alphaxiv

To summarize an arXiv paper, provide its bare ID or URL to fetch an LLM-optimized explanation from AlphaXiv. The tool parses the input, retrieves the overview, and escalates to full markdown or LaTeX source only if the initial summary is insufficient.

Reading arXiv LaTeX source is handled by selectively inspecting source files to answer targeted questions without full-tree reads. This forced depth approach extracts specific technical details directly from the original LaTeX documents.

You can use an AlphaXiv URL to get a quick overview-first reading of a single paper. The system accepts common URL formats with version suffixes and defaults to fetching the fastest available explanation tier.

Single-paper summarization supports tiered fallback by starting with an AlphaXiv overview, escalating to full markdown, and finally falling back to arXiv LaTeX source. This ensures you get the necessary depth only when the initial explanation lacks required details.

To force an arXiv paper lookup to retrieve full markdown, use the optional depth directive when submitting your request. This bypasses the default overview-first reading and directly fetches the complete markdown content.

Incomplete summaries occur when the default overview tier lacks sufficient detail for complex arXiv papers. You can resolve this by forcing depth control to escalate retrieval to full markdown or arXiv LaTeX source inspection.