Ask Library
ask_libraryRead-only
Synthesize answers from your saved research papers by asking a natural-language question. Get responses with inline citations, optionally scoped to a collection.
Instructions
Answer a question using ONLY the papers you've saved — a synthesis over your library (or one collection) with inline [arXiv-ID] citations. The inverse of find_gaps (which finds important work you're MISSING): ask_library reasons over what you HAVE. Optionally scope to one collection (collection_name OR collection_id); omit both to use your whole library. Read-only. Requires SF_API_KEY (it reads your saved set). Free accounts get 1 question/month; Pro raises this to 200/day.
Input Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| question | Yes | The natural-language question to answer from your saved papers. | |
| collection_name | No | Scope the answer to one collection by name (resolved by the backend). Omit to use your whole library. | |
| collection_id | No | Scope the answer to one collection by UUID. Omit to use your whole library. | |
| limit | No | How many of your most-relevant saved papers to ground the answer on (max 20). Default 8. |
Output Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| answer | No | The synthesized answer with inline [arXiv-ID] citations. | |
| citations | No | ||
| papers | No | ||
| ok | No | ||
| message | No |