bioRxiv / medRxiv Search & Fetch

Trust Score 87/100

Search bioRxiv/medRxiv by keyword/date and fetch a preprint's full metadata (including version history and JATS XML) by DOI.

triggers:biorxivmedrxivpreprintdoidownload_biorxiv_by_doiquery_biorxivjatsxml

GitHub SKILL.md

What it does

Provides two tools for working with biology and medicine preprints: a keyword/category + date-window search (query_biorxiv) to browse recent preprints, and a DOI-based fetcher (download_biorxiv_by_doi) that returns full metadata, version history, and JATS XML links for a given preprint. Useful for finding cutting-edge preprints, retrieving original preprint versions, or obtaining machine-readable XML for downstream processing.

When to use it

Find recent preprints in a subject area (e.g., "bioinformatics" in the last 7 days).
Resolve a published paper back to its preprint by DOI.
Retrieve full metadata + JATS XML for training/analysis pipelines.
Gather version histories and licensing info for provenance checks.

What's included

Scripts: none bundled with the SKILL.md, but the skill documents two agent tools expected in the project (query_biorxiv and download_biorxiv_by_doi).
References: links to the bioRxiv API and homepages.
Instructions: clear usage patterns and common pitfalls (server choice, DOI normalization, handling withdrawn papers).

Compatible agents

This skill is a backend-oriented toolset suitable for agents with HTTP / tooling capabilities (Claude Code, Copilot-like agents, or custom agent runtimes that can call project tools).

Audit Summary

bioRxiv/medRxiv search and fetch skill from VenusFactory2. No bundled scripts — purely instructional SKILL.md describing two tools for querying and downloading preprint metadata by DOI. Well-organized with clear usage examples and common mistakes section. Niche but practical for biology/medicine research workflows.

Watch Out

Requires VenusFactory2 project tools (query_biorxiv, download_biorxiv_by_doi) — not standalone
No scripts to audit or run

Notes

Clean skill with no security concerns. Part of a larger project (VenusFactory2) so usefulness depends on being in that ecosystem. Good documentation quality for what it covers.

Information

Repository: venusfactory2
Stars: 233

Trust Score

Overall87

Security100

Code Quality72

Architecture78

Usefulness52

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