PaperPulse—Your daily heartbeat on the latest research

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This is a submission for the Runner H "AI Agent Prompting" Challenge

What I Built

As a researcher, I’ve often found myself drowning in endless alerts and overflowing inboxes just to stay abreast of the latest publications. Mornings would start with manual searches, copy-pasting titles into documents, and wrestling with inconsistent formats—time I could have spent on deeper analysis. That’s why I created PaperPulse: to transform my daily literature review from a chore into a single, seamless routine.

I crafted PaperPulse, an Autonomous Research Digest Bot powered by Runner H. A summary of how it works

Queries arXiv and PubMed for new papers published in the last 24 hours on keywords I provide
Extracts each paper’s title, authors, date, and abstract.
Summarizes abstracts into 3–5 bullet points covering the problem, methods, and findings.
Creates or updates a Google Doc named Daily Research Digest – YYYY-MM-DD in my “Research Digests” Drive folder, organizing content under “arXiv” and “PubMed” headings with timestamps.
Emails me a one-sentence highlight plus the Doc link (Subject: “Your Daily Research Digest – YYYY-MM-DD”).
Handles “no new papers” days gracefully by still generating a doc marked “No new papers found today,” and appends a “Digest generated by PaperPulse on YYYY-MM-DD at HH:MM” footer.

All steps run hands-free!

Demo

How I Used Runner H

I brought PaperPulse to life in three simple steps:

Crafted a Single Prompt

I wrote one comprehensive Runner H prompt that describes every step—from querying arXiv/PubMed to summarizing abstracts and creating the Google Doc.
Connected Google Docs

In Runner H’s integrations, I granted access to my Google Drive and pointed it at a Research Digests folder.
Watched It Run Live

Every morning I could see Runner H execute the prompt: it performed the search, generated a PDF-style summary in a new Google Doc, and emailed me the link.

That’s it—no code, no manual clicks. I simply built the prompt, hooked up my Docs, and let Runner H handle the rest.

Prompt Template

I need you to create my daily research digest. Here's what I want you to do:

**Step 1: Search for New Papers**
- Go to arXiv.org and search for papers published in the last 24 hours using these keywords: [INSERT YOUR KEYWORDS HERE, e.g., "machine learning", "neural networks", "artificial intelligence"]
- Also search PubMed for recent papers using the same keywords
- Focus on papers from the last 1-2 days to ensure freshness

**Step 2: Filter & Prioritize**
- Look for papers that match my research interests: [INSERT SPECIFIC RESEARCH AREAS]
- Prioritize papers with high citation potential (from reputable institutions/authors)
- Aim for 10-15 most relevant papers total

**Step 3: Summarize Each Paper**
For each selected paper, create a bullet-point summary including:
- Title and authors
- Main contribution/finding (1-2 sentences)
- Methodology used (brief)
- Key results or implications
- Relevance score (1-10) based on my interests

**Step 4: Create & Share Digest**
- Create a new Google Doc titled "Research Digest - [TODAY'S DATE]"
- Format it cleanly with headers, bullet points, and paper links
- Share the doc with my email: [YOUR EMAIL]

**Additional Instructions:**
- Skip papers that are clearly outside my field
- Flag any papers that seem particularly groundbreaking
- Include direct links to the papers for easy access
- Use clear, professional formatting

Use Case & Impact

Who benefits?

Researchers & Academics get a zero-effort snapshot of emerging work in their niche, ensuring they never miss a breakthrough.
Clinicians & Healthcare Teams stay current on medical AI and bio-computational methods without spending hours on searches.
Product Managers & Engineers track innovations in optimization and AI to inform roadmaps and R&D priorities.

How it improves workflows

By automating literature monitoring and standardizing summaries, PaperPulse replaces manual paper hunts with a single, shareable Google Doc each morning. Teams can collaborate in real time on insights, accelerate decision-making, and dedicate saved hours to deep analysis, experimentation, and writing—turning what was once a tedious chore into a seamless daily ritual.