Overview
gemini-search is an open-source productivity skill for Claude Code and compatible agents, published by wanshuiyin. Its author describes it as: “Search research papers via Gemini for broad literature discovery. Use when user says "gemini search", "gemini papers", "search with gemini", or wants AI-powered literature discovery beyond arXiv/Semantic Scholar indexes.”. The project has 15k stars on GitHub and is available under the MIT license. Add it to your setup with `git clone https://github.com/wanshuiyin/Auto-claude-code-research-in-sleep ~/.claude/skills/gemini-search`.
What gemini-search does
Search query: $ARGUMENTS
What’s inside
The SKILL.md for gemini-search is organised into these sections:
- Role & Positioning
- Constants
- Environment & Setup
- Prerequisites
- MCP Configuration
- Authentication
- Available MCP Tools
- Verify Setup
- Workflow
- Step 1: Parse Arguments
- Step 2: Execute Search (MCP Priority)
- Step 3: Parse Results
Installation
Add gemini-search to your agent with:
git clone https://github.com/wanshuiyin/Auto-claude-code-research-in-sleep ~/.claude/skills/gemini-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
- Claude Code — declared in the repository topics
- Codex — declared in the repository topics
License
gemini-search is published under the MIT license.
Strengths
- Clear MIT license — safe to read and adapt within its terms
- Ships in wanshuiyin/Auto-claude-code-research-in-sleep, an established project with 14,858 GitHub stars
- Works with Claude Code, Codex
- Actively maintained — repository updated in the last 90 days
Author
Topics
Frequently asked questions
- What does gemini-search do?
- Search research papers via Gemini for broad literature discovery. Use when user says "gemini search", "gemini papers", "search with gemini", or wants AI-powered literature discovery beyond arXiv/Semantic Scholar indexes.
- How do I install gemini-search?
- Run git clone https://github.com/wanshuiyin/Auto-claude-code-research-in-sleep ~/.claude/skills/gemini-search in your agent, then reload your skills. Review the source at https://github.com/wanshuiyin/Auto-claude-code-research-in-sleep before installing.
- Is gemini-search free to use?
- Yes. gemini-search is free and open source under the MIT license, so you can read, run, and adapt it within that license's terms.
- Which agents does gemini-search work with?
- gemini-search lists Claude Code and Codex — named in its SKILL.md, its plugin marketplace or its repository topics. Skills use the portable SKILL.md format, so other agents that read that format may load it too.
- Where does gemini-search come from?
- gemini-search ships inside wanshuiyin/Auto-claude-code-research-in-sleep, a repository that contains 41 catalogued skills in total. The repository's 14,858 GitHub stars apply to that whole collection, not to this skill on its own.
