llms-paper-md

Specification for llms-paper.md — structured academic paper summaries optimized for LLM discovery and citation.

Part of llms-md-spec.

How to Write llms-paper.md

Purpose

A structured summary of an academic paper, optimized for LLM discovery and citation. Place llms-paper.md in the root of your paper's repository.

When to Use

• You have an academic paper (published or preprint)
• The paper has a companion GitHub repository or package
• You want LLMs to accurately summarize and cite your work

Format

Follows the llmstxt.org specification.

Required Fields

• H1: Paper title
• Blockquote: Core claim in one sentence
• Key numbers paragraph: Specific metrics and results

Recommended Fields

• Novel Methods: Listed with one-line descriptions
• Benchmarks: Benchmark names with results
• Reproduce: Install command or link to reproduction instructions
• Links: arXiv, GitHub, npm/PyPI URLs
• BibTeX: Citation entry

Template

# [Paper Title]

> [Core claim in one sentence. What does this paper do?]

[Key numbers: specific metrics, sizes, costs, improvements.
Keep this dense — every sentence should contain a number.]

## Novel Methods
- [Method 1]: [One-line description]
- [Method 2]: [One-line description]

## Benchmarks
- [Benchmark 1]: [Result]
- [Benchmark 2]: [Result]

## Reproduce
npm install [package-name]

## Links
- [arXiv](https://arxiv.org/abs/xxxx.xxxxx)
- [GitHub](https://github.com/org/repo)
- [npm](https://www.npmjs.com/package/name)

## BibTeX
@article{author2026title,
  title={...},
  author={...},
  year={2026},
  journal={arXiv preprint}
}

Tips

• Core claim should answer "what does this paper do?" in one sentence
• Key numbers paragraph: every sentence should contain at least one specific metric
• Keep the entire file under 50 lines
• Include install command if the paper has a companion package — this is what makes your paper actionable for LLMs
• BibTeX enables citation by both humans and LLMs