The name/description match the actual behavior: spawning reader/response/synthesizer agents, reading provided papers, and writing structured outputs. It requests no unrelated binaries, env vars, or external credentials.
Instruction Scope
The runtime instructions ask agents to read user-supplied paper files (or perform optional 'web lookup' based on paper descriptions) and to write many output files; this is expected for the skill. Be aware that 'web lookup' implies network fetches if the agent has network access, and the prompts require verbatim quotes from source papers which may reproduce copyrighted text.
Install Mechanism
No install spec or code files are included — the skill is instruction-only and does not download or install anything, which keeps the install surface minimal.
Credentials
The skill declares no required environment variables, credentials, or config paths. The instructions only reference user-provided inputs (paper paths, output directory, persona templates included in the bundle).
Persistence & Privilege
always is false and the skill does not request persistent or elevated platform privileges. Autonomous invocation is allowed by default (normal for skills) but not combined with other concerning requests.
How to Use
  1. Make sure OpenClaw is installed (local or Docker)
  2. Run the install command in chat: /install virtual-reading-group
  3. After installation, invoke the skill by name or use /virtual-reading-group
  4. Provide required inputs per the skill's parameter spec and get structured output
Version History
v1.1.0
Reduce max papers per expert from 6 to 5 (3-5 optimal to avoid context contamination); add Anti-Fabrication Rule (leave blank if source not found, never fabricate citations); add No Source = No Notes policy
v1.0.0
Initial release: multi-agent academic reading group skill with parallel expert readers, junior discussant, cross-examination, and citation-traced synthesis
Metadata
Slug virtual-reading-group
Version 1.1.0
License
All-time Installs 2
Active Installs 2
Total Versions 2
Frequently Asked Questions

What is Virtual Reading Group?

Orchestrate a multi-agent virtual academic reading group. Use when reading multiple papers, generating expert discussion notes, cross-examining positions acr... It is an AI Agent Skill for Claude Code / OpenClaw, with 620 downloads so far.

How do I install Virtual Reading Group?

Run "/install virtual-reading-group" in the OpenClaw or Claude Code chat to install it in one step — no extra setup required.

Is Virtual Reading Group free?

Yes, Virtual Reading Group is completely free (open-source). You can download, install and use it at no cost.

Which platforms does Virtual Reading Group support?

Virtual Reading Group is cross-platform and runs anywhere OpenClaw / Claude Code is available (cross-platform).

Who created Virtual Reading Group?

It is built and maintained by IsonaEi (@isonaei); the current version is v1.1.0.

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