ClaudSkills / Science & Research / research-methods

Paper Reading

Q: What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Paper Reading skill fit in?

A Claude Code skill is a SKILL.md file that lives under ~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. Paper Reading is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the Science & Research category. Learn more at https://claudskills.com/learn/what-is-skill-md/.

Category: Science & Research · Sub-category: research-methods · Last updated: 2026-06-09

Systematic paper/article reading with narrative-driven approach. Use when: user wants to read a paper, article, blog post, Twitter thread, or any text-based external input. Trigger on phrases like 'read paper', 'read this', '读一下这篇', '这篇文章', 'add paper', 'paper reading', 'show unread papers', '读论文', '添加论文', 'add source' (for text content). Handles the full pipeline: obtain source → extract narrative → critical analysis → save notes.

From the source SKILL.md

系统化的论文/文章阅读流程，以叙事驱动——先理解作者要讲的故事，再用数据验证。

What this skill does

Paper Reading is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the research-methods sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/paper-reading/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

When to invoke it: Use when: user wants to read a paper, article, blog post, Twitter thread, or any text-based external input. Trigger on phrases like 'read paper', 'read this', '读一下这篇', '这篇文章', 'add paper', 'paper reading', 'show unread papers', '读论文', '添加论文', 'add source' (for text content).

Who uses this skill

The Paper Reading Claude Code skill is built for researchers, data scientists, academics, and analysts working with complex data and scientific literature. It's part of ClaudSkills (also referred to as Claude Skills or Claude Code Skills) — the open community-curated registry of 116,000+ SKILL.md files for Anthropic's Claude Code agent and the wider Claude ecosystem (Claude API, Claude Agent SDK).

How to install

Free

Manual install (2 steps)

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/paper-reading
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/paper-reading/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/paper-reading/SKILL.md

Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/paper-reading/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/paper-reading/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\paper-reading\SKILL.md on Windows. See the full install guide for step-by-step instructions.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install the Paper Reading Claude Code skill?

Install via the ClaudSkills desktop app (one click) or copy SKILL.md from the source repository to ~/.claude/skills/paper-reading/SKILL.md and restart Claude Code. Both flows are detailed at claudskills.com/install/.

What does the Paper Reading skill do?

Is this skill free to install?

Yes. ClaudSkills is an open registry — every skill keeps its source repository's license, and manual install via copy is free. ClaudSkills Pro ($9/mo, $79/yr, or $149 one-time) adds one-click install via the desktop app and a multi-signal Quality Score.

When should I use the Paper Reading skill?

Use Paper Reading when your Claude Code task falls under the Science & Research category — specifically in the research methods area. Claude Code auto-discovers installed skills and invokes the right one based on the task description, so you can also ask Claude directly (e.g. "use Paper Reading" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at /category/science/.

What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Paper Reading skill fit in?

A Claude Code skill is a SKILL.md file that lives under ~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. Paper Reading is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the Science & Research category. Learn more at /learn/what-is-a-claude-skill/.

Attribution & license

Cite this skill

If you reference this skill in a blog post, paper, or documentation, you can cite it as:

APA

coderfengyun. (2026). Paper Reading [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/paper-reading/

BibTeX

@misc{paper-reading-2026,
  author    = {coderfengyun},
  title     = {Paper Reading [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/paper-reading/}
}

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