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Zusia — Design skill for Claude Code

Design community

Zusia, a study buddy inside Zotero: ask Claude Code, Codex or Antigravity about the paper you are reading.

How to install Zusia

This entry records only its repository, not the path inside it, so there is no exact command to give. Open firekern/zusia and copy the folder into ~/.claude/skills/, or the file into ~/.claude/agents/.

What Zusia does

Zusia, a study buddy inside Zotero: ask Claude Code, Codex or Antigravity about the paper you are reading. LaTeX, drawings, theorem links, glass UI.

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README

Zusia: a girl in a red hoodie studying the ResNet paper at night

Zusia

Your study buddy inside Zotero.
Ask about the paper you're reading. Get maths, drawings and proofs back.

**TL;DR**

💬 A chat next to the PDF, in Zotero's side pane.
✏️ Answers with LaTeX, drawings and numbered theorem boxes.
🔑 Uses Claude Code, Codex or Antigravity with your own login. No API keys.
⏱️ Install in 2 minutes: jump to Install.

1. Ask about the paper

**Open the side pane → Zusia → ask.** Turn on *Drawing* and *LaTeX* for a diagram and real maths.

Real recording: Zotero on a Mac, *Attention Is All You Need*, a live answer from Claude. 27 seconds, with the wait sped up.