Three starting points, one research loop

SciArk supports a continuing research loop. Choose a starting point that fits your work.

A. Start a Library from scratch

1. Define an Interest Point with a name, field, and keywords.
2. Run the first search manually.
3. Review papers in the Candidate Pool and add your selections.
4. Generate a Wiki from the Library’s full papers.
5. Ask the Library about research gaps or create new ideas.

B. Start from existing literature

1. Export .bib or .ris from a reference manager, or upload PDFs in the Library.
2. Add full text for metadata-only papers; only papers with full text can be analyzed for the Wiki.
3. Generate the Wiki and ask questions.
4. Bind an Interest Point so scheduled searches continue to find candidates for review.

C. Start from a question or idea

1. Make a small Library of directly relevant papers.
2. Generate a Wiki and ask about the field’s consensus and gaps.
3. Continue through the eight steps in Create.

The research loop

Scheduled searches → human review in the Candidate Pool → Library → incremental Wiki updates → questions and ideas → experiments and writing → new questions.

• Keep discovering: Scheduled searches add candidates, and research ideas can prompt discussion.
• Update incrementally: Update the Wiki after adding papers; previously analyzed papers are not reprocessed.
• Reuse the cache: Cached inputs are priced at one tenth of the input rate for repeated questions and drafting.

Planned advanced features

Scheduled Wiki compilation and knowledge-base reflection are in design and not yet available. See the roadmap.