Paper search

Skill open-gitagent/opengap/examples/nvidia-deep-researcher/skills/paper-search

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Academic paper search via Google Scholar using Serper API

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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

Formulate an academic-style search query
Optionally specify year filters to narrow results by publication date
Call paper_search with the query
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