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学术论文 PDF 下载。支持 8 个数据源：Elsevier、Springer Nature、IEEE Xplore、 arXiv、Unpaywall、Semantic Scholar、PubMed Central、知网(CNKI)。自动根据 DOI 前缀路由到对应数据源，未知 DOI 自动尝试 Unpaywall → Semantic Scholar。

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Sci-Download — Unified Paper Download Skill

Academic paper PDF download tool with intelligent DOI routing across 8 sources.

Trigger Phrases

"下载这篇论文 10.1038/s41586-023-06600-9"
"download paper by DOI"
"从 arXiv 下载 2301.07041"
"下载知网论文"

Capabilities

Source	Type	Auth	Coverage
Elsevier/ScienceDirect	API	API Key	Elsevier journals
Springer Nature	API	API Key	Springer/Nature OA
IEEE Xplore	API	API Key	IEEE/IET
arXiv	Direct	None	Physics/CS/Math preprints
Unpaywall	API	Email only	Any DOI → OA version
Semantic Scholar	API	None	Cross-source OA aggregation
PubMed Central	Direct	None	Biomedical OA
CNKI (知网)	FSSO/WebVPN	University account	Chinese journals/theses

Auto-Routing

The CLI automatically selects the source based on identifier format:

10.1016/... → Elsevier
10.1038/... → Springer Nature
10.1007/... → Springer Nature
10.1109/... → IEEE Xplore
2301.07041  → arXiv
PMC1234567  → PubMed Central
12345678    → PubMed (PMID)
中文关键词   → CNKI
Other DOI   → Unpaywall → Semantic Scholar (waterfall)

Usage

Main script: ./sci_download.py

# Auto-route by DOI prefix
python skills/sci-download/sci_download.py "10.1038/s41586-023-06600-9"

# Download arXiv paper (auto-detected)
python skills/sci-download/sci_download.py "2301.07041"

# Force a specific source
python skills/sci-download/sci_download.py "10.1021/acs.nanolett.3c00123" --source unpaywall

# Search papers (requires --source)
python skills/sci-download/sci_download.py --search "perovskite solar cells" --source semantic_scholar --limit 5

# Search arXiv
python skills/sci-download/sci_download.py --search "large language model" --source arxiv --limit 5

# Show config and API key status
python skills/sci-download/sci_download.py --status

# Custom output directory
python skills/sci-download/sci_download.py "2301.07041" --output-dir ./papers

Configuration

API keys are stored in the unified ~/.aut_sci_write/.env (auto-created on first use). Non-secret settings (school, output_dir, proxy) are in ~/.aut_sci_write/sci-download/config.json.

Set API Keys

Edit ~/.aut_sci_write/.env directly or use the config helper:

cd skills/sci-download
python -c "from config import update_config; update_config('elsevier_api_key', 'YOUR_KEY')"
python -c "from config import update_config; update_config('springer_api_key', 'YOUR_KEY')"
python -c "from config import update_config; update_config('ieee_api_key', 'YOUR_KEY')"
python -c "from config import update_config; update_config('unpaywall_email', 'you@email.com')"

Key Sources

Service	URL	Notes
Elsevier	https://dev.elsevier.com/	Free, Article Retrieval API
Springer	https://dev.springernature.com/	Free, OA only
IEEE	https://developer.ieee.org/	Free tier
Unpaywall	N/A	Just provide email

Free Sources (no key needed)

arXiv, Semantic Scholar, PubMed Central

CNKI Setup

python skills/sci-download/cnki_download.py set-mode fsso
python skills/sci-download/cnki_download.py status
# Login at https://fsso.cnki.net → export cookies → save to ~/.aut_sci_write/webvpn_cookies.json

Dependencies

requests, pycryptodome, beautifulsoup4

Aut_Sci_Write — Autonomous Scientific Writer

Author: Shuo Zhao
License: MIT License