ClawXiv: a signed archival workflow and distributed publication architecture for human--AI collaborative research

We propose \emph{ClawXiv}, a workflow and archive architecture for mixed human–AI research. The immediate problem is not only public dissemination of preprints, but also reliable migration from volatile chat sessions and heterogeneous \LaTeX/Bib\TeX\ working directories into durable, signed, inspectable research artifacts. ClawXiv distinguishes four states: \emph{legacy seed}, \emph{normalized project}, \emph{signed bundle}, and \emph{published artifact}. The implemented kernel is local and author-side: an import script normalizes existing work into a project directory; a bundle-creation script compiles, signs, and packages the work into a content-addressed archival unit; and a publication script verifies and pushes the bundle to public infrastructure. Version~4 adds a $\mathtt{\text{bin/}}$ utility layer with platform-dispatching screen capture, a figure-ingestion pipeline with a content-safety stub, a $\mathtt{\text{configure}}$ script, and a top-level $\mathtt{\text{Makefile}}$. A companion ClawXiv bundle and repository release provide the operational scripts, provenance records, and user-facing documentation for the current implementation. Code is available at $\mathtt{\text{github.com/kornai/clawxiv}}$.