academic-research
Academic Research
This skill provides comprehensive guidance for academic paper search, literature reviews, and research synthesis using Exa MCP and arxiv-mcp-server.
When to Use This Skill
- Searching for academic papers on a topic
- Conducting literature reviews
- Finding papers by specific authors
- Discovering recent research in a field
- Downloading and analyzing arXiv papers
- Synthesizing findings across multiple papers
- Tracking citation networks and influential papers
- Researching state-of-the-art methods in AI/ML
Available Tools
Exa MCP Server (Web Search with Academic Filtering)
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