research-add-items

To add research objects to a YAML outline without duplicates, the system automatically locates your outline.yaml file, merges your supplemental items alongside optional web-search discoveries, and deduplicates during the update process. It then writes the merged results back to the same file.

Yes, web search can be used to discover additional items when expanding a research plan. The system optionally runs a web-search agent in parallel with your manually specified supplements to find missing research objects, appending them to your outline.yaml file.

The best way to update an academic research outline with missing items is through a guided merge process that appends new research objects to your outline.yaml file. It collects your specified supplements and optional web-search results, deduplicates them, and saves the updated outline in place.

The outline merge process requires an existing outline.yaml file located within your current working directory. The system automatically finds and reads this file to append new research objects, so you must have this file structure established before adding items.

Research outline updates fail when the file is missing because the system relies on automatically locating and reading an existing outline.yaml file in the current working directory to append new items. Ensure the file exists in your active directory before starting the merge.