Skills biorxiv

Access bioRxiv preprint repository for biology preprints. Use for: (1) Fetching recent preprints from specific categories like bioinformatics, genomics, molecular-biology, etc., (2) Getting papers by date range, (3) Listing available subject collections, (4) Retrieving paper metadata including titles, authors, DOIs, dates, and categories. No authentication required.

install

source · Clone the upstream repo

git clone https://github.com/openclaw/skills

Claude Code · Install into ~/.claude/skills/

T=$(mktemp -d) && git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/openclaw/skills "$T" && mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && cp -r "$T/skills/aquaskyline/biorxiv-openclaw-skill" ~/.claude/skills/clawdbot-skills-biorxiv && rm -rf "$T"

OpenClaw · Install into ~/.openclaw/skills/

T=$(mktemp -d) && git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/openclaw/skills "$T" && mkdir -p ~/.openclaw/skills && cp -r "$T/skills/aquaskyline/biorxiv-openclaw-skill" ~/.openclaw/skills/clawdbot-skills-biorxiv && rm -rf "$T"

manifest: skills/aquaskyline/biorxiv-openclaw-skill/SKILL.md

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bioRxiv Skill

This skill provides access to the bioRxiv preprint repository using the official bioRxiv API.

When to Use

User asks for recent biology preprints
User wants papers from specific bioRxiv categories (bioinformatics, genomics, etc.)
User needs paper metadata (title, authors, DOI, date, category)
User asks for preprints from a specific date range

Quick Start

List Available Collections

python scripts/biorxiv.py --list

Fetch Recent Papers

# Default: bioinformatics papers
python scripts/biorxiv.py --collection bioinformatics

# Other collections
python scripts/biorxiv.py --collection genomics
python scripts/biorxiv.py --collection neuroscience
python scripts/biorxiv.py --collection microbiology

# Specific date range
python scripts/biorxiv.py --collection bioinformatics --start 2026-03-01 --end 2026-03-09

# Limit results
python scripts/biorxiv.py --collection bioinformatics --limit 10

Output as JSON

python scripts/biorxiv.py --collection bioinformatics --json

Available Collections

bioinformatics
genomics
molecular-biology
cell-biology
genetics
evolutionary-biology
ecology
neuroscience
plant-biology
microbiology
immunology
cancer-biology
biochemistry
biophysics
structural-biology
systems-biology
synthetic-biology
developmental-biology
computational-biology

API Notes

Official bioRxiv API

Base URL:

https://api.biorxiv.org/details/biorxiv/{start_date}/{end_date}/{cursor}

No authentication required
Returns up to 100 papers per call
Supports category filtering via query parameter

API Endpoints

```
/details/biorxiv/[start]/[end]/[cursor]
```
— Paper metadata
```
/pub/[start]/[end]/[cursor]
```
— Published articles only

Usage Patterns

Summarize Recent Papers

Fetch papers from desired collection
Parse titles and abstracts
Group by theme if multiple
Provide concise summary

Find Papers by Topic

Search across multiple relevant collections
Filter by keywords in titles
Return most relevant results