oma-scholar

# Scholar - Research Paper Sidecar Companion ## Scheduling ### Goal Search, fetch, generate, validate, analyze, review, and compare scholarly paper sidecars using the Knows `.knows.yaml` spec for token-efficient research workflows. ### Intent signature - User asks for academic literature search, sidecar generation, sidecar validation, paper claims/evidence summary, structural paper comparison, or peer review as sidecar. - User references Knows, `.knows.yaml`, knows.academy, OpenAlex, claims, evidence, relations, or paper sidecars. ### When to use - Reading research papers token-efficiently via Knows sidecars (~700 tokens for claims-only vs ~10K for full PDF) - Generating `.knows.yaml` sidecars from your own paper drafts, LaTeX, or research notes - Validating sidecar structure (rule-based) before sharing - Producing peer reviews as sidecars - Querying or summarizing existing sidecars - Structurally comparing two papers (claims, methods, evidence) - Searching/fetching sidecars from `knows.academy` (~50K papers indexed) ### When NOT to use - General web search or non-academic content -> use `oma-search` - Translating papers -> use `oma-translator` - PDF parsing only (no sidecar) -> use `oma-pdf` - Submitting sidecars back to knows.academy -> out of scope (host LLM only consumes/produces locally) - Full peer-review workflow with editor system -> out of scope ### Expected inputs - Paper, abstract, draft, LaTeX, research notes, sidecar file, DOI, OpenAlex ID, Knows record I...