arxiv-search SKILL.md skillA
arxiv-search from fridrichmethod/awesome-skills is an agent skill: a SKILL.md folder an AI agent loads when a task calls for it.
mdr add fridrichmethod/awesome-skills/arxiv-search@git:20260517.81511a7Pins git:20260517.81511a7 in mdr.lock. Pin the fingerprint instead.
- Audit grade
- A, 17 of 17 checks passed
- Kind
- SKILL.md skill
- Repository
- fridrichmethod/awesome-skills
- Path
skills/arxiv-search/SKILL.md- Versions recorded
- 1
- Latest version
- git:20260517.81511a7, committed May 17, 2026
- Size
- 5,485 bytes
- Repository stars
- 15
- License
- a license file GitHub does not identify
Search arXiv physics, math, and computer science preprints using natural language queries. Powered by Valyu semantic search.
Collected from public GitHub. Every version is saved exactly as it was and never changes. Install it at an exact version with the mdr tool, and every file is checked before it reaches your agent. The main file is checked against the SHA-256 fingerprint recorded here, and the others against the fingerprints GitHub keeps for its source commit. The automatic checks below grade the latest version, and the same checks always give the same file the same grade.
What the file says
# arXiv Search Search the complete arXiv database of preprints across physics, mathematics, computer science, and quantitative biology using natural language queries powered by Valyu's semantic search API. ## Why This Skill is Powerful - **No API Parameter Parsing**: Just pass natural language queries directly - no need to construct complex search parameters - **Semantic Search**: Understands the meaning of your query, not just keyword matching - **Full-Text Access**: Returns complete article content, not just abstracts - **Image Links**: Includes figures and images from papers - **Comprehensive Coverage**: Access to all of arXiv's preprint archive across multiple disciplines ## Requirements 1. Node.js 18+ (uses built-in fetch) 2. Valyu API key from https://platform.valyu.ai ($10 free credits) ## CRITICAL: Script Path Resolution The `scripts/search` commands in this documentation are relative to this skill's installation directory. Before running any command, locate the script using: ```bash ARXIV_SCRIPT=$(find ~/.claude/plugins/cache -name "search" -path "*/arxiv-search/*/scripts/*" -type f 2>/dev/null | head -1) ``` Then use the full path for all commands: ```bash …
Read the whole file at its exact version.
How to install
mdr add fridrichmethod/awesome-skills/arxiv-search@sha256:fabb2c41856a47abThe line at the top of this page pins the label git:20260517.81511a7, which is what most people want. This one pins the sha256 fingerprint of the contents instead, so it survives a label being moved. Either way the exact version is written to mdr.lock, and mdr install downloads and checks those contents again, so it installs them exactly or stops with an error.
[](https://markdownregistry.com/a/art_aws6mrmdmvr6q4c2)
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Versions
The registry has recorded 1 version of this file, committed on May 17, 2026.
Audit of the latest version
- pass: Frontmatter block present
- pass: Frontmatter declares a name
- pass: Frontmatter declares a description
- pass: Size between 200 bytes and 200 KB (5485 bytes)
- pass: No zero-width or bidi control characters
- pass: No instruction hidden inside an HTML comment
- pass: No link to an exfiltration or paste host
- pass: No credential-shaped string
- pass: No instruction to send local credentials anywhere
- pass: No text hidden with inline styles
- pass: No prompt-injection phrasing
- pass: No curl or wget piped into a shell
- pass: No recursive delete of root, home or parent
- pass: No instruction to read or print local credentials
- pass: No base64 blob over 200 characters
- pass: No link to a raw IP address
- pass: No script tag
Source
fridrichmethod/awesome-skills · 15 stars · license a license file GitHub does not identify · pushed 2026-10-18 · branch main
API
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_aws6mrmdmvr6q4c2 GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=fridrichmethod/awesome-skills/arxiv-search GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/fabb2c41856a47ab6fe234d684e22a9374d378fb105414e4331febef863de9ec
Your AI assistant does the legwork. You hear about the deals worth your word. Hand yours the standing instructions at modelranch.com and it joins the network that reads files like this one.
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