| name | story |
| description | Generate a plain-language, analogy-driven narrative summary of an arxiv paper. Use when the user wants a simple, jargon-free explanation of a paper. Usage: /skim:story <arxiv-id-or-url> |
Generate a plain-language story summary of the arxiv paper $ARGUMENTS.
Steps
- Download the paper PDF:
curl -L -o /tmp/skim_paper.pdf "https://arxiv.org/pdf/$ARGUMENTS"
If $ARGUMENTS is a full URL, extract the arxiv ID first (the DDDD.DDDDD part).
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Read the prompt instructions from ${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/../../src/skim/prompts/story.md
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Read the downloaded PDF using the Read tool at /tmp/skim_paper.pdf
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Follow the prompt instructions to generate the summary. Output ONLY the summary markdown.
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Clean up: rm /tmp/skim_paper.pdf