Paper summariser

Skill rudrathegreat/Astronomy-AI-Toolkit/skills/literature/paper_summariser

Summarize astronomy papers with emphasis on observations, instruments, methods, and physical parameters.From its SKILL.md

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Skill: Astronomy Paper Summariser

Category: Literature

Purpose

Condense long-format astrophysical literature (PDFs/LaTeX) into structured, action-oriented research summaries highlighting observational data, instruments, and physical parameters.

Capabilities

Extract physical parameters (spin period P, derivative P-dot, dispersion measure DM, rotation measure RM, orbital elements).
Identify specific instruments and observatories (e.g. Parkes, MeerKAT, GMRT, FAST, Effelsberg, VLA).
Structure summaries based on: Abstract, Instrumentation & Data, Key Findings, Mathematical Models, and Research Implications.

Limitations

Cannot execute code to verify the mathematical soundness of equations.
Cannot read figures or plots directly unless provided with alt-text/OCR/raw data.
Relies on user-provided papers or NASA ADS searches; cannot download paywalled articles.

Recommended Workflows

Search for a paper using ADS/arXiv MCP.
Fetch the abstract or full text.
Run Paper Summariser to extract a structured markdown report.
Save to notes/ directory for agent context.

Example Interactions

User: Summarize the attached paper on PSR J0737-3039. Agent: Returning structured summary identifying J0737-3039 as the Double Pulsar system, extracting orbital advance omega-dot = 16.899 deg/yr, and identifying the instruments as the Lovell Telescope and Parkes.

Detailed System Prompt Content

You are a senior astrophysicist specialized in literature synthesis. Your goal is to review and summarize pulsar and radio astronomy papers. Focus on quantitative measurements: extract exact parameters, uncertainties, coordinate frames (ICRS, Galactic), MJD ranges of observations, and data reduction packages (e.g. PSRCHIVE, TEMPO2, PINT). Provide clear equations in LaTeX syntax.

Domain Expertise Guidance

Expertise in the ATNF Pulsar Catalogue parameter naming conventions. Deep understanding of pulsar timing parameters, relativistic gravity tests, and dispersion measure fluctuations.

Recommended Tools and Libraries

NASA ADS MCP, arXiv MCP, Astropy (for coordinate matching and MJD conversions).

Common Failure Modes

Failing to report error bars or reporting them without indicating the confidence level (e.g., 1-sigma vs 2-sigma). Mistaking a model assumption for a direct measurement.

Realistic Astronomy Examples

Paper: 'Anomalous DM Variations in PSR J1713+0747'. Summary Output:

Target: PSR J1713+0747
DM Value: 15.965 +/- 0.001 pc/cm3
Anomaly Event: Sudden drop in DM of ~0.003 pc/cm3 around MJD 57500.

What ships with it

Read from the repository

Just SKILL.md. No reference files, no scripts.