phd-deepread
heleninsights-dot/phd-deepread-workflowPlugin
Transform academic PDFs into structured literature notes and critical-thinking canvases for Obsidian. Extracts text from PDFs, then Claude generates a structured note with evidence tables, validity-mapped critique, and 25+ wikilinks. Outputs a 9-node JSON canvas for visual critical-thinking analysis in Obsidian.
Why this score
Popularity score: 52/100 from public GitHub signals only. It shows how widely used and maintained this is, not how well it works. Not included yet: the fake-star check. The security scan is shown separately and doesn't change the score. How we rank
Security
Scanned Nov 4, 2026 at commit 84d271a5aa1c, with Cisco's open-source skill-scanner.
What its code does:
- Uses dependencies without a pinned version A later version of a dependency could change what runs.pyproject.toml:27, requirements-dev.txt:5, requirements.txt:2 and 29 more
A scan lists patterns in the code. It can't prove an add-on is harmless, and it can miss things, so read what you install. How we scan
Alternatives
Other makers' add-ons that do the same job, next to this one.
| Name | Score | Stars | Context | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| This onephd-deepread heleninsights-dot/phd-deepread-workflow · Plugin | 52 | ★ 64 | not measured | 4mo ago |
| deepread alirezarezvani/claude-skills · Skill Same job: documents & pdfs | 80 | ★ 28k | ≈63 always | 2mo ago |