Ideation Skill

Purpose

Search arXiv and Semantic Scholar for papers related to a research topic, perform gap analysis, and generate novel hypotheses.

Tools Required

• search_arxiv: Search arXiv for papers
• search_semantic_scholar: Search Semantic Scholar for papers and citations

Input

• topic: The research topic or question to investigate

Process

1. Generate 5-8 diverse search queries from the topic
2. Search arXiv and Semantic Scholar using each query
3. Deduplicate and rank papers by relevance
4. Analyze the collected papers to identify research gaps
5. Generate 2-4 novel hypotheses that address the identified gaps
6. Select the most promising hypothesis with justification

Output

Produces papers/ideation_output.json containing:

• Retrieved papers with metadata
• Survey summary
• Gap analysis
• Generated hypotheses
• Selected hypothesis with rationale