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asta-skill

Skill Development Usable

Pure instruction-pack skill wrapping Ai2's Asta MCP server (Semantic Scholar). Intent-to-tool routing, safe defaults, multi-agent.

153 starsMIT (commercial OK)FreeQuick setup
Usable rating — This tool is functional but has notable gaps. Review the evaluation notes below before deploying.

Provides structured access to Semantic Scholar's research database for code-driven literature discovery, reducing manual search overhead and enabling data-driven decision-making in technical research and architecture choices.

Engineering teams and research-focused consultants integrating academic paper retrieval into agent-driven workflows.

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https://github.com/Agents365-ai/asta-skill

By Agents365-ai

How to Get It

Option 1: Claude Desktop App (Code Mode)Click the + button next to the prompt box → PluginsAdd plugin. Search and click Install. Skills work in Claude Code only.
Option 2: Paste into Claude CodeCopy the command below and paste it into your conversation. Claude will install it.
Command
claude plugins install Agents365-ai/asta-skill

Tip: Paste this into a Claude Code conversation. Verify command matches your Claude Code version.

CostFree

Trust Signals Auto-scanned

Stars153Last updated2026-06-27LicenseMIT (OK for commercial use)Known CVEsNone foundSources: GitHub Advisory Database + OSV.dev · Scanned 2026-06-29 · scanner v1

Community Pulse New

No community discussions found yet. This doesn't mean the tool isn't good — it may be new or serve a niche use case.

Reviewer notes

Auto-scanned review. These are observations, not a security certification.

Scored from trust signals (evidence-eval-v1): 153 GitHub stars; contributors unknown; last commit 2d ago; license MIT.

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Evaluation

Ease of Use
3/5
Versatility
3/5
Reliability
3/5
Security
3/5
Overall score3.00 / 5.00 UsableEvaluatedJun 2026
Scored from trust signals (evidence-eval-v1): 153 GitHub stars; contributors unknown; last commit 2d ago; license MIT.

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