Access bioRxiv preprint repository for biology preprints. Use for: (1) Fetching recent preprints from specific categories like bioinformatics, genomics, molecular-biology, etc., (2) Getting papers by date range, (3) Listing available subject collections, (4) Retrieving paper metadata including titles, authors, DOIs, dates, and categories. No authentication required.
This skill provides access to the bioRxiv preprint repository using the official bioRxiv API.
python scripts/biorxiv.py --list
# Default: bioinformatics papers
python scripts/biorxiv.py --collection bioinformatics
# Other collections
python scripts/biorxiv.py --collection genomics
python scripts/biorxiv.py --collection neuroscience
python scripts/biorxiv.py --collection microbiology
# Specific date range
python scripts/biorxiv.py --collection bioinformatics --start 2026-03-01 --end 2026-03-09
# Limit results
python scripts/biorxiv.py --collection bioinformatics --limit 10
python scripts/biorxiv.py --collection bioinformatics --json
https://api.biorxiv.org/details/biorxiv/{start_date}/{end_date}/{cursor}/details/biorxiv/[start]/[end]/[cursor] — Paper metadata/pub/[start]/[end]/[cursor] — Published articles only