Overview
deepxiv is an open-source data skill for Claude Code and compatible agents, published by wanshuiyin. Its author describes it as: “Search and progressively read open-access academic papers through DeepXiv. Use when the user wants layered paper access, section-level reading, trending papers, or DeepXiv-backed literature retrieval.”. 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/deepxiv`.
What deepxiv does
Search topic or paper ID: $ARGUMENTS
What’s inside
The SKILL.md for deepxiv is organised into these sections:
- Role & Positioning
- Constants
- Setup
- Workflow
- Step 1: Parse Arguments
- Step 2: Locate the Adapter
- Step 3: Execute the Minimal Command
- Step 4: Present Results
- Step 5: Escalate Depth Only When Needed
- Step 6: Update Research Wiki (if active)
- Key Rules
Installation
Add deepxiv to your agent with:
git clone https://github.com/wanshuiyin/Auto-claude-code-research-in-sleep ~/.claude/skills/deepxivReview a skill’s source before installing it — skills can instruct your agent to run commands. This command comes from the skill’s public repository, which is the source of truth for setup steps. New to skills? Read how to install Claude Code skills.
Supported agents
- Claude Code — declared in the repository topics
- Codex — declared in the repository topics
License
deepxiv is published under the MIT license.
Strengths
- Clear MIT license — safe to read and adapt within its terms
- Ships in wanshuiyin/Auto-claude-code-research-in-sleep, an established project with 14,858 GitHub stars
- Works with Claude Code, Codex
- Actively maintained — repository updated in the last 90 days
Author
Topics
Frequently asked questions
- What does deepxiv do?
- Search and progressively read open-access academic papers through DeepXiv. Use when the user wants layered paper access, section-level reading, trending papers, or DeepXiv-backed literature retrieval.
- How do I install deepxiv?
- Run git clone https://github.com/wanshuiyin/Auto-claude-code-research-in-sleep ~/.claude/skills/deepxiv in your agent, then reload your skills. Review the source at https://github.com/wanshuiyin/Auto-claude-code-research-in-sleep before installing.
- Is deepxiv free to use?
- Yes. deepxiv is free and open source under the MIT license, so you can read, run, and adapt it within that license's terms.
- Which agents does deepxiv work with?
- deepxiv lists Claude Code and Codex — named in its SKILL.md, its plugin marketplace or its repository topics. Skills use the portable SKILL.md format, so other agents that read that format may load it too.
- Where does deepxiv come from?
- deepxiv 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.