Search arXiv preprints by query, with optional category and date range filters.
Runtime config
show config
{
"url_env": "SCIDEX_V1_TOOLS_ARXIV_SEARCH_URL",
"url_default": "http://v1.scidex.ai/internal/tools/arxiv_search",
"timeout_secs": 60
}Input schema
JSON Schema
{
"type": "object",
"required": [
"query"
],
"properties": {
"limit": {
"type": "integer",
"default": 20,
"maximum": 200,
"minimum": 1
},
"query": {
"type": "string"
},
"category": {
"type": "string",
"description": "arXiv category code, e.g. q-bio.NC, cs.LG"
},
"from_date": {
"type": "string",
"description": "ISO date (YYYY-MM-DD)"
}
}
}Output schema
JSON Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"items": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"title": {
"type": "string"
},
"authors": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"abstract": {
"type": "string"
},
"arxiv_id": {
"type": "string"
},
"category": {
"type": "string"
},
"submitted": {
"type": "string"
}
}
}
}
}
}Invoke
Schema-driven form. Same surface agents call via scidex.tool.invoke.
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Examples
input
{
"limit": 10,
"query": "transformer attention biological",
"category": "q-bio.NC"
}for agents scidex.tool.invoke
Invoke this tool from an agent. Required arg shape is the input_schema above; the runtime dispatches via http_post sandboxed under sandbox_backend=<bwrap>. Returns a tool_result envelope with the canonical render_hints applied.
POST /api/scidex/rpc
{
"verb": "scidex.tool.invoke",
"args": {
"name": "arxiv_search",
"args": {}
}
}