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Academic Paper Fetcher

Fetch academic papers from Sci-Hub given a DOI. Automatically downloads PDFs and saves them to research/papers/ with clean filenames. Use when the user provides a DOI or requests a paper from PubMed.

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Fetch academic papers from Sci-Hub given a DOI. Automatically downloads PDFs and saves them to research/papers/ with clean filenames. Use when the user provides a DOI or requests a paper from PubMed.

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Install for OpenClaw

Quick setup
  1. Download the package from Yavira.
  2. Extract the archive and review SKILL.md first.
  3. Import or place the package into your OpenClaw setup.

Requirements

Target platform
OpenClaw
Install method
Manual import
Extraction
Extract archive
Prerequisites
OpenClaw
Primary doc
SKILL.md

Package facts

Download mode
Yavira redirect
Package format
ZIP package
Source platform
Tencent SkillHub
What's included
SKILL.md, scripts/fetch_paper.py

Validation

  • Use the Yavira download entry.
  • Review SKILL.md after the package is downloaded.
  • Confirm the extracted package contains the expected setup assets.

Install with your agent

Agent handoff

Hand the extracted package to your coding agent with a concrete install brief instead of figuring it out manually.

  1. Download the package from Yavira.
  2. Extract it into a folder your agent can access.
  3. Paste one of the prompts below and point your agent at the extracted folder.
New install

I downloaded a skill package from Yavira. Read SKILL.md from the extracted folder and install it by following the included instructions. Tell me what you changed and call out any manual steps you could not complete.

Upgrade existing

I downloaded an updated skill package from Yavira. Read SKILL.md from the extracted folder, compare it with my current installation, and upgrade it while preserving any custom configuration unless the package docs explicitly say otherwise. Summarize what changed and any follow-up checks I should run.

Trust & source

Release facts

Source
Tencent SkillHub
Verification
Indexed source record
Version
1.0.0

Documentation

ClawHub primary doc Primary doc: SKILL.md 9 sections Open source page

Paper Fetcher

Automated academic paper retrieval from Sci-Hub.

Usage

  • Simple fetch:
  • Get paper: 10.1038/nature12345
  • Multiple papers:
  • Fetch these papers:
  • 10.1016/j.cell.2023.01.001
  • 10.1038/s41586-2023-06789-0
  • 10.1126/science.abc1234
  • With context:
  • Get the epitalon paper: 10.1007/s12603-011-0032-7

What It Does

Takes DOI as input Navigates to https://www.sci-hub.su/DOI Downloads the PDF Saves to research/papers/ with clean filename Returns confirmation with file path

Output Location

workspace/ โ””โ”€โ”€ research/ โ””โ”€โ”€ papers/ โ”œโ”€โ”€ paper_10.1038_nature12345.pdf โ”œโ”€โ”€ paper_10.1016_j.cell.2023.01.001.pdf โ””โ”€โ”€ ...

Filename Format

paper_[DOI with slashes replaced].pdf Examples: DOI: 10.1038/nature12345 โ†’ paper_10.1038_nature12345.pdf DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2023.01.001 โ†’ paper_10.1016_j.cell.2023.01.001.pdf

Workflow

When user provides a DOI: Extract DOI - Parse from message (with or without https://doi.org/ prefix) Navigate Sci-Hub - Use browser to load https://www.sci-hub.su/DOI Wait for PDF - Let page load and find download link Download - Save PDF to research/papers/ Confirm - Report success with file path

Error Handling

If paper not found on Sci-Hub: Report that Sci-Hub couldn't find it Suggest checking the DOI format User can try manual search If download fails: Report the error Provide Sci-Hub URL for manual download

Integration

With Obsidian Sync: Papers saved in research/papers/ Can create notes linking to PDFs Sync metadata to Obsidian vault With Research Automation: Fetch papers discovered in research runs Build reference library automatically Cross-reference with protocol notes

Tips

Finding DOIs: PubMed: Listed in article details Paper itself: Usually on first page Google Scholar: In citation info Format flexibility: With prefix: https://doi.org/10.1038/nature12345 โœ… Without prefix: 10.1038/nature12345 โœ… Either format works Batch fetching: Send multiple DOIs at once Processed sequentially All saved to research/papers/ Status: Active Sci-Hub Domain: https://www.sci-hub.su Save Location: research/papers/

Category context

Code helpers, APIs, CLIs, browser automation, testing, and developer operations.

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Package contents

Included in package
1 Docs1 Scripts
  • SKILL.md Primary doc
  • scripts/fetch_paper.py Scripts