develop-search-translator

Installation
SKILL.md

What is a search translator?

A search translator takes a structured identifier (DOI, ISBN, PMID, arXiv ID, etc.) and looks up metadata from an external API. It does NOT receive a web page or document.

Common confusion: if the user wants to translate items from a website that has a search page, that's a web translator, not a search translator. Use develop-web-translator for that. Search translators are for identifier-based lookup services (like Crossref, OpenAlex, Library of Congress, etc.).

Prerequisites

Fetch and read the Zotero translator documentation:

Also read index.d.ts for type definitions.

Step 1: Gather information

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