mj-paper-river

What problem does it solve?

Reading a single academic paper in isolation makes it impossible to understand its true contribution, the context of the problem it solves, or how the research field evolved to reach that point, leaving readers with fragmented, surface-level knowledge of the topic.

Core Features & Use Cases

• Recursive Lineage Tracing: Automatically traces up to 5 layers of prior papers that the target paper critiques or improves, plus relevant follow-up work that builds on the target paper's contributions.
• Plain-Language Narrative: Explains the entire problem evolution history in Feynman-style simple language, making complex research accessible to non-experts in the field.
• Auto-Generated Visuals: Creates ASCII lineage maps and compressed overview diagrams to help users grasp the full research evolution at a glance.
• Direct Publishing: Outputs the final formatted report directly to a designated Lark Docs folder for easy sharing and archival.

Quick Start

Use the mj-paper-river skill to trace the intellectual lineage of the attached paper on diffusion models and explain how image generation research evolved across related work.