v0.1.0 — Initial public release

PaperMate v0.1.0

First public release of PaperMate — a human-in-the-loop thesis writing copilot for Chinese university students.

What's included

Search layer (stable)

• Multi-source literature search: OpenAlex, Crossref, arXiv (via Chrome DevTools)
• Multi-query rewrite with up to 5 query variants per goal
• Reciprocal rank fusion with citation-count and query-match scoring
• Seed-paper expansion via OpenAlex related/reference graph
• DOI-level deduplication with canonical preference (journal > conference > preprint)
• Structured selection_reason and defense_notes for every candidate paper

Runtime core (stable)

• Workflow routing: classifies research goals into 8 stages
• Checkpoint-oriented execution: pauses before high-stakes actions
• Session and runtime state management
• Phase lifecycle and artifact tracking

Agent system

• paper-writer core agent with full workflow prompt
• 14 supporting papermate-* roles
• Claude Code plugin structure (auto-discovered agents, commands, skills)

Test coverage

• 128 tests, all passing

What is not done yet

• End-to-end LLM drafting (P1)
• Chinese thesis template support (P2)
• CLI entry point (P3)

See ROADMAP.md for the full plan.

License

AGPL-3.0 — free to use, modify, and deploy. Network deployments must open-source modifications.