start-my-day

Search arXiv and Semantic Scholar, score papers, and generate an Obsidian note.

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One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/juliye2025/evil-read-arxiv --skill start-my-day-juliye2025
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Skill: start-my-day
Source: https://github.com/juliye2025/evil-read-arxiv/tree/main/start-my-day
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/juliye2025/evil-read-arxiv --skill start-my-day-juliye2025

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

💡 This Skill requires requests, pyyaml, and includes scripts (resource) components.

What problem does it solve?

The Start-My-Day skill automates the discovery, scoring, and note generation of daily research papers, turning manual search into a reproducible, hands-free workflow.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Daily arXiv search for latest month papers and Semantic Scholar hot papers from the past year
  • Multi-criteria scoring (relevance, recency, popularity, quality) to rank candidates
  • Automatic generation of a daily note with a prioritized list of papers and an overview
  • For the top 3 papers, automatic detailed notes, integrated images, and wikilinks to existing or generated reports
  • Automatic keyword linking to existing notes to weave new papers into your knowledge graph
  • Configurable language output and multi-language reports (zh/en)

Quick Start

Trigger the start-my-day skill to generate today's paper recommendations and notes in Obsidian.

Frequently Asked Questions about start-my-day

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

FAQPage Schema
How do I automate daily arXiv and Semantic Scholar paper recommendations?

Automating daily paper recommendations involves searching arXiv and Semantic Scholar, applying multi-criteria scoring to rank candidates, and generating a structured dataset of papers with metadata for downstream note generation.

Can I automatically generate Obsidian notes from research papers?

Generating Obsidian notes from research papers entails creating a daily file containing a prioritized list, an overview, detailed notes for the top 3 papers, integrated images, and wikilinks to existing reports.

How does multi-criteria scoring work for ranking academic papers?

Multi-criteria scoring for academic papers evaluates candidates based on relevance, recency, popularity, and quality metrics to produce a ranked set of research papers matching your specified interests.

Can I get multi-language research reports for my daily paper picks?

Configurable language output supports multi-language research reports in both zh and en, allowing you to generate daily paper recommendations and structured notes in your preferred language.

How do I link new research papers to my existing Obsidian knowledge graph?

Linking new research papers to an Obsidian knowledge graph uses automatic keyword linking to connect new papers with existing notes, weaving them into your current knowledge structure via wikilinks.

What's the best way to search Semantic Scholar hot papers and arXiv latest papers together?

Searching Semantic Scholar hot papers and arXiv latest papers together requires a two-source search workflow that queries arXiv for the latest month and Semantic Scholar for the past year, then ranks the combined results.