# Athena

> Use this tool when you need to efficiently search and analyze large collections of academic PDFs, and uncover insights through semantic search, claim extraction, and contradiction detection. Athena solves problems of information overload and manual research synthesis by indexing PDFs into a searchable vector library. It takes in PDF files and outputs relevant search results, extracted claims, and synthesized research findings through its MCP tools interface.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/vis-3-athena  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/vis-3-athena

## Description

A local academic research assistant that indexes PDFs into a searchable vector library and exposes MCP tools for semantic search, claim extraction, contradiction detection, and multi-step research synthesis.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.68
- **Verification tier:** scanned
- **Last scanned:** 2026-08-31

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** ai-ml
- **Updated:** 2026-08-31

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Glama](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/ss0nh5e66w)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/Vis-3/Athena>

## Use it

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "vis-3-athena"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/vis-3-athena` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/vis-3-athena/pull`

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