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paper_claw

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Reduces time spent on manual paper screening and keeps engineering teams current with relevant ML/AI research without context-switching to multiple sources.

Paper Claw sends personalized daily research digests from arXiv and beyond straight to your inbox, featuring customizable categories, intelligent classification, and agent-based multilingual summaries powered by your preferred AI via private API. Designed for researchers and AI agents, it makes paper discovery easier, smarter, and more specialized.

33 starsMIT (commercial OK)FreeQuick setup
Usable rating — This tool is functional but has notable gaps. Review the evaluation notes below before deploying.

Reduces time spent on manual paper screening and keeps engineering teams current with relevant ML/AI research without context-switching to multiple sources. Cuts noise through intelligent filtering and summarization.

Research-focused engineering teams and ML practitioners needing structured, automated literature monitoring aligned to specific technical domains.

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https://github.com/PigeonDan1/paper_claw

By PigeonDan1

How to Get It

Option 1: Claude Desktop App (Code Mode)Click the + button next to the prompt box → PluginsAdd plugin. Search and click Install. Skills work in Claude Code only.
Option 2: Paste into Claude CodeCopy the command below and paste it into your conversation. Claude will install it.
Command
git clone https://github.com/PigeonDan1/paper_claw.git && cd paper_claw && pip install -r requirements.txt  # then cp .env.example .env, configure config/recipients.json and config/default.json, and run: python scripts/main.py

Tip: Paste this into a Claude Code conversation. Verify command matches your Claude Code version.

First thing to try

After installing, paste this into Claude:

Summarize today's arXiv papers in my specific research domains automatically
PrerequisitesPython 3.11; an LLM provider API key (DeepSeek, Kimi, or OpenAI); email delivery configuration (recipients config + .env). Can run locally or on a schedule via GitHub Actions.CostFree

Trust Signals Auto-scanned

Stars33Contributors4Last updated2026-08-11LicenseMIT (OK for commercial use)Known CVEsNone foundSources: GitHub Advisory Database + OSV.dev · Scanned 2026-08-11 · scanner vattempted-no-data

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Discussed on Hacker News, Reddit

3 mentions across 2 sources

Reviewer notes

Auto-scanned review. These are observations, not a security certification.

Scored from trust signals (evidence-eval-v1): 31 GitHub stars; contributors unknown; last commit 4d ago; license MIT.

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Evaluation

Ease of Use
3/5
Versatility
2/5
Reliability
3/5
Security
3/5
Overall score2.75 / 5.00 UsableEvaluatedMay 2026
Scored from trust signals (evidence-eval-v1): 31 GitHub stars; contributors unknown; last commit 4d ago; license MIT.

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