paper-search

Searches organized paper notes by keyword, author, field, or tag using Grep.

1|Updated Mar 5, 2026
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/Clay-HHK/claude-skills --skill paper-search-clay-hhk
Or copy as Structured Prompt for Agent▼
Please help me install this Agent Skill.
Skill: paper-search
Source: https://github.com/Clay-HHK/claude-skills/tree/main/paper-search
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/Clay-HHK/claude-skills --skill paper-search-clay-hhk

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

What problem does it solve? Finding a specific paper inside a large collection of Markdown research notes is slow when done manually. This Skill searches your existing paper notes by title, author, keyword, research field, or tag and returns ranked, linked results. ## Core Features & Use Cases - Multi-type Search: Supports title, author, keyword, field, and tag searches across the 20_Research/Papers/ directory using Grep. - Relevance Scoring: Ranks results with weighted scores (title match +10, author +8, content/field +5, tag +3) and groups them by research area. - Structured Output: Returns results with title, wikilink, authors, date, field, and match location, plus suggestions when nothing is found. - Use Case: You remember reading a paper about quantization in your LLM notes. Run a combined field + keyword search to instantly list all matching papers with links and relevance scores. ## Quick Start Search my paper notes for papers about quantization in the large language model field.

Frequently Asked Questions about paper-search

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

FAQPage Schema
How do I search my paper notes by keyword?▼

Provide a keyword and the Skill runs a case-insensitive recursive Grep over the 20_Research/Papers/ directory across all Markdown files. Results are ranked by relevance score and grouped by research field with wikilinks to each note.

How to find papers by a specific author in Markdown notes?▼

Author search greps the authors field in each note's frontmatter within the papers directory. Author matches receive a high relevance weight of +8, so exact author hits rank near the top of results.

Can I combine field and keyword searches for papers?▼

Yes, combined search is supported, such as searching the large language model field for the keyword quantization. The search is scoped to that field's subfolder and results are filtered and scored accordingly.

What happens when a paper search returns no results?▼

When no matches are found, the Skill provides search suggestions, recommends trying alternative keywords, and suggests broadening the search scope to all fields instead of a single domain.

Does paper search read the full content of every note?▼

No, it uses Grep for fast matching rather than reading entire files, which keeps searches efficient on large note collections. Only matching lines and frontmatter metadata are extracted for display.