paper-analyze

To analyze an arXiv paper and generate Obsidian markdown notes, this Skill extracts metadata, PDFs, and figures to produce structured notes with image references and Obsidian-friendly frontmatter. It automatically identifies key concepts, methods, and conclusions for your knowledge base.

Yes, you can extract images and figures from a scholarly paper for your markdown notes. The Skill includes optional image extraction steps, indexing visual content and diagrams with image references specifically formatted for Obsidian integration.

To create a knowledge graph entry from a research paper, this Skill generates a knowledge-graph-friendly summary with linked references to related papers and notes. It structures the extracted concepts and evaluative content into a connected markdown format.

This paper analysis tool works with both arXiv papers and local notes. You can apply it to a specified scholarly paper or existing local markdown files to extract metadata and generate comprehensive, richly formatted notes.

The best way to structure research paper metadata for a knowledge base is to use Obsidian-friendly frontmatter and tags. This Skill automatically maps extracted metadata, figures, and key concepts into a comprehensive markdown note with structured tags.

When generating comprehensive notes from complex PDF diagrams, image extraction is handled as an optional wired step to ensure accurate indexing. The Skill focuses on extracting visual details and text, but highly complex layouts may require manual review within Obsidian.