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HAL (French open archive)

1M+ full texts from French research: articles, theses, conference papers and preprints.

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About this source

Search HAL with Solr syntax (title, author, year, document type such as thesis). Strong for humanities, social sciences, mathematics and computer science from France and francophone institutions.

Questions you can ask HAL

Type them into Kahubi’s chat once the source is connected.

Find the most-cited works on my topic since 2020 and give their DOIs.

What comes back: Works with identifiers and citation counts.

What the assistant can do with it

The 1 tool this server offers to Kahubi. The assistant picks the right one for each question.

  • hal_search

    Search HAL, the French multidisciplinary open archive (1M+ full texts: articles, theses, conference papers, preprints).

Good to know

  • Hosted by Kahubi. Kahubi runs this server itself so it stays reliable enough for research use.
  • Cited, checkable answers. Results are treated as retrieved material and cited with the source’s own identifiers, so you can open every record the answer relied on.
  • Your files stay private. Only the search the assistant writes for your question is sent to HAL.

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