literature-search

What this skill does

Find and compile academic literature with citation lists across Google Scholar, PubMed, arXiv, IEEE, ACM, Semantic Scholar, Scopus, and Web of Science. Use for requests like “find related literature,” “related work,” “citation list,” or “key papers on a topic.

literature-search is part of the Developer Tools category — developer tools that help your agent write, review, debug, and ship code. You can install it on its own or alongside other developer tools skills from the OpenClaw catalog.

How to install literature-search

The easiest path is via the OpenClaw Easy desktop app — one click, no terminal required:

1. Download OpenClaw Easy for macOS or Windows (free, one-click installer, ~30 seconds).
2. Open the in-app Skills panel.
3. Search for literature-search and click Install.
4. The skill activates automatically when an incoming message matches its description.

Install from the command line

If you already run the OpenClaw CLI, add literature-search with a single command:

openclaw skills add literature-search

This pulls literature-search from ClawHub and installs it into ~/.openclaw/skills/literature-search/. Restart the OpenClaw gateway afterwards so the new skill is discovered.

How to use literature-search

Once installed, literature-search activates on its own: when an incoming message on WhatsApp, Telegram, Slack, Discord, Feishu or Line matches the skill's description, your OpenClaw agent loads it and runs the workflow. You can also trigger it explicitly by describing the task in chat. No extra configuration is required after install.

Manual install (advanced)

If you prefer manual installation:

1. Click the Download .zip button above to grab literature-search-1.0.3.zip directly from our S3 mirror.
2. Unzip into ~/.openclaw/skills/literature-search/ (create the directory if it does not exist).
3. Restart OpenClaw Easy (or the OpenClaw CLI gateway) so the new skill is discovered.

Frequently asked questions

How do I install literature-search?

Install literature-search in the OpenClaw Easy desktop app by opening the Skills panel, searching for literature-search, and clicking Install. From a terminal you can run: openclaw skills add literature-search. Either way the skill is placed in ~/.openclaw/skills/literature-search/.

Is literature-search free?

Yes. literature-search is free and open-source, distributed under the Apache-2.0 license through ClawHub. No account or payment is required to download or run it.

What does literature-search do?

Find and compile academic literature with citation lists across Google Scholar, PubMed, arXiv, IEEE, ACM, Semantic Scholar, Scopus, and Web of Science. Use for requests like “find related literature,” “related work,” “citation list,” or “key papers on a topic.

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