alphaxiv

alphaxiv is an open-source data skill for Claude Code and compatible agents, published by wanshuiyin. Its author describes it as: “Quick single-paper lookup via AlphaXiv LLM-optimized summaries with tiered source fallback. Use when user says "explain this paper", "summarize paper", pastes an arXiv/AlphaXiv URL, or provides a bare arXiv ID for qui…”. The project has 15k stars on GitHub and is available under the MIT license. Add it to your setup with `git clone https://github.com/wanshuiyin/Auto-claude-code-research-in-sleep ~/.claude/skills/alphaxiv`.

What alphaxiv does

Lookup paper: $ARGUMENTS

Installation

Add alphaxiv to your agent with:

git clone https://github.com/wanshuiyin/Auto-claude-code-research-in-sleep ~/.claude/skills/alphaxiv

Always review a skill's source before installing it. This command comes from the skill's public repository; the linked repo is the source of truth for exact setup steps.

What's inside

The SKILL.md for alphaxiv is organised into these sections:

• Role & Positioning
• Constants
• Workflow
• Step 1: Parse Arguments & Extract Paper ID
• Step 2: Fetch AlphaXiv Overview (Tier 1 — Fastest)
• Step 3: Fetch Full AlphaXiv Markdown (Tier 2 — More Detail)
• Step 4: Fetch arXiv LaTeX Source (Tier 3 — Deepest)
• Step 5: Present Results
• Step 6: Research Wiki Ingest
• Key Rules
• Integration with Other Skills
• As enrichment in /research-lit

When to use it

Reach for alphaxiv when you want data help from your agent without writing the same instructions every session. Load the skill and the agent picks it up automatically for relevant tasks.

Strengths

• Clear MIT license — safe to read and adapt
• Ships in wanshuiyin/Auto-claude-code-research-in-sleep, an established project with 14,858 GitHub stars
• Actively maintained (recent commits)

Topics

Frequently asked questions

What does alphaxiv do?

Quick single-paper lookup via AlphaXiv LLM-optimized summaries with tiered source fallback. Use when user says "explain this paper", "summarize paper", pastes an arXiv/AlphaXiv URL, or provides a bare arXiv ID for quick understanding - not for broad literature search.

How do I install alphaxiv?

Run git clone https://github.com/wanshuiyin/Auto-claude-code-research-in-sleep ~/.claude/skills/alphaxiv in your agent, then reload your skills. Review the source at https://github.com/wanshuiyin/Auto-claude-code-research-in-sleep before installing.

Is alphaxiv free to use?

Yes. alphaxiv is free and open source under the MIT license, so you can read, run, and adapt it within that license's terms.

Where does alphaxiv come from?

alphaxiv ships inside wanshuiyin/Auto-claude-code-research-in-sleep, a repository that contains 41 catalogued skills in total. The repository's 14,858 GitHub stars apply to that whole collection, not to this skill on its own.