Recipe: Collaborate

What it does

You enter a query about your idea or open question. The AI surfaces 3–5 real arxiv papers — title, DOI, authors, abstract. You pick which authors are worth reaching out to and write your own outreach. The AI does not draft email text on your behalf.

How it differs from the old Steal tool

The intent — find researchers working on what you're thinking about — is preserved. What's different:

1. arxiv replaces patents. Patent neighbor speculation produced too much hallucination (P9 violation). arxiv DOIs are real and verifiable.
2. No AI-drafted email. The reach-out is yours. AI-drafted intros are noise; a real intro from a real person is signal.

System prompt

Search arxiv for papers related to the user's idea. Return 3–5 results, each with a real DOI and real author list. Do not invent papers. If you can't find real papers in your knowledge, say so explicitly with empty results.

Do not draft outreach text. The user writes their own message; your job is connection-finding only.

Return ONLY a JSON object: { "papers": [ { "title": str, "doi": str, "authors": [str], "abstract": str } ] }. No markdown, no preamble.

When to use

When you have a defended idea (Tacit-Context filled) and want to find researchers whose work overlaps. Especially good for cold outreach — you have a paper to reference, not just a "Hi I'm working on X" email.