Install
What can agents do with it?
Paper discovery
Find academic papers for a research question.
Literature scans
Gather papers around a topic or method.
Evidence review
Summarize claims with scholarly context.
Research workflows
Use scholarly evidence in agent reports.
Setup
This skill requires theAISA_API_KEY environment variable. When installed as a Claude plugin, the key is configured via the plugin’s userConfig.
Usage
Run the search client with thescholar subcommand:
Arguments
Examples
Output
The script prints structured academic results including:- Title — Paper title
- URL — Link to the paper or abstract
- Publication info — Journal, conference, or preprint source
- Snippet — Abstract excerpt
When to Use
Use this skill when the user needs academic papers, scholarly articles, research citations, or peer-reviewed sources. Best for literature reviews, citation lookups, and academic research tasks.Get started
- Sign up at aisa.one and create an API key in the console.
- Set it in your shell:
export AISA_API_KEY="your-key". - Install the skill with one of the commands under Install, then start a new agent session.
Related
Scholar API reference
Academic search endpoint docs.
AIsa Smart Search
Combine web and scholar sources.
Multi-source Search
Broader research retrieval skill.