search

name	search
description	Search for papers, projects, ecosystem players, or solutions on a topic
user-invocable	true
argument-hint	<topic>

Search for Content

Search for papers, projects, ecosystem players, or solutions on a specific topic.

Usage

/search <topic>

Examples

/search JEPA
/search robot foundation models
/search digital twin open source
/search Isaac ROS competitors
/search Physical AI startups funding 2026

Instructions

When this command is invoked:

1. Parse the topic to understand what to search for
2. Determine search strategy:
   • For papers: Use WebSearch with arXiv and Google Scholar
   • For projects: Search GitHub via WebSearch
   • For ecosystem players/solutions: Search vendor blogs, TechCrunch, The Robot Report, Crunchbase
   • For general content: Multi-source search
3. Execute searches:
   • arXiv + TechRxiv: Search with topic keywords + filter last 3-6 months
   • Google Scholar: For applied/engineering papers
   • GitHub: Search repos matching topic with stars>10
   • Research blogs: Research lab blogs (Meta AI, Google DeepMind, etc.)
   • Industry sources: TechCrunch, The Robot Report, IEEE Spectrum for startups and industry news
   • Vendor pages: Product documentation and developer portals
   • Use search queries from research/tools/preferred-sources.md
4. Rank and filter results:
   • Relevance to Physical AI platform intelligence
   • Recency (prefer last 6 months for papers)
   • Quality indicators (citations, stars, author reputation, deployment evidence)
   • Avoid duplicates already in research documents
5. Present findings to user:
   • Show top 5-10 results
   • Include: title, source, date, 1-sentence description
   • Format as numbered list for easy selection
   • Group by category: Papers, Projects, Ecosystem Players, Solutions
6. Ask which to add: "Which of these would you like me to add? (e.g., '1, 3, 5')"
7. Add selected items using the /add workflow for each

Search Sources Priority

1. arXiv + TechRxiv - Research papers (foundational and applied)
2. Google Scholar - Applied/engineering papers, conference proceedings
3. GitHub - Open-source projects and implementations
4. Industry news - The Robot Report, TechCrunch, IEEE Spectrum for startups and product launches
5. Company blogs - Research labs and vendor product announcements
6. Crunchbase (via WebSearch) - Startup funding and company profiles
7. Researcher pages - Latest work from key people

Refer to research/tools/preferred-sources.md for specific search queries and sources.

Output Format

Found 10 results for "robot foundation models":

Papers:
1. [2026-05] "OpenPI: Open-Source Policy for Robot Manipulation" - Physical Intelligence
   arXiv:2605.xxxxx - Open VLA model achieving 85% success on 24 tasks

2. [2026-04] "GR00T N1.7: Generalist Robot Policy" - NVIDIA
   arXiv:2604.xxxxx - Multi-embodiment foundation model

Projects:
3. [Active] Physical-Intelligence/openpi - Official OpenPI implementation (2.1k stars)
   Python/JAX - Open-source VLA with gRPC serving

Ecosystem:
4. [Startup] Skild AI - $300M Series A, building general-purpose robot FM
   Founded 2023, CMU spinout, claims 4x data efficiency

Solutions:
5. [Product] NVIDIA Isaac Manipulator - Manipulation pipeline on Isaac ROS
   GPU-accelerated grasping, integrates with Omniverse

Which would you like me to add? (e.g., '1, 3, 5')

Error Handling

• If no results found, suggest related search terms
• If too many results (>20), ask user to narrow the search
• If search fails, try alternative search methods