cnki-search

What the source does

• FilesystemNone observedNo reads or writes in the source
• NetworkNone observedNo outbound calls in the source
• ShellNone observedNo commands run in the source
• DependenciesPinnedNothing floats
• SecretsNone foundNo keys in source

Five audit layers

Gates applied: no behavioural pass, no license.

Audit 0.4.1 · source sha 84616505ce85 · 27 Oct 2026Report an issue or request a re-scan

• Publishercookjohn GitHub userOwner of the repository this skill is read from
• Source foldercookjohn/cnki-skills/skills/cnki-searchThe exact folder we audited
• LicenceNot declaredAs the repository states it
• Commit pinned for this verdict84616505ce85A new audit runs when the source changes
• Repository statusNot archivedLast push 228 days ago
• Sandboxed runNot runSkills are read, not executed; layer L4 is skipped

Its description: Search CNKI (中国知网) for papers by keyword. Use when the user wants to find academic papers on a topic.

---
name: cnki-search
description: Search CNKI (中国知网) for papers by keyword. Use when the user wants to find academic papers on a topic.
argument-hint: "[search keywords]"
---

# 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
  };
}
```

### 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 `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)

Excerpt, first 4,964 characters of SKILL.md, verbatim from the audited commit. It is text from someone else’s repository, quoted so you can judge it before your agent reads it.

git clone https://github.com/cookjohn/cnki-skills
git -C cnki-skills checkout 84616505ce85

Works in

1. 2026-10-27
   ✓SAFE B 89 / 100

   first audit · source 84616505ce85

Questions about cnki-search

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