Search is one entry point into NeuralScio, not the whole product. The desktop value also comes from saved papers, your own PDFs, local library workflows, citation exploration, and reading — especially during Public Alpha.
Search labels, enabled providers and result actions can differ by desktop build. Use the provider and filter controls visible in your version, and check the access details before relying on a result.
Public Alpha note
Free Local Alpha does not include NeuralScio-managed hosted search or cloud AI credits. Provider availability may depend on cached content, user configuration, public APIs, and source policy. Cached and saved work remains the strongest local path.
Implemented Search Surface
The current registered desktop adapters and their access profiles are listed in Data Providers. That page is the public provider-list reference; adapter registration does not guarantee provider uptime, coverage, or restricted full-text access.
Why The Search Surface Matters
One query, several sources
The product can query several sources from one desktop surface instead of forcing researchers to rebuild the same search across multiple tabs and sites.
Search hands off into the rest of the workflow
After search, you can:
- save useful papers into the saved library
- open PDFs or article views
- move into citation graph exploration
- use AI on top of the active research context
Practical Search Guidance
- Use several providers when coverage matters more than speed.
- Prefer open-access-heavy providers when you want fast PDF continuity.
- Treat metadata-heavy providers as strong discovery inputs even when full text is restricted.
- Save relevant results quickly so the offline and local-library workflow becomes available.
Search workflow
- Open Search from the main workspace or the Help/Landing entry when it is present.
- Enter a focused topic, author, title phrase or identifier in the search field.
- Choose the providers and filters exposed by the current build, then run the search.
- Review each result's title and source before opening or saving it. Provider records may describe the same paper differently.
- If a result has no accessible PDF, keep the metadata if useful and try the publisher or another provider. A search result does not guarantee full-text access.
After a successful request, matching records appear in the results area. Review the title and source, then save only the papers you want to keep. An empty list can also mean a provider is disabled, rate-limited, offline or returned no match.
Expected result and recovery
A successful provider response adds matching records to the results area. An empty list can also mean that no provider returned a match, a provider is disabled or rate-limited, or the network request failed; it is not by itself proof that the query is invalid.
If no results appear, try one enabled provider and a broader query, then check the network and provider-specific limits. Note the provider, query shape, time and visible error before retrying. Do not clear the saved library or cache to troubleshoot a provider search.
Offline Note
Provider search itself still needs the network. Offline continuity starts after you have already saved or cached the material.
Keep results and recover from an empty search
Save useful records to the Library so you can return to them without repeating the search. If no result appears, check network access and enabled providers, then broaden the query or try one provider at a time. Do not clear the Library or cache to troubleshoot a provider request.