Extract focused evidence from research notes in Claude Code
List research PDFs for user selection, extract information for the requested question, and summarize by topic.
中文Install in Claude Code
A Claude Code workspace with research PDFs in notes. Ensure PDF reading is available and confirm which documents to examine.
- Review `.claude/skills/read-notes/SKILL.md` and its requirements at the pinned GitHub commit.
- Create `.claude/skills/read-notes/` in your project and save the reviewed file as `.claude/skills/read-notes/SKILL.md`.
- Start Claude Code from that project's root, then select `/read-notes` in the slash menu.
Example task
Suppose the workspace has Baseline.pdf and Sampling.pdf. The user selects only Sampling.pdf and asks about computational cost. The excerpt gives `{file:'Sampling.pdf',topic:'cost',baseline:42,experiment:33}` in seconds.What to check
Return a topic entry `{topic:'cost',baselineSeconds:42,experimentSeconds:33}` and attribute it to the selected Sampling.pdf so another session can trace the figures.
Original SKILL.md on GitHub · Updated
Frequently asked question
How do I limit the scope when I have several PDFs?
List the available PDFs and let the user choose the documents and question. Read only the selected items, then organize evidence around the requested topic.