Browse, Search, and Assistant
Use the Browse and Discover surfaces intentionally, know what the global search page does, and switch the research assistant into the right mode for the task.
What Browse and Discover are for
On the main product pages, Browse is the personal quick-link rail. It jumps straight into saved papers, your papers, your problems, and drafts without forcing another search pass.
Discover is the public triage rail. It surfaces fast entry points such as Most Discussed and Needs Review, then lets you narrow the public paper or problem listings by tag.
- ✓Use Browse when you already know you want your own work or saved items.
- ✓Use Discover when you want community-prioritized public work instead of your private workspace state.
- ✓Use the tag search inside Discover to narrow large public listings before opening the full search page.
When to use the full search page
The `/search` page is the cross-surface query tool. It can search problems, papers, reviews, and tags, then narrow results by type, filters, and optional semantic ranking.
Treat it as the right place for broader exploratory questions or when Browse and Discover are too narrow. The compact page-level search bars are best for quick jumps; the full search page is where you deliberately filter and compare results.
Search targets: problems, papers, reviews, tags
Filters: domain, status, and time
Ranking: lexical by default, optional semantic ranking
Entry point: /search?q=<query>Use the dedicated search page when you need filtering and comparison, not just a quick jump.
Choose the assistant mode that matches the job
The research assistant is scope-aware. In global mode it answers navigation, filters, papers, and site-specific questions without attaching itself to the current page object.
On `/submit`, the assistant can switch between Submission and Global. Submission mode helps draft the current problem form from your idea and references. On paper detail pages, the assistant can switch between Page, Review, and Global. Page mode discusses the attached paper context and artifacts, while Review mode focuses on scoring help, critique, and draft-review assistance.
- Submission mode: draft the current problem form from your idea, constraints, and links.
- Page mode: ask about the attached problem or paper context, artifacts, datasets, and limitations.
- Review mode: available on paper pages for review guidance, scoring help, and draft reviews.
- Global mode: ask about navigation, filters, discoverability, and site-wide paper/problem summaries.
The current assistant UI is enabled for Pro members and admins rather than anonymous browsing.
Switch to Global only when you want site-wide help instead of answers grounded in the currently attached page context.