Cnki Search

by cookjohn20d65f660456daf53ad0f7c74494ac3b829b925fNo license983 starsListed Oct 9, 2026Updated Oct 9, 2026Repository updated 7 months ago

Search 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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AI-generated overview

Searches CNKI (中国知网) by keyword via browser automation and returns a structured list of academic papers.

What it does: This skill drives a Chrome DevTools MCP browser session to the CNKI search page, enters the supplied keyword(s), submits the query, and extracts the current results page. It returns the total result count, page indicator, and a structured list of papers with title, URL, export ID, authors, journal, date, citation count, and download count. It also documents captcha detection and how to open a paper by URL.
When to use it: Use it when a user wants to find academic papers on a topic in CNKI and needs titles, authors, journals, dates, or citation and download counts. It also fits follow-up requests to open a specific result or hand results to a Zotero export flow.
Requirements: Requires the Chrome DevTools MCP tools (navigate_page, evaluate_script) and network access to kns.cnki.net. No scripts ship with the skill; it is instructions only. A CNKI session may present a captcha that the user must solve.

CNKI Basic Search

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 mcp__chrome-devtools__navigate_page → https://kns.cnki.net/kns8s/search

2. Search + extract results (single evaluate_script, NO wait_for)

Replace YOUR_KEYWORDS with actual search terms:

javascript

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 citations = row.querySelector('td.quote')?.innerText?.trim() || '';    const downloads = row.querySelector('td.download')?.innerText?.trim() || '';    return {      n: i + 1,      title: titleLink?.innerText?.trim() || '',      href: titleLink?.href || '',      exportId: checkboxes[i]?.value || '',      authors: authors.join('; '),      journal,      date,      citations,      downloads    };  });
  return {    query,    total: document.querySelector('.pagerTitleCell')?.innerText?.match(/([\d,]+)/)?.[1] || '0',    page: document.querySelector('.countPageMark')?.innerText || '1/1',    results  };}

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 citations = row.querySelector('td.quote')?.innerText?.trim() || '';    const downloads = row.querySelector('td.download')?.innerText?.trim() || '';    return {      n: i + 1,      title: titleLink?.innerText?.trim() || '',      href: titleLink?.href || '',      exportId: checkboxes[i]?.value || '',      authors: authors.join('; '),      journal,      date,      citations,      downloads    };  });
  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. ...

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 navigate_page 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
Citations	`td.quote`	Citation count
Downloads	`td.download`	Download count

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.

Tool calls: 2 (navigate + evaluate_script)

Source and attribution

Source:cookjohn/cnki-skillsinskills/cnki-searchat commit20d65f6

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Cnki Search

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Arguments

Steps

1. Navigate

2. Search + extract results (single evaluate_script, NO wait_for)

3. Report

4. Follow-up: navigate to a paper

Captcha detection

Verified selectors

Batch export to Zotero

Tool calls: 2 (navigate + evaluate_script)

Source and attribution

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