- name
- arxiv-related-papers
- description
- Search and download related arXiv papers by topic plus date range, or from a seed paper title/id. Use when user asks to crawl related papers, collect arXiv articles, or bulk download PDFs into an arxiv folder with structured filenames.
arXiv Related Papers Downloader
What this skill does
- Accepts either:
- topic + time range, or - seed paper (arXiv id or title)
- Finds related papers from arXiv API.
- Downloads PDF files into
arxiv/. - Uses filename format:
versionDate-title.pdf, whereversionDateisvN_YYYYMMDD.
When to use
Use this skill when the user asks to:
- crawl/search related papers by topic;
- find related papers from one article;
- download arXiv PDFs in batch;
- save with a deterministic naming rule.
Required user input
The user must provide one of these modes:
- Topic mode
- topic - start date (YYYY-MM-DD) - end date (YYYY-MM-DD)
- Seed paper mode
- seed arXiv id (preferred) or seed title - optional start date / end date
Optional:
max results(default:20)
Execution steps
- Confirm missing parameters with the user.
- Run the script from workspace root:
# Topic mode
python ./scripts/download_arxiv.py \
--topic "graph neural network" \
--start-date 2024-01-01 \
--end-date 2024-12-31 \
--max-results 20
# Seed mode by arXiv id
python ./scripts/download_arxiv.py \
--seed-id "2401.12345v1" \
--max-results 20
# Seed mode by title
python ./scripts/download_arxiv.py \
--seed-title "Attention Is All You Need" \
--start-date 2018-01-01 \
--end-date 2024-12-31 \
--max-results 20- Report back:
- how many papers were found; - how many PDFs were downloaded; - the output directory path.
Output location and naming
- Output dir:
./arxiv/(auto-created if missing) - File naming rule:
- v1_20240213-Your_Paper_Title.pdf - v3_20231105-Your_Paper_Title.pdf
Notes
- HTTPS uses normal TLS verification only (no insecure certificate bypass).
- The script only uses Python standard library.
- If a paper has no PDF link or download fails, it is skipped with a warning.
- Existing files are not downloaded again.