> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.consensus.app/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Search basics

> Short video tutorials that show how to get the most out of Consensus search, each with the exact prompts used so you can run them yourself.

Each tutorial is a two-to-five-minute video from the [Consensus YouTube channel](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5at_-ZVRXUFdJpolkZcVHKmQBIGB8RXL), with the prompts written out so you can copy them into Consensus.

Most tutorials work in two or three searches: ask a question, then ask a follow-up in the same thread. Research Agent keeps the context, so each step builds on the last.

## Finding and filtering papers

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  <Card title="Filter by quality" icon="funnel" href="/search-basics/find-high-quality-recent-papers">
    Stack year, journal quality, and citation filters in plain language.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Seminal papers" icon="landmark" href="/search-basics/find-seminal-papers">
    Surface the foundational work in a field you're new to.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Comparison table" icon="table" href="/search-basics/build-a-comparison-table">
    Put interventions side by side with the same metrics.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Catch up on a field" icon="zap" href="/search-basics/catch-up-on-a-field">
    A what's-new digest grouped by approach and ranked by evidence.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## Following citations

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  <Card title="Trace citations" icon="git-branch" href="/search-basics/trace-citations">
    Look backward and forward from any paper.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Snowball a reading list" icon="snowflake" href="/search-basics/snowball-reading-list">
    From one trusted paper to every adjacent study.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Map a field's history" icon="history" href="/search-basics/map-field-history">
    Foundations, breakthroughs, and the last three years.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Research an author" icon="user" href="/search-basics/research-an-author">
    A researcher's body of work and most influential paper.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Bridge two fields" icon="shuffle" href="/search-basics/bridge-two-fields">
    Port a method between disciplines and find collaborators.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## Working with your own papers

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  <Card title="Fill Collection gaps" icon="layout-grid" href="/search-basics/fill-collection-gaps">
    Gap analysis on a Collection, then fill it from the index.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Deep Search your Library" icon="telescope" href="/search-basics/deep-search-your-library">
    Analyze hundreds or thousands of saved papers at once.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Grant review" icon="clipboard-check" href="/search-basics/grant-review">
    Validate design, sample size, and novelty before submitting.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Manuscript citation check" icon="file-check" href="/search-basics/manuscript-citation-check">
    Find the papers you should have cited.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Private documents" icon="lock" href="/search-basics/private-documents">
    Search internal reports alongside the published literature.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>
