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PaperForge

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Obsidian + Zotero literature pipeline. One plugin install, no terminal required.

Download plugin → Enable in Obsidian → Open wizard → Fill config → Click Install → Done

"From PDF to structured reading notes — all inside Obsidian."

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What PaperForge Does

PaperForge turns your Zotero library into an AI-ready literature knowledge base:

Layer	What you get	How to use it
Literature index	Structured notes with frontmatter (title, authors, journal, DOI, tags, abstract)	Search, browse, filter via Base views
Full-text corpus	OCR-extracted markdown (fulltext.md)	Feed to LLMs for RAG or question answering
Figure database	Figure-map with images + captions for every chart/table	Multimodal AI: "show me Figure 3 and explain"
Deep reading	AI-written 3-pass analysis with chart review and critical evaluation	Literature synthesis, systematic reviews

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Install

Obsidian Plugin (Recommended)

1. Download the plugin files from the latest release

2. Copy into your vault: {vault}/.obsidian/plugins/paperforge/

3. Enable in Obsidian: Settings → Community Plugins → PaperForge

4. Open the wizard: Settings → PaperForge → "打开安装向导"

5. Follow 5 steps: Overview → Directory Config → Agent & Keys → Install → Done

The wizard auto-detects Python, Zotero, and Better BibTeX before starting.

Prerequisites

Software	Purpose	Get it
Python 3.9+	Run PaperForge CLI	https://python.org
Zotero	Literature management	https://zotero.org
Better BibTeX	Zotero plugin for JSON export	https://retorque.re/zotero-better-bibtex/
PaddleOCR Key	OCR text extraction	https://aistudio.baidu.com/paddleocr

CLI (Advanced)

cd /path/to/your/vault
pip install git+https://github.com/LLLin000/PaperForge.git
python -m paperforge setup --headless --agent opencode --paddleocr-key <key>

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Usage (All in Obsidian)

Action	How
Open Dashboard	Ctrl+P → "PaperForge: Open Dashboard", or click sidebar book icon
Sync Literature	Dashboard → "Sync Library" — pulls from Zotero, generates notes
Run OCR	Dashboard → "Run OCR" — extracts full text & figures
Deep Read	/pf-deep <zotero_key> — AI 3-pass analysis (must run in AI agent)
Quick Query	/pf-paper <zotero_key> — fast paper Q&A

Dashboard

┌──────────────────────────────────┐
│  PaperForge                   ↻  │
│                                  │
│  [Papers: 550] [Notes: 520] [...]│
│                                  │
│  OCR Pipeline  [Active]          │
│  ████████████░░░░░░░ 80%         │
│  Pending: 10  Active: 2  Done: 8│
│                                  │
│  Quick Actions                   │
│  [Sync Library] [Run OCR]        │
└──────────────────────────────────┘

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Commands

Obsidian Command Palette (Ctrl+P)

Command	Description
PaperForge: Open Dashboard	Open status panel with metrics and quick actions
PaperForge: Sync Library	Sync Zotero and generate notes
PaperForge: Run OCR	Extract PDF full text and figures

Agent Commands

Command	Description	Requires
/pf-deep <key>	Full 3-pass deep reading	OCR complete
/pf-paper <key>	Quick Q&A	Formal note exists
/pf-sync	Sync Zotero	Installed
/pf-ocr	Run OCR	Installed
/pf-status	System status	Installed

CLI (Optional)

Command	Description
paperforge sync	Sync Zotero, generate notes
paperforge ocr	Run OCR
paperforge status	System overview
paperforge doctor	Diagnose configuration
paperforge update	Auto-update

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Supported Agent Platforms

Platform	Agent Commands	Setup
OpenCode	Full support (all /pf-* commands)	.opencode/command/ + .opencode/skills/
Claude Code	/pf-deep, /pf-paper	.claude/skills/
Cursor	/pf-deep, /pf-paper	.cursor/skills/
GitHub Copilot	/pf-deep, /pf-paper	.github/skills/
Windsurf	/pf-deep, /pf-paper	.windsurf/skills/
Codex	$pf-deep, $pf-paper	.codex/skills/
Cline	/pf-deep, /pf-paper	.clinerules/

Select your platform in the wizard — files are deployed automatically.

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Configuration

All config is handled by the setup wizard. Generated files:

vault/
├── paperforge.json          ← directory config + agent platform
├── System/
│   └── PaperForge/
│       ├── .env             ← PaddleOCR API key
│       ├── exports/         ← Better BibTeX JSON exports go here
│       └── config/          ← domain-collections.json
├── Resources/
│   ├── Notes/               ← formal literature notes (metadata + deep reading)
│   └── Index_Cards/         ← index records (one per paper, by domain)
└── Base/                   ← Obsidian Base views (filterable table views)

Environment variables (optional overrides):

Variable	Default	Description
PADDLEOCR_API_TOKEN	—	PaddleOCR API Key
PAPERFORGE_LOG_LEVEL	INFO	Logging level

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Update

Auto-update on every Obsidian restart (can be disabled in plugin settings). Or manually:

paperforge update
# or
pip install --upgrade git+https://github.com/LLLin000/PaperForge.git

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Documentation

Document	Content
Setup Guide	Step-by-step from zero to running
Quick Install	Concise install instructions
Post-Install Guide	First-time user guide and workflow
Changelog	Version history
Contributing	Dev setup and conventions

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License

CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 — Non-commercial use only. See LICENSE for details.

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Acknowledgments

PaperForge stands on the shoulders of these excellent projects:

Project	Role
PaddleOCR / PaddleOCR-VL	PDF OCR engine — text extraction, layout detection, figure segmentation
Obsidian	Note-taking platform — plugin host, vault file structure
Better BibTeX for Zotero	Auto-export citation data as JSON
PyMuPDF (fitz)	Local PDF validation and sanitization
requests	HTTP client for OCR API
tenacity	Retry logic with exponential backoff
Pillow	Image processing for figure assets
tqdm	Progress bars
textual	TUI components (diagnostic wizard)