ArXiv Skill

Search and download scientific papers from arXiv.org - the largest free distribution of scientific preprints.

What it does

• Search papers by keywords, titles, abstracts
• Download PDFs directly
• Filter by category (physics, cs, math, etc.)
• Get metadata including authors, dates, categories

Installation

# Install Python dependency
pip install arxiv

Usage

Search for papers

# Basic search
.arxiv.ps1 -Action search -Query "quantum computing"

# With max results
.arxiv.ps1 -Action search -Query "machine learning" -MaxResults 10

# With category filter (physics, cs, math, q-bio, etc.)
.arxiv.ps1 -Action search -Query "neural networks" -Categories "cs,stat"

Download a paper

# By arXiv ID
.arxiv.ps1 -Action download -ArxivId "2310.12345"

Python API

from arxiv import search, download

# Search
results = search("simulation hypothesis", max_results=5)
for paper in results:
    print(f"{paper.title} - {paper.pdf_url}")

# Download
paper.download("/path/to/save")

Categories

Common arXiv categories: - cs.* - Computer Science - physics.* - Physics
- math.* - Mathematics - q-bio.* - Quantitative Biology - q-fin.* - Quantitative Finance - stat.* - Statistics

Examples

• Search for consciousness papers: arxiv.ps1 -search "consciousness" -max 5
• Find physics papers: arxiv.ps1 -search "quantum" -cats "physics" -max 10
• Download paper: arxiv.ps1 -download "1706.03762" (Attention is All You Need)

Notes

• arXiv is free and open
• Papers are preprints - may not be peer-reviewed
• Great for staying current with research