Cloudsway Academic Search

Academic & research search for AI agents. Use when: user asks about papers, studies, research, scientific literature, academic topics. Best for literature re...

Security Scan

The skill's requirements and instructions match its stated purpose (an external academic search API) and request only one service-specific API key plus standard CLI tools; nothing in the files suggests unrelated or excessive access.

Purpose & Capability

Name/description ask for academic search functionality and the code/instructions only require curl, jq, and a CLOUDSWAYS_AK API key to call an external Cloudsway search endpoint. These requirements are proportionate to a web-search integration.

Instruction Scope

SKILL.md and scripts/search.sh are narrowly scoped: they validate JSON input, construct a GET request to the Cloudsway API, and return parsed results. The instructions do not read local files, other env vars, or unrelated system state, nor do they post data to unexpected endpoints beyond the API host.

Install Mechanism

No install spec; the skill is instruction-only with a small shell script. No downloads or extraction of remote archives are performed.

Credentials

Only a single service-specific env var (CLOUDSWAYS_AK) is required, which is appropriate for authenticating to the external API. No unrelated credentials or broad-scoped secrets are requested.

Persistence & Privilege

always is false and the skill does not request persistent system-wide privileges or modify other skills. It runs only when invoked.

Assessment

This skill appears coherent for calling an external academic search API. Before installing, note that: (1) your CLOUDSWAYS_AK key will be sent to the Cloudsway API host (script uses it as an Authorization header), so treat the key as a secret and only provide a key you control; (2) queries (including any sensitive or proprietary text you send as the 'q' field or enableContent payloads) will be transmitted to the third-party service — avoid sending confidential data; (3) the script calls https://truthapi.cloudsway.net while the homepage is cloudsway.ai — this is plausible (separate API domain) but you can verify the domain in Cloudsway's official docs or support before trusting the key; and (4) if you decide to install, use a key with limited scope where possible and be prepared to revoke it if you see unexpected behavior.

🎓 Research & academic search for AI agents — Find papers, studies, and scientific literature.

Google Scholar alternative with smart content extraction.

When to Use

✅ USE this skill when:

• "查一下 xxx 的研究" / "research on xxx"
• "有什么关于 xxx 的论文" / "papers about xxx"
• "xxx 最新研究进展" / "latest research on xxx"
• Literature review
• Finding academic sources
• Technical concept explanation
• Scientific study summaries

❌ DON'T use this skill when:

• Download full paywalled papers
• Citation formatting
• Paper submission

Setup

1. Get free API key: https://www.cloudsway.ai
2. Set env: export CLOUDSWAYS_AK="your-key"

Usage

Find papers:

./scripts/search.sh '{"q": "transformer architecture paper", "count": 20}'

Recent research:

./scripts/search.sh '{"q": "LLM alignment 2026 research", "freshness": "Month", "count": 30, "enableContent": true, "mainText": true}'

Literature review:

./scripts/search.sh '{"q": "federated learning survey", "count": 30, "enableContent": true, "mainText": true}'

Query Tips

Use Case	Query Pattern
Find papers	"{topic} research paper"
Recent work	"{topic} 2026 study"
Survey	"{topic} survey" / "{topic} literature review"
Technical	"{concept} explained"

Parameters

Param	Recommended	Notes
count	20-30	More results for comprehensive review
freshness	Month or omit	Research moves slower than news
enableContent	true	Get abstracts
mainText	true	Key findings

Links

• 🔑 Get API Key: https://www.cloudsway.ai
• 📖 Docs: https://www.cloudsway.ai/docs