| name | forage |
| description | Forage for ingredients — discover trending papers and reading suggestions |
Forage
The apothecary ventures out to gather fresh ingredients. Find new papers based on research interests, trending topics, and experiment needs.
Arguments
Optional: a topic or research question to focus the search.
Steps
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Trending papers: Call mcp__distillate__get_trending_papers to see what's hot on HuggingFace Daily Papers
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Personalized suggestions: Call mcp__distillate__suggest_next_reads for recommendations based on reading history and interests
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Targeted search (if topic provided): Use WebSearch to find recent arXiv papers on the topic, then mcp__distillate__add_paper_to_zotero for the best finds
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Experiment connections: If experiments are active, call mcp__distillate__list_projects and check if any trending papers are relevant to ongoing work. Flag connections.
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Curate: Present findings grouped by relevance:
- Directly relevant to active experiments
- Matches research interests
- Generally interesting / trending
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Add: For papers the user wants, call mcp__distillate__add_paper_to_zotero with the arXiv ID or URL