Talk to Papers, Not Just Read Them

First Author-Level Intelligence for Every Research Paper

Ready to Talk to Papers?

Experience the future of research with first-author-level intelligence.

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The Core Idea

Instead of making your AI agent read entire papers, let it talk directly to Paper Agents — like having a conversation with the first author themselves. Each paper becomes an intelligent agent that understands its content deeply and can answer questions with author-level expertise.

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Quick Install

# Install from PyPI pip install py1stauthor[all] # Get your free API token (1000 requests/day) # Visit: https://data.rag.ac.cn/register
# Quickstart - 3 lines to talk to papers from py1stauthor import Reader, Agent agent = Agent(api_key=OPENAI_KEY, reader=Reader(token=ARXIV_TOKEN)) agent.query("What are the latest papers about LLM agents?")

> How It Works

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Paper Agents

Each paper is transformed into an intelligent agent that deeply understands its methodology, results, and implications.

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Agent Interaction

Your research agent queries paper agents directly, getting precise answers without reading full texts.

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Deep Insights

Get first-author-level understanding and contextual knowledge that goes beyond surface reading.

> Use Cases

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Literature Survey

Ask your agent to survey hundreds of papers by talking to them, saving days of reading time.

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AI Research Assistant

Build agents that consult paper experts for accurate, contextual information instead of hallucinating.

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Interactive Learning

Ask papers questions directly, get methodology details, and understand nuances like talking to authors.

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Multi-Paper Analysis

Compare methods, trace idea evolution, and synthesize knowledge across papers through agent collaboration.