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Search for research papers across academic databases

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Research Discover Command

Search for relevant research papers across academic databases (arXiv, ACM, IEEE, Semantic Scholar, CrossRef).

Instructions

When invoked, perform systematic literature search:

  1. Parse Query

    • Accept natural language search query
    • Extract key terms and constraints
    • Identify domain context (ML, software engineering, HCI, etc.)

  2. Select Databases

    • Default: Search all available databases
    • If --source specified, use only that database
    • Prioritize databases by domain relevance

  3. Execute Search

    • Query each database API
    • Apply filters: publication year, source type, quality indicators
    • Collect results with metadata (title, authors, DOI, abstract)

  4. Rank Results

    • Score by relevance to query
    • Score by citation count
    • Score by source quality (journal tier, conference rank)
    • Score by recency
    • Calculate composite relevance score

  5. Present Results

    • Display top N results (default: 10)
    • Show title, authors, year, source, DOI
    • Show relevance score and brief abstract snippet
    • Provide acquisition options for high-value papers

Arguments

  • [query] - Search query (required)
  • --source [arxiv|acm|ieee|semantic-scholar|crossref|all] - Database to search (default: all)
  • --limit [n] - Maximum results to return (default: 10)
  • --year-from [yyyy] - Filter results from year onwards
  • --year-to [yyyy] - Filter results to year
  • --min-citations [n] - Minimum citation count threshold
  • --output [table|json|yaml] - Output format (default: table)

Examples

# Basic search across all databases
/research-discover "agentic workflows LLM"

# Search specific database with filters
/research-discover "test-driven development effectiveness" --source acm --year-from 2020 --min-citations 50

# Comprehensive search with high limit
/research-discover "cognitive load theory UI design" --limit 25 --output yaml

Expected Output

Search Results: "agentic workflows LLM" (10 results, sorted by relevance)

┌─────┬───────────────────────────────────────────┬──────────┬───────────┬──────────┐
│ #   │ Title                                     │ Authors  │ Year      │ Score    │
├─────┼───────────────────────────────────────────┼──────────┼───────────┼──────────┤
│ 1   │ AutoGen: Enabling Next-Gen LLM Apps...   │ Wu et al.│ 2023      │ 0.95     │
│     │ DOI: 10.48550/arXiv.2308.08155            │          │ arXiv     │ 234 cit. │
├─────┼───────────────────────────────────────────┼──────────┼───────────┼──────────┤
│ 2   │ The Landscape of Emerging AI Agent...    │ Wang et  │ 2024      │ 0.89     │
│     │ DOI: 10.48550/arXiv.2404.11584            │          │ arXiv     │ 89 cit.  │
├─────┼───────────────────────────────────────────┼──────────┼───────────┼──────────┤
...

Actions:
- Use /research-acquire [DOI] to download papers
- Use /research-quality [DOI] to assess source quality
- Results saved to .aiwg/research/search-cache/results-[timestamp].yaml

Workflow Integration

This command integrates with the research workflow:

  1. Discovery ← You are here
  2. Use /research-acquire to download selected papers
  3. Use /research-document to create summaries
  4. Use /research-quality to assess evidence quality
  5. Use /research-cite to generate citations

References

  • @$AIWG_ROOT/agentic/code/frameworks/research-complete/agents/discovery-agent.md - Discovery Agent
  • @$AIWG_ROOT/agentic/code/frameworks/research-complete/docs/database-apis.md - Supported databases
  • @$AIWG_ROOT/src/research/services/discovery-service.ts - Search implementation
  • @.aiwg/research/README.md - Research corpus structure