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Paper reading & research

Read papers, survey literature, run experiments and take notes.

4 pieces4 setup stepsscenario: Research: find, read and review literature

What goes in it

  1. 1

    NotebookLM AI notes & knowledge management Closed / commercial

    Reading

    Google's source-grounded notebook for Q&A, summaries and audio overviews.

    Or: PDFMathTranslate · llm-for-zotero · BabelDOC

  2. 2

    DeepResearch AI search & research Open source

    Research agent

    Tongyi Deep Research, an open-source deep research agent.

    Or: feynman · OpenResearch · deep-research

    ★ 20k
  3. 3

    scientific-agent-skills Skills & rules Open source

    Skills

    Science skill library that turns agents into research assistants.

    Or: academic-research-skills · Biomni

    ★ 54k
  4. 4

    Obsidian AI notes & knowledge management Closed / commercial

    Notes

    Local Markdown notes and personal knowledge base; plugins connect AI and agents.

    Or: siyuan · open-knowledge

How to set it up

  1. 01Collect PDFs in Zotero or a folder
  2. 02Add paper translation and summarisation
  3. 03Use a research agent for multi-source surveys
  4. 04Write results back into your knowledge base

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