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Papi by majiayu000 — Agent Skill

Name: Papi
Rating: 4.5 (4 reviews)
Author: majiayu000

Papi

Help with paper references using paperpipe (papi). Use when user asks about papers, wants to verify code against a paper, needs paper context for implementation, or asks about equations/methods from literature.

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Paper Reference Assistant

Use this skill when the user:

Asks "does this match the paper?" or similar verification questions
Mentions a paper name, arXiv ID, or method from literature
Wants to implement or verify an algorithm from a paper
Asks about equations, formulas, or methods from scientific papers
Needs paper context loaded into the conversation

Workflow

1. Find the paper database location

papi path

2. List available papers

papi list

Or search for specific topics:

papi search "surface reconstruction"

2b. Audit generated content (optional)

If summaries/equations/tags look suspicious, run an audit to flag obvious issues:

papi audit
papi audit --limit 10 --seed 0

2c. LLM configuration (optional)

export PAPERPIPE_LLM_MODEL="gemini/gemini-3-flash-preview"
export PAPERPIPE_LLM_TEMPERATURE=0.3

3. For code verification

Identify which paper(s) the code references (check comments, function names, README)
Read {db}/papers/{name}/equations.md — compare symbol-by-symbol with implementation
If ambiguous, check {db}/papers/{name}/source.tex for exact definitions
Check {db}/papers/{name}/notes.md for local implementation gotchas (or run papi notes {name})

4. For implementation guidance

Read {db}/papers/{name}/summary.md for high-level approach
Read {db}/papers/{name}/equations.md for formulas to implement
Cross-reference with source.tex if equation details are unclear

5. For cross-paper questions

papi search "query"      # fast text search
papi ask "question"      # PaperQA2 RAG (if installed)

Adding New Papers

papi add 2303.13476                           # name auto-generated
papi add https://arxiv.org/abs/2303.13476     # URLs work too
papi add 2303.13476 --name my-custom-name     # override auto-name
papi add 2303.13476 --update                  # refresh existing paper in-place
papi add 2303.13476 --duplicate               # add a second copy (-2/-3 suffix)
papi add --pdf /path/to/paper.pdf --title "Some Paper" --tags my-project  # local PDF ingest

---name: papi-2description: Help with paper references using paperpipe (papi). Use when user asks about papers, wants to verify code against a paper, needs paper context for implementation, or asks about equations/methods from literature.--- # Paper Reference Assistant Use this skill when the user: - Asks "does this match the paper?" or similar verification questions - Mentions a paper name, arXiv ID, or method from literature - Wants to implement or verify an algorithm from a paper - Asks about equations, formulas, or methods from scientific papers - Needs paper context loaded into the conversation ## Workflow ### 1. Find the paper database location ```bash papi path ``` ### 2. List available papers ```bash papi list ``` Or search for specific topics: ```bash papi search "surface reconstruction" ``` ### 2b. Audit generated content (optional) If summaries/equations/tags look suspicious, run an audit to flag obvious issues: ```bash papi audit papi audit --limit 10 --seed 0 ``` ### 2c. LLM configuration (optional) ```bash export PAPERPIPE_LLM_MODEL="gemini/gemini-3-flash-preview" export PAPERPIPE_LLM_TEMPERATURE=0.3 ``` ### 3. For code verification 1. Identify which paper(s) the code references (check comments, function names, README) 2. Read `{db}/papers/{name}/equations.md` — compare symbol-by-symbol with implementation 3. If ambiguous, check `{db}/papers/{name}/source.tex` for exact definitions 4. Check `{db}/papers/{name}/notes.md` for local implementation gotchas (or run `papi notes {name}`) ### 4. For implementation guidance 1. Read `{db}/papers/{name}/summary.md` for high-level approach 2. Read `{db}/papers/{name}/equations.md` for formulas to implement 3. Cross-reference with `source.tex` if equation details are unclear ### 5. For cross-paper questions ```bash papi search "query" # fast text search papi ask "question" # PaperQA2 RAG (if installed) ``` ## Adding New Papers ```bash papi add 2303.13476 # name auto-generated papi add https://arxiv.org/abs/2303.13476 # URLs work too papi add 2303.13476 --name my-custom-name # override auto-name papi add 2303.13476 --update # refresh existing paper in-place papi add 2303.13476 --duplicate # add a second copy (-2/-3 suffix) papi add --pdf /path/to/paper.pdf --title "Some Paper" --tags my-project # local PDF ingest ``` ## See Also Read `commands.md` in this skill directory for the full command reference.

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