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Claude Scholar
Claude Scholar is a semi-automated research assistant for academic research and software development.
Claude Scholar is a semi-automated research assistant built for academic research and software development, particularly suited for computer science and AI researchers. It handles literature organization, note-taking, experiment analysis, reporting, and writing support. The workflow covers literature review, coding, experiments, reporting, writing, and project knowledge management. It integrates tools like Zotero for paper imports and Obsidian for vault-first project knowledge management. Supported platforms include Claude Code, Codex CLI, Kimi Code CLI, and OpenCode.
Claude Scholar at a glance
Key features
- Literature review and synthesis
- Zotero smart-import workflow
- Obsidian knowledge base integration
- Publication-grade scientific figures with pubfig
- Publication-ready tables with pubtab
- Evidence-gated research workflow
- Nature writing stack for section drafting
Use it for
- Conducting literature reviews and managing papers
- Analyzing experiment results and writing reports
- Drafting sections and constructing arguments for papers
- Managing project knowledge in Obsidian vaults
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