Knowledge Base Q&A

Answering research questions from your papers involves using the Knowledge Base Q&A skill to synthesize information across your collection. Invoke answer_research_question with your question and optional parameters like max_sources and include_citations to retrieve properly cited insights from relevant articles in your library.

Yes, the Knowledge Base Q&A skill supports unified search and Q&A across your entire paper collection. It locates relevant articles via smart search, retrieves full-text context when needed, and formats answers with proper citations suitable for reports and research documents.

Before using Knowledge Base Q&A, ensure you have article metadata and full texts accessible via provided tools. The skill requires this input data to search your collection, synthesize answers across papers, and generate citations.

Knowledge Base Q&A enforces proper citation formatting in all summaries and answers. When you set include_citations=true in your query parameters, the skill returns insights with formatted citations linking back to source papers and specific passages.

Yes, the skill supports in-depth context retrieval via read_full_article when you need to examine specific sources in detail. This lets you verify claims, access nuanced arguments, or extract granular information beyond the synthesized answer.

Knowledge Base Q&A lets you scope queries to individual articles or your entire library. Library-wide queries synthesize insights across multiple papers to answer broad research questions, while single-article queries retrieve focused information from one source.