Paper Fulltext Harvest
Batch-downloads DOI-listed papers via publisher APIs, OA aggregators, and browser fallback.
Test report
- Verdict
- Tested · Works
- Score
- Tested
- Jul 14, 2026
- Environment
- Claude Code 2.x (agent harness)
- Upstream re-checked
- Aug 10, 2026 · 0cb27c8
Ran it live end to end on a real open-access DOI: the Unpaywall API returned a working PDF link and the download passed the skill's own %PDF magic-byte check — the free OA-fallback path works with zero API keys; only the paid publisher TDM routes need institutional tokens.
Scored on four weighted criteria — install, triggering, output vs. baseline, docs. How scoring works
- Installs cleanly 5/5
- Triggers reliably 5/5
- Output vs. baseline 9/10
- Docs & honesty 5/5
What Paper Fulltext Harvest does
Routes a list of paper DOIs through publisher TDM APIs (Elsevier, Wiley, Springer), open-access aggregators (Unpaywall, OpenAlex, Crossref), and a browser-cookie fallback for paywalled non-TDM publishers, cascading cheapest-first with automatic PDF/XML validation. Triggers on requests to harvest, scrape, or bulk-download full text from a DOI list, or to fill gaps in an existing literature collection.
How to install Paper Fulltext Harvest
git clone https://github.com/jxtse/scientific-research-skills
cd scientific-research-skills
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills
cp -r skills/paper-fulltext-harvest ~/.claude/skills/paper-fulltext-harvest
Skills live in ~/.claude/skills/ (global) or .claude/skills/
(per-project). Restart Claude Code after installing.
Commands — how to trigger Paper Fulltext Harvest
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/paper-fulltext-harvestBatch-downloads DOI-listed papers via publisher APIs, OA aggregators, and browser fallback.
It also activates on plain-language prompts like these:
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Batch download the full text PDFs for these 200 DOIs -
Harvest papers from this DOI list, some are open access -
Fill in the missing PDFs in my literature review collection
Frequently asked questions
- Is the Paper Fulltext Harvest skill free?
- Yes. The skill itself is free from jxtse/scientific-research-skills. SkillProof publishes the install command and an independent test verdict at no cost.
- Does Paper Fulltext Harvest work with Claude Code?
- We tested it with Claude Code 2.x (agent harness) on Jul 14, 2026. Verdict: Tested · Works. Ran it live end to end on a real open-access DOI: the Unpaywall API returned a working PDF link and the download passed the skill's own %PDF magic-byte check — the free OA-fallback path works with zero API keys; only the paid publisher TDM routes need institutional tokens.
- What is the Paper Fulltext Harvest SkillProof Score?
- 9.6/10 — installs cleanly 5/5, triggers reliably 5/5, output vs. baseline 9/10, docs & honesty 5/5.
- How do I install Paper Fulltext Harvest?
- Copy the install command from this page, run it in your terminal, and restart Claude Code. Skills live in ~/.claude/skills/ (global) or .claude/skills/ inside a project.
- Can I use Paper Fulltext Harvest with Cursor, Copilot, Gemini CLI, Codex or other AI tools?
- The SKILL.md format is native to Claude (Claude Code, Desktop, claude.ai). The instructions inside adapt to other assistants: Cursor rules, GitHub Copilot instructions, Windsurf rules, Custom GPTs, AGENTS.md for OpenAI Codex, and GEMINI.md for Google Gemini CLI — our conversion guides cover each, and the free converter on the tools page does the wrapping for you.