Is the alphaXiv skill free?

Yes. The skill itself is free from wanshuiyin/Auto-claude-code-research-in-sleep. SkillProof publishes the install command and an independent test verdict at no cost.

What is the alphaXiv SkillProof Score?

6.8/10 — installs cleanly 4/5, triggers reliably 4/5, output vs. baseline 5/10, docs & honesty 4/5.

How do I install alphaXiv?

Copy the install command from this page, run it in your terminal, and restart Claude Code. Skills live in ~/.claude/skills/ (global) or .claude/skills/ inside a project.

Can I use alphaXiv with Cursor, Copilot, Gemini CLI, Codex or other AI tools?

The SKILL.md format is native to Claude (Claude Code, Desktop, claude.ai). The instructions inside adapt to other assistants: Cursor rules, GitHub Copilot instructions, Windsurf rules, Custom GPTs, AGENTS.md for OpenAI Codex, and GEMINI.md for Google Gemini CLI — our conversion guides cover each, and the free converter on the tools page does the wrapping for you.

alphaXiv

Looks up a single arXiv paper and returns an LLM-optimized summary.

by wanshuiyin · wanshuiyin/Auto-claude-code-research-in-sleep

Works with setup

Install — copy the command Download source ↗

Test report

Verdict: Works with setup
Score: 6.8/10
Tested: Jul 12, 2026
Environment: Claude Code 2.x (agent harness)
Upstream re-checked: Aug 10, 2026 · 7a4c062

Verbatim single-skill install parses clean (strict-YAML frontmatter, no API key); the skill ran live against alphaxiv.org (curl overview/{id}.md, HTTP 200) and returned a genuine LLM-optimized summary. One harmless gap: SKILL.md links ../shared-references/integration-contract.md, not copied by the card's single-skill cp, but it is only referenced by the optional research-wiki ingest step, which self-guards on a missing research-wiki/ dir and exits silently. A/B on arXiv 1706.03762 was a wash: alphaxiv's endpoint supplied richer community-layer detail, but because the paper is canonical the base plain-arXiv arm produced an equally accurate, well-structured summary, so the skill's edge was masked on this well-known target.

Scored on four weighted criteria — install, triggering, output vs. baseline, docs. How scoring works

Installs cleanly 4/5
Triggers reliably 4/5
Output vs. baseline 5/10
Docs & honesty 4/5

What alphaXiv does

Quick single-paper lookup via AlphaXiv LLM-optimized summaries with tiered source fallback. Use when user says "explain this paper", "summarize paper", pastes an arXiv/AlphaXiv URL, or provides a bare arXiv ID for quick understanding - not for broad literature search.

How to install alphaXiv

git clone https://github.com/wanshuiyin/Auto-claude-code-research-in-sleep
cd Auto-claude-code-research-in-sleep
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills
cp -r skills/alphaxiv ~/.claude/skills/alphaxiv

Skills live in ~/.claude/skills/ (global) or .claude/skills/ (per-project). Restart Claude Code after installing.

Commands — how to trigger alphaXiv

/alphaxiv Looks up a single arXiv paper and returns an LLM-optimized summary.

It also activates on plain-language prompts like these:

Explain this arXiv paper in plain terms
Summarize this AlphaXiv paper for me
What does this arXiv ID's paper actually claim

Frequently asked questions

Is the alphaXiv skill free?: Yes. The skill itself is free from wanshuiyin/Auto-claude-code-research-in-sleep. SkillProof publishes the install command and an independent test verdict at no cost.
Does alphaXiv work with Claude Code?: We tested it with Claude Code 2.x (agent harness) on Jul 12, 2026. Verdict: Works with setup. Verbatim single-skill install parses clean (strict-YAML frontmatter, no API key); the skill ran live against alphaxiv.org (curl overview/{id}.md, HTTP 200) and returned a genuine LLM-optimized summary. One harmless gap: SKILL.md links ../shared-references/integration-contract.md, not copied by the card's single-skill cp, but it is only referenced by the optional research-wiki ingest step, which self-guards on a missing research-wiki/ dir and exits silently. A/B on arXiv 1706.03762 was a wash: alphaxiv's endpoint supplied richer community-layer detail, but because the paper is canonical the base plain-arXiv arm produced an equally accurate, well-structured summary, so the skill's edge was masked on this well-known target.
What is the alphaXiv SkillProof Score?: 6.8/10 — installs cleanly 4/5, triggers reliably 4/5, output vs. baseline 5/10, docs & honesty 4/5.
How do I install alphaXiv?: Copy the install command from this page, run it in your terminal, and restart Claude Code. Skills live in ~/.claude/skills/ (global) or .claude/skills/ inside a project.
Can I use alphaXiv with Cursor, Copilot, Gemini CLI, Codex or other AI tools?: The SKILL.md format is native to Claude (Claude Code, Desktop, claude.ai). The instructions inside adapt to other assistants: Cursor rules, GitHub Copilot instructions, Windsurf rules, Custom GPTs, AGENTS.md for OpenAI Codex, and GEMINI.md for Google Gemini CLI — our conversion guides cover each, and the free converter on the tools page does the wrapping for you.