---
title: Research Paper Pitfall Checker
emoji: 🔍📄
colorFrom: blue
colorTo: purple
sdk: gradio
sdk_version: 4.44.0
app_file: app.py
pinned: false
license: agpl-3.0
---

# Research Paper Pitfall Checker

A Gradio application that analyzes research papers to identify potential evaluation pitfalls using AI-powered analysis.

## Features

- **PDF Text Extraction**: Extracts text content from uploaded research papers
- **AI-Powered Analysis**: Uses OpenRouter API with Qwen model for intelligent pitfall detection
- **Comprehensive Pitfall Detection**: Identifies common evaluation pitfalls including:
  - 🔒 The Lock-In Effect
  - 🍎🍊 Apples-to-Oranges Comparisons  
  - 💧 Contamination Leak
  - 🤖❓ Unvalidated Automation
  - 🧐 Vague Scales

## How to Use

1. **Get an API Key**: Sign up at [OpenRouter.ai](https://openrouter.ai) to get your API key
2. **Set Environment Variable**: Set your API key as an environment variable
3. **Upload a PDF**: Upload your research paper PDF file
4. **Analyze**: Click "Analyze Paper for Pitfalls" to get a detailed analysis
5. **Review Results**: Review the analysis report for potential issues and improvement suggestions

## Setup

1. Install dependencies:
   ```bash
   pip install -r requirements.in
   ```

2. Set your OpenRouter API key as an environment variable:
   ```bash
   export OPENROUTER_API_KEY="your-api-key-here"
   ```
   
   Or create a `.env` file (copy from `env.example`):
   ```
   OPENROUTER_API_KEY=your-api-key-here
   ```

3. Run the application:
   ```bash
   python app.py
   ```

## Configuration

The pitfalls are defined in `pitfalls.json`. You can modify this file to add or remove specific pitfalls to check for.

## API Requirements

- OpenRouter API key (get one from [OpenRouter.ai](https://openrouter.ai))
- Uses the `qwen/qwen2.5-next-80b-a3b-instruct` model via OpenRouter
- API key must be set as the `OPENROUTER_API_KEY` environment variable

## License

AGPL-3.0