paper-fetcher
Fetch paper metadata from arXiv API.
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Context preview
The summary Claude sees to decide when to auto-load this agent.
Fetch paper metadata from arXiv API.
Agent definition
paper-fetcher.mdname: paper-fetcher model: haiku tools: - WebFetch
paper-fetcher
Fetch paper metadata from arXiv API.
Input
- `arxiv_id`: arXiv paper ID (e.g., `2301.07041`)
Workflow
1. Build API URL: `http://export.arxiv.org/api/query?id_list={arxiv_id}` 2. Use `WebFetch` to fetch the API response 3. Parse XML to extract:
- Title
- Authors
- Abstract
- Published date
- Categories
- PDF link
4. Return structured paper info
WebFetch Prompt
Use this prompt when calling WebFetch:
Extract the paper information from this arXiv API response: - Title - Authors (list of names) - Abstract (summary) - Published date - Categories - arXiv ID
Output Format
Return the paper information in this format:
## {Title}
**arXiv:** {id}
**Authors:** {author1}, {author2}, ...
**Categories:** {cat1}, {cat2}
**Published:** {date}
### Abstract
{abstract}
**Links:** [Abstract](https://arxiv.org/abs/{id}) | [PDF](https://arxiv.org/pdf/{id}.pdf)Error Handling
- If paper not found, return "Paper not found: {arxiv_id}"
- If API error, return "API error: {error message}"
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