PhD Students: The All-in-One AI Plugin for Your Research

Skills for phd students 17

• office academic searchFinds papers on your topic and explains their methods, so you can build a reading list fast.
• academic researcherRuns a full database search, screens for quality and retractions, and writes findings to academic-research.md.
• academic research synthesizerTurns sources into a cited review with per-claim confidence tags, plus gap analysis for your next study.
• lab literature review companionBuilds a lab-focused review with search strategy, methodology comparison, gaps, and a theoretical framework section.
• statistical analysisPicks the right test, checks assumptions, reports effect sizes and power in APA 7 style.
• research paper summarizerSummarizes a paper section by section, extracts key findings, and compares it with related studies.

Plus a start-here assistant, the prompt library and the app builder, and for members the daily brief.

Ready-made prompts 26

• Literature Search And Synthesis3 prompts, like Generate Literature Search Keywords And Queries
• Research Design And Planning3 prompts, like Develop Focused Research Questions
• Data Analysis And Coding3 prompts, like Debug Scripts with AI Assistance
• Academic Writing And Revision4 prompts, like Outline A Journal Article Section By Section
• Conference Talks And Abstracts3 prompts, like Draft Conference Abstract Submission
• Teaching And Course Support3 prompts, like Create Comprehensive Lesson Plans
• Grants And Fellowships3 prompts, like Draft A Grant Specific Aims Page

Apps you can build with AI 8

• Reviewed research evidence and writing workspaceBuild it to cut manual search, extraction, and citation work while every claim stays traceable to a source. Demo included.
• Multi-source research capture and study libraryBuild it to stop losing papers you already read and keep every source traceable. Demo included.
• Source-linked research writing and review workbenchBuild it to cut revision cycles while keeping source accuracy and your own meaning intact. Demo included.
• Research reading and source stewardship consoleBuild it to stop re-reading and re-citing the same papers across chapters. Demo included.
• Cited academic drafting and source workspaceBuild it to cut citation rework while keeping your argument and evidence intact. Demo included.
• Source-linked document explanation and study consoleBuild it to read faster while every explanation points back to the source. Demo included.
• Reviewed research evidence and writing workspaceBuild it to stop switching tools and breaking references while keeping your judgment in control. Demo included.
• Searchable research library and data stewardship consoleBuild it to find saved material again fast, with provenance and review state attached. Demo included.

AI agents 12

In the download. An agent runs a whole recurring task for you, step by step, and asks you before anything important. Ask your AI: "Run the Research Data Intake Validation Agent". Each one also has a guided set-up with sample data on its page.

• Research Data Intake Validation AgentA validated, reproducible working dataset with raw data untouched.
• Research Literature Update AgentAn up-to-date evidence map with every new study screened.
• Scientific Unit Consistency AgentAn analysis working copy in which every calculation uses consistent, documented units.
• Research Method Comparison AgentA fair, source-linked methods comparison.
• Research Analysis Assumption AgentEvery analysis has its assumptions checked, with violations decided by the investigator.
• Research Review Response Evidence AgentA reviewer response where every claim points to a real change.
• Primary Source Citation Chain AgentGive each key claim a documented chain to its earliest source, with a check that the source supports it.
• Fellowship and Funding Calendar AgentGive the person a current, eligible list of funding opportunities with a dated task plan for each application.
• Growth Curve Fitting AgentProduce growth parameters from every curve using the same documented fitting rules.
• Metagenome Classification Review AgentProduce a taxonomy table where disputed calls have been tested against an independent reference.
• Spike Sorting Quality Review AgentGive every session a reviewed unit list with documented quality for each unit.
• Imaging Preprocessing Quality AgentHave every subject either pass quality checks or have a documented exclusion before group analysis.

Connections (MCP servers) 12

A guide in the download. A connection lets your AI work in an app you already use. You add only the ones you use: ask your AI "Which apps can you connect to?" and follow the steps on each connection's page.

• Google Scholar MCP serverLets your AI search Google Scholar and pull ready-made citations for papers you find. No install needed.
• Scholar MCP serverYour AI can search academic papers, read them, map citations, and save them into a personal library.
• Research Hub MCP serverLets your AI search for papers, save them to Zotero, and write notes into your Obsidian vault for you.
• Annota MCP serverLet your AI read your Zotero papers, highlight key findings, explain formulas, and save reading notes back to your library.
• Paperboy MCP serverFind research papers, queue them in Zotero, and send the PDFs to your Kindle or Kobo.
• Mendeley MCP serverLets your AI search your Mendeley library, read your papers, and organize your folders for you.
• NCBI PubMed MCP serverSearch PubMed's millions of research articles and get summaries, authors, and related papers through your AI.
• Zotero MCP server (zotio)Lets your AI read and safely update your Zotero library, check for retracted papers, and keep notes in sync.
• Zotero MCP server (Zoteus)Lets your AI search your Zotero library, pull PDF passages with page numbers, and format citations. No install needed.
• Zotero MCP serverLet your AI search, read, and update your own Zotero library on your computer, even offline.
• arXiv MCP serverLets your AI search arXiv for research papers and pull up their details and full text. No install needed.
• Cite Caddy MCP serverLet your AI read and update your Zotero library: find items, add tags, write notes, and export citations.

Your Grok Bot team 12

• Deep ResearchPlans, searches, reads, and synthesizes cited research reports on any topic.
• Statistical AnalysisRuns statistical tests and reports results in APA format for academic research.
• Research GrantsWrites competitive research proposals for NSF, NIH, DOE, and DARPA with agency-specific formatting and review criteria.
• Academic Research SynthesizerSynthesizes peer-reviewed research into cited literature reviews with confidence levels.
• Citation ManagementSearch academic databases, extract metadata, and generate validated BibTeX entries for research papers.
• Latex Paper ConversionAutomates LaTeX paper conversion between publisher templates.
• Academic Cv BuilderFormats CVs for academic positions including publications, grants, teaching, and research experience.
• Peer ReviewSystematically evaluate scientific manuscripts and grant proposals for rigor, reproducibility, and reporting standards.
• Paper 2 WebConverts academic papers into interactive websites, presentation videos, and conference posters.
• Ml Paper WritingDrafts publication-ready ML/AI papers for top conferences from research repos and results.
• Hugging Face PapersFetch, summarize, and explore AI research papers from Hugging Face and arXiv.
• Biochemical Literature Review AssistantGuides biochemists through literature reviews from search to synthesis.