| name | method-discovery |
| description | Identify all relevant methods via literature, leaderboards, citation chains |
| execution | subagent |
| prompt | ./prompt.md |
| input | task_name, domain, known_methods |
Method Discovery
Purpose
Discover the complete set of methods that have been proposed and evaluated for a given task. Uses a multi-pronged search strategy combining leaderboard scraping, academic search, citation chain traversal, and survey paper mining.
Input Schema
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|
| task_name | string | The target task (e.g., "text summarization", "node classification") |
| domain | string | Research domain (e.g., "NLP", "graph learning", "computer vision") |
| known_methods | string[] | Already-known methods to seed citation chain traversal |
Output Schema
{
"methods": [
{
"name": "string",
"aliases": ["string"],
"year": 2024,
"authors": "string",
"venue": "string",
"family": "string",
"key_innovation": "string",
"paper_id": "string",
"source": "leaderboard|paper|citation_chain|preprint|survey"
}
],
"search_log": {
"leaderboards_checked": ["string"],
"queries_issued": ["string"],
"citation_chains_from": ["string"],
"surveys_consulted": ["string"]
}
}