---
name: research-tools
description: "Research and content discovery: arXiv papers, blog/RSS monitoring, LLM Wiki, Polymarket prediction markets, and YouTube content extraction."
version: 2.0.0
author: Hermes Agent
license: MIT
platforms: [linux, macos, windows]
metadata:
  hermes:
    tags: [research, arxiv, blog, rss, wiki, polymarket, youtube, content-discovery]
---

# Research & Content Discovery Tools

Five tools for discovering, monitoring, and extracting research and content.

## Section 1: arXiv Paper Search

Search arXiv papers by keyword, author, category, or ID. Retrieve metadata, abstracts, and paper links.

**When to use:** Academic research, finding papers on specific topics, tracking author publications.
**See:** `references/arxiv.md`.

## Section 2: BlogWatcher — Blog & RSS Monitoring

Monitor blogs and RSS/Atom feeds via the `blogwatcher-cli` tool. Subscribe, check for new posts, and extract content.

**When to use:** Ongoing monitoring of blogs, staying updated on specific RSS feeds.
**See:** `references/blogwatcher.md`.

## Section 3: LLM Wiki — Karpathy's LLM Knowledge Base

Build and query an interlinked markdown knowledge base following Karpathy's LLM Wiki structure.

**When to use:** Building a structured knowledge base about LLM concepts, querying existing LLM Wiki content.
**See:** `references/llm-wiki.md`.

## Section 4: Polymarket — Prediction Markets

Query Polymarket prediction markets: prices, orderbooks, history, and market details.

**When to use:** Checking prediction market odds, analyzing market sentiment, researching specific markets.
**See:** `references/polymarket.md`.

## Section 5: YouTube Content Extraction

Extract YouTube transcripts and convert to summaries, threads, or blog posts.

**When to use:** Summarizing YouTube videos, extracting video transcripts, converting video content to text formats.
**See:** `references/youtube-content.md`.