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Search 400M+ open access documents via the BASE search engine API
Passed 23 of 23 test cases with the skill, and 9 of 23 without it.
and 16 more in the full report
14 fixed9 passed either way0 still failing0 broke
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One of 14 test cases the skill fixed. Same model, same prompt, with and without the skill.
What exact base URL path and CGI script filename should be used when sending HTTP GET requests to the BASE search API interface?
| Checked | Without skill | With skill |
|---|---|---|
| Includes https://api.base-search.net/cgi-bin/BaseHttpSearchInterface.fcgi as the endpoint URL. | Missed | Passed |
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BASE is one of the world's largest search engines for academic open access web resources. Operated by Bielefeld University Library, it indexes 400M+ documents from 11,000+ content providers including institutional repositories, preprint servers, and digital libraries. Unlike Google Scholar, BASE provides structured metadata, license information, and full-text links. The API is free with registration.
https://api.base-search.net/cgi-bin/BaseHttpSearchInterface.fcgi
# Basic keyword search (JSON response)
curl "https://api.base-search.net/cgi-bin/BaseHttpSearchInterface.fcgi?\
func=PerformSearch&query=climate+change+adaptation&format=json&hits=20"
# Search with field filters
curl "https://api.base-search.net/cgi-bin/BaseHttpSearchInterface.fcgi?\
func=PerformSearch&query=dctitle:transformer+AND+dcsubject:NLP&format=json"
# Filter by document type and year
curl "https://api.base-search.net/cgi-bin/BaseHttpSearchInterface.fcgi?\
func=PerformSearch&query=deep+learning&dctypenorm=121&dcyear:2024&format=json"
# Open access only
curl "https://api.base-search.net/cgi-bin/BaseHttpSearchInterface.fcgi?\
func=PerformSearch&query=CRISPR&dcrights:open&format=json"
| Field | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
dctitle | Title | dctitle:attention+mechanism |
dccreator | Author | dccreator:vaswani |
test cases passed, vs 9 / 23 without
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