Understand where any paper fits in the history of ideas. Trace its lineage. Find what's new.
You read a paper. It builds on Smith et al. (1998). Who? Why? What did they prove? Now you're reading Smith et al. This happens 5 levels deep.
There is no tool that shows you: "This paper is a direct descendant of Turing (1936) via Jones (1972), whichει©³ed Hilbert's program."
Every paper claims novelty. But what's ACTUALLY novel vs. incremental? What did this paper actually add to the field?
Full intellectual lineage β not just "cited by" but "how it builds on"
Upload any PDF. Ollama reads it completely β not just abstract. Understands methodology, results, limitations.
"Unlike prior work that assumed X, this paper shows Y." What's actually new vs. incremental?
847 papers cited this one. See who extended it, who applied it, who criticized it.
"Explain Smith et al. to me." "What's the simplest version of this methodology?"