nature-downloader
Get research papers through lawful access.
What it does
Downloads academic full text and requested supporting materials through lawful open-access, publisher API, and institutional routes.
When to use it
Use when the user needs academic full text, institutional access, publisher API retrieval, or supporting information downloads.
How to use it
Give it paper identifiers, titles, or URLs; it confirms whether to include supporting information and saves downloaded papers with a manifest.
What you provide
- paper identifiers, titles, or URLs
Uses
Good to know
- cannot be undone: ~/.config/lit-dl/credentials.json
- acts without asking
- edits its own instructions
What you need · 9
Requires Node.js 22 or newer.
Requires Python 3 for configuration and PDF text verification; the OA-only branch needs it when PDF verification requires it.
Access · 8
This skill
~/.config/lit-dl/credentials.json
Saves publisher keys locally (irreversible)
Chrome
Uses authenticated browser pages