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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

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

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

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

Use Cases

Monitor cutting-edge AI papers from arXiv to stay ahead of industry trends and breakthroughs.
Track trending GitHub repos to identify emerging technologies and developer sentiment.
Aggregate Hacker News discussions with academic research for comprehensive tech intelligence.
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.

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