Academic Research Hub
PassAudited by ClawScan on May 1, 2026.
Overview
The skill appears purpose-aligned for academic search and paper downloads, with normal caution needed around installing Python dependencies and saving downloaded files.
This looks reasonable for academic research workflows. Before installing, use a Python virtual environment, be aware that dependencies are not exactly pinned, and direct downloads to a safe project folder. Do not rely on Google Scholar support unless the documentation is clarified.
Findings (3)
Artifact-based informational review of SKILL.md, metadata, install specs, static scan signals, and capability signals. ClawScan does not execute the skill or run runtime probes.
Installing dependencies may pull newer package versions than the author tested.
The skill depends on public Python packages with lower-bound version constraints rather than exact pins. This is normal for a Python-based research tool, but users should install in a virtual environment and be aware of dependency provenance.
arxiv>=2.0.0 semanticscholar>=0.8.0 biopython>=1.81 requests>=2.31.0
Use a virtual environment, review dependencies if needed, and prefer a locked requirements file for reproducible installs.
The skill can create directories and save downloaded PDF files where the user specifies.
The script downloads PDFs from discovered paper URLs and writes them to a local output directory. This is expected for the stated paper-download feature, but it is still a local file-writing capability.
response = requests.get(pdf_url, timeout=30)
...
with open(filepath, "wb") as f:
f.write(response.content)Download only from trusted academic sources and use a dedicated output directory such as a project folder.
Users may expect broader search coverage than the implementation provides.
This conflicts with SKILL.md wording that lists Google Scholar as a supported source. The mismatch appears to be a capability/documentation inconsistency rather than malicious behavior.
Google Scholar not included (no API)
Treat Google Scholar support as unavailable unless the maintainer clarifies or updates the implementation and documentation.