# Alphaxiv Paper Lookup

> Look up any arxiv paper on alphaxiv.org to get a structured AI-generated overview. This is faster and more reliable than trying to read a raw PDF.

- **Type:** Skill
- **Install:** `agentstack add skill-christyjacob4-claude-tricks-alphaxiv-paper-lookup`
- **Verified:** Yes — security-reviewed for prompt injection and unsafe behavior
- **Seller:** [christyjacob4](https://agentstack.voostack.com/s/christyjacob4)
- **Installs:** 0
- **Category:** [Content & Media](https://agentstack.voostack.com/c/content-and-media)
- **Latest version:** 0.1.0
- **License:** MIT
- **Upstream author:** [christyjacob4](https://github.com/christyjacob4)
- **Source:** https://github.com/christyjacob4/claude-tricks/tree/main/skills/alphaxiv-paper-lookup

## Install

```sh
agentstack add skill-christyjacob4-claude-tricks-alphaxiv-paper-lookup
```

Requires the [AgentStack CLI](https://agentstack.voostack.com/docs/cli). Works with Claude Code, Cursor, and any MCP-compatible agent.

## About

# AlphaXiv Paper Lookup

Look up any arxiv paper on alphaxiv.org to get a structured AI-generated overview. This is faster and more reliable than trying to read a raw PDF.

## When to Use

- User shares an arxiv URL (e.g. `arxiv.org/abs/2401.12345`)
- User mentions a paper ID (e.g. `2401.12345`)
- User asks you to explain, summarize, or analyze a research paper
- User shares an alphaxiv URL (e.g. `alphaxiv.org/overview/2401.12345`)

## Workflow

### Step 1: Extract the paper ID

Parse the paper ID from whatever the user provides:

| Input                                      | Paper ID       |
| ------------------------------------------ | -------------- |
| `https://arxiv.org/abs/2401.12345`         | `2401.12345`   |
| `https://arxiv.org/pdf/2401.12345`         | `2401.12345`   |
| `https://alphaxiv.org/overview/2401.12345` | `2401.12345`   |
| `2401.12345v2`                             | `2401.12345v2` |
| `2401.12345`                               | `2401.12345`   |

### Step 2: Fetch the machine-readable report

```bash
curl -s "https://alphaxiv.org/overview/{PAPER_ID}.md"
```

This returns the intermediate machine-readable report — a structured, detailed analysis of the paper optimized for LLM consumption. One call, plain markdown, no JSON parsing.

If this returns 404, the report hasn't been generated for this paper yet.

### Step 3: If you need more detail, fetch the full paper text

If the report doesn't contain the specific information the user is asking about (e.g. a particular equation, table, or section), fetch the full paper text:

```bash
curl -s "https://alphaxiv.org/abs/{PAPER_ID}.md"
```

This returns the full extracted text of the paper as markdown. Only use this as a fallback — the report is usually sufficient.

If this returns 404, the full text hasn't been processed yet. As a last resort, direct the user to the PDF at `https://arxiv.org/pdf/{PAPER_ID}`.

## Error Handling

- **404 on Step 2**: Report not generated for this paper.
- **404 on Step 3**: Full text not yet extracted for this paper.

## Notes

- No authentication required — these are public endpoints.

## Source & license

This open-source skill is cataloged on AgentStack and links to its original source — we do not rehost the code.

- **Author:** [christyjacob4](https://github.com/christyjacob4)
- **Source:** [christyjacob4/claude-tricks](https://github.com/christyjacob4/claude-tricks)
- **License:** MIT

Install and usage instructions live in the source repository linked above.

## Pricing

- **Free** — Free

## Security capabilities

Automated source analysis of v0.1.0 — what this tool can access:

- **Network access:** yes
- **Filesystem access:** no
- **Shell / process execution:** no
- **Environment & secrets:** no
- **Dynamic code execution:** no

*"Yes" means the capability is present in the source — more access means more to trust, not that it is unsafe.*


## Versions

- **0.1.0** — security scan: passed — Imported from the upstream source.

## Links

- Listing page: https://agentstack.voostack.com/l/skill-christyjacob4-claude-tricks-alphaxiv-paper-lookup
- Seller: https://agentstack.voostack.com/s/christyjacob4
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