# Paper Search

> Academic paper search via Google Scholar using Serper API

- **Type:** Skill
- **Install:** `agentstack add skill-open-gitagent-opengap-paper-search`
- **Verified:** Yes — security-reviewed for prompt injection and unsafe behavior
- **Seller:** [open-gitagent](https://agentstack.voostack.com/s/open-gitagent)
- **Installs:** 0
- **Category:** [Search](https://agentstack.voostack.com/c/search)
- **Latest version:** 0.1.0
- **License:** MIT
- **Upstream author:** [open-gitagent](https://github.com/open-gitagent)
- **Source:** https://github.com/open-gitagent/opengap/tree/main/examples/nvidia-deep-researcher/skills/paper-search
- **Website:** https://gitagent.sh

## Install

```sh
agentstack add skill-open-gitagent-opengap-paper-search
```

Requires the [AgentStack CLI](https://agentstack.voostack.com/docs/cli). Works with Claude Code, Cursor, and any MCP-compatible agent.

## About

# Paper Search

Search for academic papers and scholarly articles via Google Scholar using the Serper API.

## When to Use

- Finding peer-reviewed research on a topic
- Locating seminal papers and their citation counts
- Searching for systematic reviews and meta-analyses
- Grounding claims in academic literature

## How to Use

1. Formulate an academic-style search query
2. Optionally specify year filters to narrow results by publication date
3. Call `paper_search` with the query
4. Review results for relevance, citation count, and recency

## Result Format

Results are returned in markdown format:

```
**Title of Paper**
Authors: Author A, Author B
Year: 2024 | Citations: 142
Snippet: Brief excerpt from the paper abstract or body...
URL: https://scholar.google.com/...
```

## Constraints

- Results sourced from Google Scholar via Serper API
- Supports year filtering (e.g., papers from 2020-2025)
- Snippet may be from abstract or body text
- Each call counts toward the researcher's 8-call limit per task

## Best Practices

- Use domain-specific terminology for better results
- Include key author names if known
- Filter by year for rapidly evolving topics
- Prefer highly-cited papers for foundational claims

## Source & license

This open-source skill is cataloged on AgentStack and links to its original source — we do not rehost the code.

- **Author:** [open-gitagent](https://github.com/open-gitagent)
- **Source:** [open-gitagent/opengap](https://github.com/open-gitagent/opengap)
- **License:** MIT
- **Homepage:** https://gitagent.sh

Install and usage instructions live in the source repository linked above.

## Pricing

- **Free** — Free

## Security capabilities

Automated source analysis of v0.1.0 — what this tool can access:

- **Network access:** no
- **Filesystem access:** no
- **Shell / process execution:** no
- **Environment & secrets:** no
- **Dynamic code execution:** no

*"Yes" means the capability is present in the source — more access means more to trust, not that it is unsafe.*


## Versions

- **0.1.0** — security scan: passed — Imported from the upstream source.

## Links

- Listing page: https://agentstack.voostack.com/l/skill-open-gitagent-opengap-paper-search
- Seller: https://agentstack.voostack.com/s/open-gitagent
- Browse the marketplace: https://agentstack.voostack.com/browse

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