Semanticscholar Automation

What This Skill Does

This skill automates Semanticscholar operations using the Composio Semanticscholar toolkit via Rube MCP. It allows users to programmatically interact with Semanticscholar for tasks like retrieving research papers and author information. This is useful for researchers and developers needing to integrate Semanticscholar data into automated workflows.

When to Use

• Fetch the latest publications for a specific author.
• Find papers related to a particular research topic.
• Automate literature reviews for grant proposals.
• Get citation counts for a list of publications.
• Discover researchers working in a specific field.
• Build a knowledge graph of research connections.

Key Features

• Uses Rube MCP for tool discovery and execution.
• Requires an active Semanticscholar connection.
• Employs . RUBE_SEARCH_TOOLS to find available tools.
• Uses . RUBE_MANAGE_CONNECTIONS to manage connections.
• Executes tools via `.
• RUBE_MULTI_EXECUTE_TOOL`.
• Provides a structured workflow for Semanticscholar automation.

Manual Installation

Automate Semanticscholar operations through Composio's Semanticscholar toolkit via Rube MCP. Toolkit docs: composio.dev/toolkits/semanticscholar

Prerequisites

Rube MCP must be connected (RUBE_SEARCH_TOOLS available)

• Active Semanticscholar connection via RUBE_MANAGE_CONNECTIONS with toolkit semanticscholar
• Always call RUBE_SEARCH_TOOLS first to get current tool schemas

Setup

• Get Rube MCP: Add https://rube.app/mcp as an MCP server in your client configuration.
• No API keys needed — just add the endpoint and it works.
• Verify Rube MCP is available by confirming RUBE_SEARCH_TOOLS responds
• Call RUBE_MANAGE_CONNECTIONS with toolkit semanticscholar
• If connection is not ACTIVE, follow the returned auth link to complete setup
• Confirm connection status shows ACTIVE before running any workflows

Tool Discovery

Always discover available tools before executing workflows:

RUBE_SEARCH_TOOLS queries: [{use_case: "Semanticscholar operations", known_fields: ""}] session: {generate_id: true}

This returns available tool slugs, input schemas, recommended execution plans, and known pitfalls.

Core Workflow Pattern

Step 1: Discover Available Tools

RUBE_SEARCH_TOOLS queries: [{use_case: "your specific Semanticscholar task"}] session: {id: "existing_session_id"}

Step 2: Check Connection

RUBE_MANAGE_CONNECTIONS toolkits: ["semanticscholar"] session_id: "your_session_id"

Step 3: Execute Tools

RUBE_MULTI_EXECUTE_TOOL tools: [{ tool_slug: "TOOL_SLUG_FROM_SEARCH", arguments: {/ schema-compliant args from search results /} }] memory: {} session_id: "your_session_id"

Known Pitfalls

• Always search first: Tool schemas change. Never hardcode tool slugs or arguments without calling RUBE_SEARCH_TOOLS Check connection: Verify RUBE_MANAGE_CONNECTIONS shows ACTIVE status before executing tools Schema compliance: Use exact field names and types from the search results Memory parameter: Always include memory in RUBE_MULTI_EXECUTE_TOOL calls, even if empty ({})
• Session reuse: Reuse session IDs within a workflow. Generate new ones for new workflows Pagination: Check responses for pagination tokens and continue fetching until complete

Quick Reference

Automate Semanticscholar operations through Composio's Semanticscholar toolkit via Rube MCP. Toolkit docs: composio.dev/toolkits/semanticscholar