Research Service

Academic papers, trending repositories, tech news, and event tracking

The ResearchService aggregates research publications, trending GitHub repositories, Hacker News discussions, and upcoming tech events for the Tech Monitor variant.

Base Path

/api/research/v1

Endpoints

ListArxivPapers

Retrieves recent research papers from arXiv with category filtering.

HTTP Method: GET

Path: /api/research/v1/list-arxiv-papers

Request Parameters

category · string · default: "cs.AI"

arXiv category: cs.AI, cs.LG, cs.CV, cs.CL, cs.CR, cs.NE, stat.ML

max_results · number · default: "50"

Maximum papers to return (1-100)

Response Fields

papers · array

Array of arXiv papers

Show paper object

id · string

arXiv ID (e.g., 2403.12345)

title · string

Paper title

authors · array

Author names

summary · string

Paper abstract

published · string

Publication date (ISO 8601)

updated · string

Last update date (ISO 8601)

categories · array

arXiv category tags

pdf_url · string

PDF download link

ListTrendingRepos

Retrieves trending GitHub repositories with language and timeframe filtering.

HTTP Method: GET

Path: /api/research/v1/list-trending-repos

Request Parameters

language · string · default: ""

Language filter: typescript, python, rust, go, javascript, etc.

since · string · default: "daily"

Timeframe: daily, weekly, monthly

Response Fields

repos · array

Array of trending repositories

Show repo object

author · string

Repository owner

name · string

Repository name

url · string

GitHub repository URL

description · string

Repository description

language · string

Primary programming language

stars · number

Total star count

forks · number

Total fork count

stars_today · number

Stars gained today

ListHackernewsItems

Retrieves top stories from Hacker News with score filtering.

HTTP Method: GET

Path: /api/research/v1/list-hackernews-items

Request Parameters

limit · number · default: "30"

Maximum items to return (1-100)

min_score · number · default: "50"

Minimum HN score threshold

Response Fields

items · array

Array of Hacker News items

Show item object

id · number

HN item ID

title · string

Story title

url · string

External URL (if link post)

score · number

HN score (upvotes - downvotes)

by · string

Author username

time · number

Unix timestamp

descendants · number

Comment count

ListTechEvents

Retrieves upcoming tech conferences and events from curated sources.

HTTP Method: GET

Path: /api/research/v1/list-tech-events

Request Parameters

days_ahead · number · default: "90"

Number of days to look ahead (1-365)

region · string

Geographic filter: americas, europe, asia, global

Response Fields

events · array

Array of tech events

Show event object

name · string

Event name

start_date · string

Start date (ISO 8601)

end_date · string

End date (ISO 8601)

location · string

City and country

url · string

Event website

category · string

Event type: conference, hackathon, meetup, workshop

topics · array

Topic tags (AI, blockchain, cloud, etc.)

Use Cases

AI research tracking

Monitor cutting-edge AI papers from arXiv to stay ahead of industry trends and breakthroughs.

Open source intelligence

Track trending GitHub repos to identify emerging technologies and developer sentiment.

Tech news aggregation

Aggregate Hacker News discussions with academic research for comprehensive tech intelligence.

Conference planning

Plan event attendance and track industry gatherings for networking and business development.

Data Sources

• arXiv: Cornell University preprint repository (RSS API)
• GitHub Trending: Scraped from trending page (updated hourly)
• Hacker News: Firebase API (real-time)
• dev.events: RSS feed of developer conferences
• Techmeme ICS: Tech conference calendar

ResearchService is primarily used by the Tech Monitor variant. Enable it via feature toggles in production.