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/arxiv-viewer:read

Read a specific section from an arXiv paper's HTML version (ar5iv.org).

Usage

/arxiv-viewer:read <arxiv_id> [section]

Parameters

• `arxiv_id` (required): arXiv paper ID (e.g., `2301.07041`)
• `section` (optional): Section to read. Options:
• `abstract` - Paper abstract
• `introduction` or `intro` - Introduction section
• `methods` - Methods/Approach section
• `results` - Results/Experiments section
• `discussion` - Discussion section
• `conclusion` - Conclusion section
• `all` - Full paper (default)
• `#S1`, `#S2`, etc. - Specific section by ID

Examples

/arxiv-viewer:read 2301.07041                      # Full paper
/arxiv-viewer:read 2301.07041 abstract             # Just abstract
/arxiv-viewer:read 2301.07041 methods              # Methods section
/arxiv-viewer:read 2301.07041 #S3                  # Section 3
/arxiv-viewer:read 2301.07041 introduction         # Introduction

Workflow

Uses **Actionbook + agent-browser** to read ar5iv.org HTML:

1. `search_actions("ar5iv section")` → get action ID 2. `get_action_by_id(action_id)` → get section selectors 3. `agent-browser open https://ar5iv.org/html/{arxiv_id}` 4. `agent-browser get text <section_selector>` 5. Return section content

Section Selectors

| Section | Selector | |---------|----------| | Abstract | `.ltx_abstract` | | Introduction | `#S1` or first `section.ltx_section` | | Methods | `#S3` (varies by paper) | | Results | `#S4` (varies by paper) | | Conclusion | Last `section.ltx_section` | | Full paper | `.ltx_document` |

Output Format

## {Section Title}

{section content}

---
*Source: ar5iv.org/html/{arxiv_id}*

Notes

• Not all papers have HTML versions on ar5iv
• Section IDs may vary between papers
• Use `/arxiv-viewer:outline` first to see available sections