Arxiv MCP Server
blazickjp/arxiv-mcp-server
A skill your agent uses when finding, comparing, reading, or monitoring arXiv papers, including requests for abstracts, citation graphs, original LaTeX, section-level technical details, or…
Step 1 of the PaperOrchestra pipeline (arXiv:2604.05018). An agent skill from Ar9av/PaperOrchestra.
Install Outline Agent
$ npx skills add Ar9av/PaperOrchestra --skill outline-agent -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install Ar9av/PaperOrchestra outline-agent --agent claude-codeProject scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Ar9av/PaperOrchestra.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/outline-agent .claude/skills/outline-agent && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.
Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/
Install the "outline-agent" agent skill from https://github.com/Ar9av/PaperOrchestra/tree/main/skills/outline-agent into .claude/skills/outline-agent/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "outline-agent", then confirm the skill loads.Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$skill-installer install https://github.com/Ar9av/PaperOrchestra/tree/main/skills/outline-agentType this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.
$ npx skills add Ar9av/PaperOrchestra --skill outline-agent -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install Ar9av/PaperOrchestra outline-agent --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Ar9av/PaperOrchestra.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/outline-agent .agents/skills/outline-agent && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "outline-agent" agent skill from https://github.com/Ar9av/PaperOrchestra/tree/main/skills/outline-agent into .agents/skills/outline-agent/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "outline-agent", then confirm the skill loads.Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add Ar9av/PaperOrchestra --skill outline-agent -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install Ar9av/PaperOrchestra outline-agent --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Ar9av/PaperOrchestra.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/outline-agent .cursor/skills/outline-agent && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.
Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/
Install the "outline-agent" agent skill from https://github.com/Ar9av/PaperOrchestra/tree/main/skills/outline-agent into .cursor/skills/outline-agent/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "outline-agent", then confirm the skill loads.Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gemini skills install https://github.com/Ar9av/PaperOrchestra.git --path skills/outline-agent--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.
$ npx skills add Ar9av/PaperOrchestra --skill outline-agent -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install Ar9av/PaperOrchestra outline-agent --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Ar9av/PaperOrchestra.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/outline-agent .gemini/skills/outline-agent && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.
Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "outline-agent" agent skill from https://github.com/Ar9av/PaperOrchestra/tree/main/skills/outline-agent into .gemini/skills/outline-agent/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "outline-agent", then confirm the skill loads.Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gh skill install Ar9av/PaperOrchestra outline-agentInstalls for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ npx skills add Ar9av/PaperOrchestra --skill outline-agent -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Ar9av/PaperOrchestra.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/outline-agent .github/skills/outline-agent && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.
GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "outline-agent" agent skill from https://github.com/Ar9av/PaperOrchestra/tree/main/skills/outline-agent into .github/skills/outline-agent/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "outline-agent", then confirm the skill loads.GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add Ar9av/PaperOrchestra --skill outline-agent -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install Ar9av/PaperOrchestra outline-agent --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Ar9av/PaperOrchestra.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/outline-agent .opencode/skills/outline-agent && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.
OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "outline-agent" agent skill from https://github.com/Ar9av/PaperOrchestra/tree/main/skills/outline-agent into .opencode/skills/outline-agent/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "outline-agent", then confirm the skill loads.OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
Facts
- Skill name
outline-agent- GitHub stars
- 677
- Used in
- 1 other repo
- Token cost
- ~1.6k tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 585 words
- Files
- 7 (incl. scripts, references)
- Skills in repo
- 9
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- Custom licence
At a glance
Step 1 of the PaperOrchestra pipeline (arXiv:2604.05018). An agent skill from Ar9av/PaperOrchestra.
- Works in 8 steps: Read the verbatim prompt at… → Prepend the Anti-Leakage Prompt from → Read the four input files → …
- The orchestrator delegates Step 1
- SKILL.md covers Your task, How to do it, Hard rules from the prompt (do… and Output, plus 1 more section
- Runs Python scripts from its folder; calls python
What it does
Outline Agent is an agent skill from Ar9av/PaperOrchestra. Step 1 of the PaperOrchestra pipeline (arXiv:2604.05018). Convert (idea.md, experimentallog.md, template.tex, conferenceguidelines.md) into a strict JSON outline containing a plotting plan, literature search plan (Intro + Related Work), and section-level writing plan with citation hints. TRIGGER when the orchestrator delegates Step 1 or when the user asks to "outline a paper from raw materials" or "generate the paper structure".
Its SKILL.md is about 1.6k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 8 other files, including scripts and reference files (for example `references/allowed-values.md`, `references/example-output.json` and `references/outline-schema.md`).
It sits in Research & Science, covering Literature review, Academic paper search and Data visualization. It works with arXiv. The repository describes itself as: An automated AI research-paper writer based off Google's PaperOrchestra paper's implementation through a skills - benchmark + autoraters using any coding agent (Claude Code…
When your agent uses it
- The orchestrator delegates Step 1
- The user asks to outline a paper from raw materials
- Generate the paper structure
Example prompts
- “outline a paper from raw materials”
- “generate the paper structure”
- “/outline-agent”
Requirements
- Python 3
Workflow steps
8 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.
- Read the verbatim prompt at references/prompt.md. This is the exact
- Prepend the Anti-Leakage Prompt from
- Read the four input files
- Synthesize across all four — the global instruction in the prompt is
- Emit a single JSON object following the schema in
- Save to workspace/outline.json.
- Validate
- Append §1 to research_brief.md (see skills/shared/research_brief_template.md)
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 36c3cc4. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.
Tool permissions
Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.
From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.
Runs code
Ships 1 file in scripts/ (Python), which the agent can run.
Shell commands in SKILL.md call:
python
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
No URLs in SKILL.md.
From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.
Credentials
Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.
From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.
Context cost
Outline Agent loads about 1.6k tokens when it runs, and up to ~7.2k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 112 tokens; SKILL.md has 585 words of instructions outside code blocks.
Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.
Safety
Auto-check passed
The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.
Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); the scripts in this folder are not scanned.
SKILL.md
Its licence (Custom licence) doesn't allow us to republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 585 words (~1,566 tokens).
“Faithful implementation of the Outline Agent from PaperOrchestra (Song et al., 2026, arXiv:2604.05018, App. F.1, pp. 40–44).”
- name
- outline-agent
Files
SKILL.md and 6 other files (scripts, references) in skills/outline-agent of Ar9av/PaperOrchestra.
- SKILL.md
- references/allowed-values.md
- references/example-output.json
- references/outline-schema.md
- references/outline_schema.json
- references/prompt.md
- scripts/validate_outline.py
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 36c3cc4
Used in 1 other repository
We found 2 copies of this SKILL.md (exact, near-identical or edited) in other folders, from 1 other GitHub owner. This page covers the copy in Ar9av/PaperOrchestra, which our catalogue first saw on October 7, 2026.
Compare with similar skills
Outline Agent next to the 5 skills that share the most tags, products or categories with it. Stars are the repository's; “used in” counts other GitHub owners with a copy.
| Skill | Stars | Used in | Tokens | Auto-check | Licence | Repo updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outline Agent this skillAr9av/PaperOrchestra | 677 | 1 repos | ~1.6k | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
| Arxiv MCP Serverblazickjp/arxiv-mcp-server | 3.2k | — | ~353 | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| Arxiv Paper Writerappautomaton/latex-arxiv-SKILL | 458 | — | ~2.3k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Arxiv Paper Writeryunshenwuchuxun/latex-paper-skills | 266 | — | ~3.2k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Literature Reviewneflibata-feng/MyArxiv-Agent | 126 | 20 repos | ~5.9k | Automated safety check: Notes | MIT | |
| Systematic Literature Review Builderbytedance/deer-flow | 84k | 2 repos | ~4.3k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT |
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Questions about Outline Agent
What does Outline Agent do?
Step 1 of the PaperOrchestra pipeline (arXiv:2604.05018). An agent skill from Ar9av/PaperOrchestra. Outline Agent is an agent skill from Ar9av/PaperOrchestra.05018).
When should I use Outline Agent?
Outline Agent fits situations like: the orchestrator delegates Step 1; the user asks to outline a paper from raw materials; generate the paper structure.
How do I install Outline Agent in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add Ar9av/PaperOrchestra --skill outline-agent -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/outline-agent in Ar9av/PaperOrchestra) into .claude/skills/outline-agent in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Outline Agent in Codex?
Run `npx skills add Ar9av/PaperOrchestra --skill outline-agent -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/outline-agent in Ar9av/PaperOrchestra) into .agents/skills/outline-agent in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Outline Agent in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?
Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add Ar9av/PaperOrchestra --skill outline-agent -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/outline-agent, .gemini/skills/outline-agent, .github/skills/outline-agent and .opencode/skills/outline-agent in your project.
What does Outline Agent need to run?
Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Outline Agent needs Python for the scripts in its folder and the command-line tools its instructions call (python). Our summary lists: Python 3.
Does Outline Agent access the network?
SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.
Is Outline Agent safe to install?
Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. The check reads SKILL.md only: the scripts in the folder are not scanned, so read them before running anything.
What licence does Outline Agent use?
Outline Agent has a licence file (the repository's licence) that doesn't match a standard licence. Read it on GitHub before reusing the skill.
How many tokens does Outline Agent use?
About 1.6k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 6.3k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full. Its references folder adds about 5.7k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.
What are the alternatives to Outline Agent?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Outline Agent: Arxiv MCP Server (blazickjp/arxiv-mcp-server, 3.2k stars), Arxiv Paper Writer (appautomaton/latex-arxiv-SKILL, 458 stars), Arxiv Paper Writer (yunshenwuchuxun/latex-paper-skills, 266 stars) and Literature Review (neflibata-feng/MyArxiv-Agent, 126 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Outline Agent?
Ar9av (a GitHub user) maintains it in Ar9av/PaperOrchestra, which has 677 GitHub stars. The repository holds 9 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 21, 2026.
Source: Ar9av/PaperOrchestra on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.