Search, read, and query research papers via the `alpha` CLI (alphaXiv-backed). Use when the user asks about academic papers, wants to find research on a topic, needs to read a specific paper, ask questions about a paper, inspect a paper's code repository, or manage paper annotations.
Search, download, and read academic papers from 20+ sources (arXiv, PubMed, Semantic Scholar, CrossRef, etc). Use when the user asks to find papers, search for research, look up academic literature, download a paper PDF, or extract text from a paper.
Search and retrieve scientific papers from ArXiv
Use when user mentions papers, references, citations, Zotero, literature, bibliography, workspaces, or needs to search/read/export academic papers. Uses zot CLI for all operations including workspace-based RAG.
Search and explore arXiv papers via ChatTool CLI. Use when user asks to search papers, get daily submissions, fetch specific arXiv papers by ID, or use domain presets like ai4math and math-formalization-weekly.
Search and read academic papers from arxiv via Semantic Scholar API + ar5iv HTML. No OAuth, no PDF parsing. Use when the user wants to find research papers, read a specific paper, look up citations, or explore academic literature. Trigger on "find papers on", "arxiv", "research on", "look up the paper", "academic search", "semantic scholar", "what does the literature say", "read this paper", or any arxiv/ar5iv URL.
- "find papers"
Manage Zotero library - list collections, list papers, add papers to collections. Requires ZOTERO_API_KEY env var.
Query papers using RAG (PaperQA2 or LEANN). Use when user needs synthesized answers from papers, asks "what does paper X say about Y", or needs cited responses.
skill-sample/ ├─ SKILL.md ⭐ Required: skill entry doc (purpose / usage / examples / deps) ├─ manifest.sample.json ⭐ Recommended: machine-readable metadata (index / validation / autofill) ├─ LICENSE.sample ⭐ Recommended: license & scope (open source / restriction / commercial) ├─ scripts/ │ └─ example-run.py ✅ Runnable example script for quick verification ├─ assets/ │ ├─ example-formatting-guide.md 🧩 Output conventions: layout / structure / style │ └─ example-template.tex 🧩 Templates: quickly generate standardized output └─ references/ 🧩 Knowledge base: methods / guides / best practices ├─ example-ref-structure.md 🧩 Structure reference ├─ example-ref-analysis.md 🧩 Analysis reference └─ example-ref-visuals.md 🧩 Visual reference
More Agent Skills specs Anthropic docs: https://agentskills.io/home
├─ ⭐ Required: YAML Frontmatter (must be at top) │ ├─ ⭐ name : unique skill name, follow naming convention │ └─ ⭐ description : include trigger keywords for matching │ ├─ ✅ Optional: Frontmatter extension fields │ ├─ ✅ license : license identifier │ ├─ ✅ compatibility : runtime constraints when needed │ ├─ ✅ metadata : key-value fields (author/version/source_url...) │ └─ 🧩 allowed-tools : tool whitelist (experimental) │ └─ ✅ Recommended: Markdown body (progressive disclosure) ├─ ✅ Overview / Purpose ├─ ✅ When to use ├─ ✅ Step-by-step ├─ ✅ Inputs / Outputs ├─ ✅ Examples ├─ 🧩 Files & References ├─ 🧩 Edge cases ├─ 🧩 Troubleshooting └─ 🧩 Safety notes
Skill files are scattered across GitHub and communities, difficult to search, and hard to evaluate. SkillWink organizes open-source skills into a searchable, filterable library you can directly download and use.
We provide keyword search, version updates, multi-metric ranking (downloads / likes / comments / updates), and open SKILL.md standards. You can also discuss usage and improvements on skill detail pages.
Quick Start:
Import/download skills (.zip/.skill), then place locally:
~/.claude/skills/ (Claude Code)
~/.codex/skills/ (Codex CLI)
One SKILL.md can be reused across tools.
Everything you need to know: what skills are, how they work, how to find/import them, and how to contribute.
A skill is a reusable capability package, usually including SKILL.md (purpose/IO/how-to) and optional scripts/templates/examples.
Think of it as a plugin playbook + resource bundle for AI assistants/toolchains.
Skills use progressive disclosure: load brief metadata first, load full docs only when needed, then execute by guidance.
This keeps agents lightweight while preserving enough context for complex tasks.
Use these three together:
Note: file size for all methods should be within 10MB.
Typical paths (may vary by local setup):
One SKILL.md can usually be reused across tools.
Yes. Most skills are standardized docs + assets, so they can be reused where format is supported.
Example: retrieval + writing + automation scripts as one workflow.
Some skills come from public GitHub repositories and some are uploaded by SkillWink creators. Always review code before installing and own your security decisions.
Most common reasons:
We try to avoid that. Use ranking + comments to surface better skills:
