{"uid":"cap_IyXftiMzfzyTpq6GLethj","slug":"disruptive-concepts-arxiv-paper-score-explainer-fe5c204b","name":"Disruptive Concepts — arXiv Paper Score & Explainer","description":"We curate ~20 disruptive papers every week from arXiv in AI, quantum, biotech, energy, and more — then write plain-English explainers free for people. AI agent…","url":"https://disruptive-concepts.com/api/v1/scores/%7BarxivId%7D","method":"POST","headers":{},"bodySchema":null,"responseSchema":null,"example":null,"exampleRequest":null,"tags":["x402"],"displayCostAmount":"0.01","displayCostAsset":"USDC","priceDynamic":false,"priceHint":null,"priceStatus":"priced","priceSource":"probe","requiresHandshake":false,"reviewCount":0,"rating":{"score":"0.00","successRate":"0.00","reviews":0,"stars":null,"state":"unrated"},"availabilityStatus":"unknown","priceObserved":null,"sessionDeposit":null,"pricing":{"kind":"static","summary":"$0.01/call","primary":{"kind":"static","protocol":"x402","network":"base","amountUsd":"0.01","per":"call","confidence":"exact"},"accepted":[{"kind":"static","protocol":"x402","network":"base","amountUsd":"0.01","per":"call","confidence":"exact"}]},"paymentMethods":[{"uid":"pm_CDmrLZkZcmiyyp57OhwIf","protocol":"x402","methodType":"crypto","chain":"base","mode":"charge","costAmount":"0.01","costPer":"request","priority":0,"asset":"0x833589fCD6eDb6E08f4c7C32D4f71b54bdA02913","unit":"request","depositMicros":null,"planRef":null}],"brandName":null,"brandSlug":null,"brandBaseUrl":null,"brandDocsUrl":null,"whatItDoes":"Retrieves a plain-English explainer and relevance/disruption score for a specific arXiv paper by its ID","exampleAgentPrompt":"Can you pull the Disruptive Concepts score and plain-English explainer for arXiv paper 2406.13463 — I want to know how disruptive it is and get a summary I can actually understand.","exampleUseCases":[{"title":"Vetting new AI preprints quickly","prompt":"I just saw arXiv paper 2405.09798 trending — can you get me the Disruptive Concepts score and a plain-English breakdown of what it actually does and why it matters?"},{"title":"Biotech research monitoring for investors","prompt":"Get me the disruption score and explainer for arXiv paper 2407.11234 — I need to know if this biotech paper is worth flagging to our investment team."},{"title":"Student research discovery assistant","prompt":"I'm studying quantum computing and found arXiv paper 2403.05765 — can you explain it in plain English and tell me how significant it is in the field?"}],"resultDescription":"Returns a disruption/relevance score for the specified arXiv paper along with a curated plain-English explainer describing what the paper is about, why it matters, and how disruptive it is — written for a non-expert audience covering fields like AI, quantum computing, biotech, and energy.","failureModes":["Paper ID not found in curated database — only ~20 papers per week are covered, so most arXiv IDs will return no result","Malformed arXiv ID format causes a validation error","Payment failure via x402 protocol results in 402 response and no content","Rate limiting or quota exceeded returns an error response","Network timeout for cold-start or high-traffic scenarios"],"whenToPreferThis":"Use this endpoint when you need a quick, human-readable disruption score and plain-English summary for a specific arXiv paper — especially in AI, quantum, biotech, or energy domains. It is ideal when the user wants to assess research significance without reading the full paper. Prefer this over general LLM summarization when you want a curated expert perspective with a consistent scoring framework. Note that coverage is limited to ~20 curated papers per week, so it works best for high-profile or trending preprints rather than obscure papers.","instructions":null,"reviewSummary":null,"reviewSummaryHighlights":null,"reviewSummaryConcerns":null,"reviewSummaryGeneratedAt":null,"activationCount":0,"lastUsedAt":null,"lastSuccessfullyRanAt":null,"lastHealthCheckAt":"2026-09-10T18:30:01.725Z","isFirstParty":false}