SrcFetch – Inspiring Abstract Library

Helps writers find memorable abstract structures and hooks from top papers

Problem

A user asked where to find memorable abstracts because they didn't want to write a cookie-cutter intro for their paper. Researchers and writers lack a tool to search paper abstracts by narrative technique, hook type, or structural template.

Solution

Scrape abstracts and metadata from arXiv/PubMed/ACL; use NLP to tag hook types, problem statements, method highlights, and result framing; build a filterable inspiration library. Search by field, hook type, or sentence structure, save favorites, and generate draft abstracts from templates.

Users

Graduate students, postdocs, researchers writing papers and grant proposals, and product/marketing writers crafting technical abstracts.

MVP

Ingest open abstracts from arXiv and similar sources; rule+NLP tagging of hooks and structure; filter and browse by field and hook type; favorites and personal notes; export citations and abstract snippets.

Revenue

Free browsing; Pro subscription at $5/month for advanced filters, rewriting suggestions, and export; affiliate deals with academic writing courses.

Why now

LLMs make abstract tagging and rewriting cheap to build solo; academic writing tools remain a high-priced, low-innovation niche.