Is the ZJU Literature Downloader skill free?

Yes. The skill itself is free from baihe26/zju-literature-downloader. SkillProof publishes the install command and an independent test verdict at no cost.

What is the ZJU Literature Downloader SkillProof Score?

7.6/10 — installs cleanly 5/5, triggers reliably 5/5, output vs. baseline 5/10, docs & honesty 4/5.

How do I install ZJU Literature Downloader?

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 ZJU Literature Downloader 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.

ZJU Literature Downloader

Download academic PDFs through your logged-in ZJU Library / WebVPN session

by baihe26 · baihe26/zju-literature-downloader

Works with setup

Install — copy the command Download source ↗

Test report

Verdict: Works with setup
Score: 7.6/10
Tested: Jul 24, 2026
Environment: Claude Code 2.x (agent harness)
Upstream re-checked: Jul 30, 2026 · 06e16fa

⚠ This skill is no longer available upstream. Our re-check on Aug 10, 2026 couldn't find it any more (repo unreachable/deleted). The test below is what we measured on Jul 24, 2026 and we're leaving it up as a record — but there is nothing left to install, so we've removed the command.

The bundled extract_pdf_text.py ran offline against a real PDF and returned clean JSON (1 page, 2321 chars via pdfplumber), every referenced script exists, and the two .mjs helpers only ever fetch localhost:3456 while the body repeatedly refuses to bypass CAPTCHA or read session files. The core download workflow is unmeasured here: it needs a live ZJU institutional login, Chrome remote-debugging, Node 22, and a separate unbundled web-access CDP proxy skill, so it could not be compared against a no-skill baseline. Safety-forward and unusually thorough (status taxonomy, publisher-specific DOI patterns, a verified test case), but heavy Windows/PowerShell-centric setup and the external proxy dependency gate real use.

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 5/10
Docs & honesty 4/5

What ZJU Literature Downloader does

Drives your own authenticated Zhejiang University Library, WebVPN, and CAS session over Chrome remote debugging to search, download, verify, and organize academic PDFs plus supporting information, with a human in the loop for every CAPTCHA and login. Refuses to read cookies, credentials, or bypass bot checks. Triggers on ZJU/WebVPN/CAS/ScienceDirect/Summon download requests, often phrased in Chinese.

How to install ZJU Literature Downloader

Nothing to install: the source repository no longer has this skill. If the author brings it back, our daily re-check will pick it up and the command will reappear here.

Commands — how to trigger ZJU Literature Downloader

/zju-literature-downloader Download academic PDFs through your logged-in ZJU Library / WebVPN session

It also activates on plain-language prompts like these:

帮我通过WebVPN登录浙大图书馆,下载这篇文献的PDF全文
用我的CAS会话搜索并下载ScienceDirect上的这篇论文
把这批文献连同补充材料整理下载到本地文件夹

Frequently asked questions

Is the ZJU Literature Downloader skill free?: Yes. The skill itself is free from baihe26/zju-literature-downloader. SkillProof publishes the install command and an independent test verdict at no cost.
Does ZJU Literature Downloader work with Claude Code?: We tested it with Claude Code 2.x (agent harness) on Jul 24, 2026. Verdict: Works with setup. The bundled extract_pdf_text.py ran offline against a real PDF and returned clean JSON (1 page, 2321 chars via pdfplumber), every referenced script exists, and the two .mjs helpers only ever fetch localhost:3456 while the body repeatedly refuses to bypass CAPTCHA or read session files. The core download workflow is unmeasured here: it needs a live ZJU institutional login, Chrome remote-debugging, Node 22, and a separate unbundled web-access CDP proxy skill, so it could not be compared against a no-skill baseline. Safety-forward and unusually thorough (status taxonomy, publisher-specific DOI patterns, a verified test case), but heavy Windows/PowerShell-centric setup and the external proxy dependency gate real use.
What is the ZJU Literature Downloader SkillProof Score?: 7.6/10 — installs cleanly 5/5, triggers reliably 5/5, output vs. baseline 5/10, docs & honesty 4/5.
How do I install ZJU Literature Downloader?: 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 ZJU Literature Downloader 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.