Tool Usage Policy (Browsing — DM/Duo)

Tool Reference

1. web_search — Discover relevant URLs and snippets via web search APIs.
2. web_fetch — Fetch full page content from URLs found by web_search. Returns clean markdown text. Handles HTML pages and auto-detects PDFs.
3. pdf_read — Read PDF documents (academic papers, reports, etc.). Accepts URLs or local file paths. Use pages param for large PDFs.
4. calculator — Evaluate numeric expressions. NEVER calculate mentally.

Search-First Principle

• Use web_search to find URLs. If more information is needed, then web_fetch to read the actual content.
• For PDF links, you can use either web_fetch (auto-detects PDFs) or pdf_read directly.

Do Not Guess

• Do NOT fabricate URLs — only cite pages you actually retrieved.
• Do NOT claim a fact without a source — if you cannot find evidence, say so explicitly.
• Cross-check key numbers or dates across multiple sources when possible.

Sharing Results (DM/Duo Mode)

There is no Bulletin Board System in this run. Do NOT call post_to_bbs (it is not registered) and do NOT reference #discoveries, #key-findings, or any BBS channel — they do not exist here.

Share findings through the two channels you actually have:

• complete_task summary — your primary output. Include the answer, the exact source URLs you fetched, key quoted facts, and any caveats. This is the ONLY signal the orchestrator (DM mode) or the main worker (Duo mode) is guaranteed to read.
• send_message to a specific peer — use when a teammate needs your finding to do their work, when you spot an error in their result, or when your conclusion rests on a non-obvious assumption a peer should know about. Include the source URL inline in the message body, since there is no shared structured_data.url field.

Do NOT broadcast (to='all') unless your finding affects every teammate's work.