cnki-search
ResearchSearch CNKI (中国知网) for papers by keyword. Use when the user wants to find academic papers on a topic.
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CNKI Basic Search
RC browser tool: navigate with
browser action=open url="..."; run the JS in each step viabrowser action=act kind=evaluate fn="<the async function shown>"(the whole function body goes intofn). Never pass aprofile— RC uses its default managed Chrome (CDP 18800).
Search CNKI for papers using keyword(s). Returns result count and structured result list (titles, URLs, authors, journal, date) in a single call.
Arguments
$ARGUMENTS contains the search keyword(s) in Chinese or English.
Steps
1. Navigate
Use browser action=open → https://kns.cnki.net/kns8s/search
2. Search + extract results (single browser act kind=evaluate, NO wait_for)
Replace YOUR_KEYWORDS with actual search terms:
async () => {
const query = "YOUR_KEYWORDS";
// Wait for search input (replaces wait_for)
await new Promise((r, j) => {
let n = 0;
const c = () => { if (document.querySelector('input.search-input')) r(); else if (++n > 30) j('timeout'); else setTimeout(c, 500); };
c();
});
// Check captcha (only if visible on screen, not hidden SDK at top:-1000000)
const outer = document.querySelector('#tcaptcha_transform_dy');
if (outer && outer.getBoundingClientRect().top >= 0) return { error: 'captcha' };
// Fill and submit (verified selectors: input.search-input, input.search-btn)
const input = document.querySelector('input.search-input');
input.value = query;
input.dispatchEvent(new Event('input', { bubbles: true }));
document.querySelector('input.search-btn')?.click();
// Wait for results
await new Promise((r, j) => {
let n = 0;
const c = () => { if (document.body.innerText.includes('条结果')) r(); else if (++n > 30) j('timeout'); else setTimeout(c, 500); };
c();
});
// Check captcha again
const outer2 = document.querySelector('#tcaptcha_transform_dy');
if (outer2 && outer2.getBoundingClientRect().top >= 0) return { error: 'captcha' };
// Extract current page results (merged parse-results)
const rows = document.querySelectorAll('.result-table-list tbody tr');
const checkboxes = document.querySelectorAll('.result-table-list tbody input.cbItem');
const results = Array.from(rows).map((row, i) => {
const titleLink = row.querySelector('td.name a.fz14');
const authors = Array.from(row.querySelectorAll('td.author a.KnowledgeNetLink') || []).map(a => a.innerText?.trim());
const journal = row.querySelector('td.source a')?.innerText?.trim() || '';
const date = row.querySelector('td.date')?.innerText?.trim() || '';
const database = row.querySelector('td.data')?.innerText?.trim() || '';
const citations = row.querySelector('td.quote')?.innerText?.trim() || '';
const downloads = row.querySelector('td.download')?.innerText?.trim() || '';
const isOnlineFirst = !!row.querySelector('td.name .marktip');
return {
n: i + 1,
title: titleLink?.innerText?.trim() || '',
href: titleLink?.href || '',
exportId: checkboxes[i]?.value || '',
authors: authors.join('; '),
journal,
date,
database,
citations,
downloads,
isOnlineFirst
};
});
return {
query,
total: document.querySelector('.pagerTitleCell')?.innerText?.match(/([\d,]+)/)?.[1] || '0',
page: document.querySelector('.countPageMark')?.innerText || '1/1',
results
};
}
3. Report
Present results as a numbered list:
Searched CNKI for "$ARGUMENTS": found {total} results (page {page}).
1. {title}
Authors: {authors} | Journal: {journal} | Date: {date}
Citations: {citations} | Downloads: {downloads}
2. ...
4. Follow-up: navigate to a paper
When the user wants to open or download a specific paper, use browser action=open with the result's href URL directly — do NOT click the link (clicking opens a new tab and wastes 3 extra tool calls for tab management).
Captcha detection
Check #tcaptcha_transform_dy element's getBoundingClientRect().top >= 0.
Tencent captcha SDK preloads DOM at top: -1000000px (off-screen, not active).
Only return error: 'captcha' when top >= 0 (actually visible to user).
Verified selectors
| Element | Selector | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Search input | input.search-input | id=txt_search, placeholder "中文文献、外文文献" |
| Search button | input.search-btn | type="button" |
| Result count | .pagerTitleCell | text "共找到 X 条结果" |
| Page indicator | .countPageMark | text "1/300" |
| Result rows | .result-table-list tbody tr | Each row = one paper |
| Title link | td.name a.fz14 | Paper title with href |
| Authors | td.author a.KnowledgeNetLink | Author name links |
| Journal | td.source a | Journal/source link |
| Date | td.date | Publication date text |
| Database | td.data | 期刊/学位论文/会议… |
| Citations | td.quote | Citation count (blank = 0, common for 网络首发) |
| Downloads | td.download | Download count (blank = 0, common for 网络首发) |
| Online first | td.name .marktip | "网络首发" label present |
Batch export to Zotero
When user wants to save results to Zotero, use batch export directly from the results page — do NOT navigate to each detail page. The exportId in results equals the detail page's #export-id. Call cnki-export skill with batch mode (Step 1B). See cnki-export SKILL.md for details.