Guide rigorous close reading of academic papers, methods, experiments, figures, tables, and appendices. Explanations stay grounded in source locations and can be turned into reusable research notes.
Open source on GitHub: https://github.com/Delores-Lin/paper-close-reading
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Install
- 1Add it in ChatGPT
Open Plugins in the ChatGPT sidebar (web or desktop), search for “Paper Close Reading” and select +. You'll be asked to sign in to any connected service on first use. Then type @ in a chat to call it.
Skills 1
- Paper Close Reading
Guided or autonomous three-pass paper reading
Things to ask
- “Read this paper section by section with cited source locations.”
- “Explain this paper's methods, figures, and experimental evidence.”
- “Turn this paper into reusable, source-grounded research notes.”
Disconnect or uninstall
- 1In ChatGPT
Disconnect an account in Settings → Apps or Plugins. To remove the plugin itself, open Paper Close Reading in the Plugin Directory and select Uninstall plugin. Uninstalling can disconnect every account connected through it, and plugins your workspace installs may not offer the option.
- 2In Codex
Run /plugins in the Codex CLI, select the plugin and uninstall it, or press Space to turn it off.