Literature retrieval

Use this skill for scientific explanations and comparisons, even without a named paper. Never delegate retrieval to a sub-agent.

Use enabled literature connectors appropriate to the topic. General web search is a fallback only when relevant connectors provide no useful evidence. Do not supplement successful retrieval with a web search for a familiar or preferred paper; use a focused connector query or orx paper. Opening a selected original PDF to extract evidence is source access; opening its abstract first is unnecessary.

Explain with visual evidence

• Prefer explaining through original figures, tables, and diagrams. For comparisons, choose visuals that cover the relevant alternatives; let the reader see the architecture, relationship, or result being explained.
• Answer as a guided reading of those visuals, presenting them early. Keep prose brief: what to notice, why it matters, and the caveats, grounded in contextual author quotations.