Overview
bgpt-paper-search is an open-source data skill for Claude Code and compatible agents, published by K-Dense-AI. Its author describes it as: “Search scientific papers and retrieve structured experimental data extracted from full-text studies via the BGPT MCP server. Returns 25+ fields per paper including methods, results, sample sizes, quality scores, and c…”. The project has 46k stars on GitHub and is available under the MIT license. Add it to your setup with `git clone https://github.com/K-Dense-AI/scientific-agent-skills ~/.claude/skills/bgpt-paper-search`.
What bgpt-paper-search does
BGPT is a remote MCP server that searches a curated database of scientific papers built from raw experimental data extracted from full-text studies. Unlike traditional literature databases that return titles and abstracts, BGPT returns structured data from the actual paper content — methods, quantitative results, sample sizes, quality assessments, and 25+ metadata fields per paper.
What’s inside
The SKILL.md for bgpt-paper-search is organised into these sections:
- Overview
- When to Use This Skill
- Setup
- Claude Desktop / Claude Code
- npm (alternative)
- Usage
- Pricing
Installation
Add bgpt-paper-search to your agent with:
git clone https://github.com/K-Dense-AI/scientific-agent-skills ~/.claude/skills/bgpt-paper-searchReview a skill’s source before installing it — skills can instruct your agent to run commands. This command comes from the skill’s public repository, which is the source of truth for setup steps. New to skills? Read how to install Claude Code skills.
Supported agents
Neither the skill nor its repository names a specific agent. It uses the SKILL.md format, which several agents can load — check the repository for any agent-specific requirements.
License
bgpt-paper-search is published under the MIT license.
Strengths
- Clear MIT license — safe to read and adapt within its terms
- Ships in K-Dense-AI/scientific-agent-skills, an established project with 45,887 GitHub stars
- Actively maintained — repository updated in the last 30 days
- Its repository gained 12,066 GitHub stars over the last 34 days
Author
Topics
Frequently asked questions
- What does bgpt-paper-search do?
- Search scientific papers and retrieve structured experimental data extracted from full-text studies via the BGPT MCP server. Returns 25+ fields per paper including methods, results, sample sizes, quality scores, and conclusions. Use for literature reviews, evidence synthesis, and finding experimental details not available in abstracts alone.
- How do I install bgpt-paper-search?
- Run git clone https://github.com/K-Dense-AI/scientific-agent-skills ~/.claude/skills/bgpt-paper-search in your agent, then reload your skills. Review the source at https://github.com/K-Dense-AI/scientific-agent-skills before installing.
- Is bgpt-paper-search free to use?
- Yes. bgpt-paper-search is free and open source under the MIT license, so you can read, run, and adapt it within that license's terms.
- Where does bgpt-paper-search come from?
- bgpt-paper-search ships inside K-Dense-AI/scientific-agent-skills, a repository that contains 42 catalogued skills in total. The repository's 45,887 GitHub stars apply to that whole collection, not to this skill on its own.