Academic Search
PassAudited by ClawScan on May 1, 2026.
Overview
This instruction-only skill is coherently focused on academic paper search, with the main things to notice being external search/API use and a disclosed dependency on a Google search helper skill.
This appears safe for ordinary academic literature searches. Before installing, be aware that queries may go to arXiv, Semantic Scholar, Google Scholar or a Google-search helper skill, and verify the helper dependency if installing through npm or ClawHub.
Findings (2)
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.
Your search terms and research interests may be transmitted to academic databases or Google Scholar-related search tooling.
The skill intentionally sends academic search queries to external databases/search services. This is purpose-aligned, but users should understand that their research topics may be shared with those services.
Execute parallel searches across arXiv, Google Scholar, and Semantic Scholar
Avoid entering confidential research topics unless you are comfortable with those queries being sent to the named external services.
If installed through npm or another package manager, the actual google-search helper dependency should be checked so the user knows what additional skill/tooling is being added.
The dependency is disclosed and aligned with the Google Scholar search purpose, but the workspace-style version specifier is less explicit for package-manager installs than a fixed released version.
"dependencies": { "@botlearn/google-search": "workspace:*" }Install from a trusted registry/source and verify the @botlearn/google-search dependency version and provenance before use.