How do I install the Scholar Sidekick API Claude Code skill?

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

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.

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Scholar Sidekick API

Category: General · Sub-category: research-misc · Last updated: 2026-05-23

Resolve scholarly identifiers (DOI, PMID, PMCID, ISBN, arXiv, ISSN, ADS bibcode, WHO IRIS URL) into formatted citations (10,000+ CSL styles) and bibliography exports (BibTeX, RIS, EndNote, CSV…), and check retraction, open-access, and citation-fabrication status. Calls a documented REST API over plain HTTP — no install, no API key needed for the free tier.

From the source SKILL.md

Turn a scholarly identifier into a formatted citation, a bibliography file, or an integrity check (retraction / open-access / fabrication), via a documented REST API. No API key and no install required — plain HTTPS calls over curl. An optional RapidAPI key only raises rate limits.

What this skill does

Scholar Sidekick API is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the research-misc sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/scholar-sidekick-api/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

Who uses this skill

The Scholar Sidekick API Claude Code skill is built for Claude Code users and developers across all disciplines looking for general-purpose AI assistance. It's part of ClaudSkills (also referred to as Claude Skills or Claude Code Skills) — the open community-curated registry of 69,000+ 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/scholar-sidekick-api
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/scholar-sidekick-api/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/scholar-sidekick-api/SKILL.md

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

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

Pro

One-click install via the desktop app

The ClaudSkills desktop app installs any skill directly into ~/.claude/skills/ with one click — no terminal required. Pro starts at $9/mo or $149 lifetime.

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Attribution & license

Source: https://github.com/mlava/scholar-sidekick-skills/blob/HEAD/skills/scholar-sidekick-api/SKILL.md
License: MIT
Author: Scholar Sidekick

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Scholar Sidekick API

From the source SKILL.md

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Manual install (2 steps)

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