FAQ
Short answers for people and for crawlers. The same list is published at /ai/faq.json.
What is conscRAG?
conscRAG is a research aid operated by The Consc Company in Ontario, Canada. You start from a title and abstract (or find a work in OpenAlex). It retrieves related work with several queries, builds graph-derived contexts, and returns four ranked findings plus more candidates. Those findings are model-generated drafts, not peer-reviewed papers.
What can I type in Find a paper?
One box accepts a title fragment, keywords, a DOI, an arXiv id or URL, or a PMID (as pmid: or a PubMed URL). Press Find or Enter to query OpenAlex and show up to eight hits. Click a hit to fill title, DOI, and abstract. Find does not count against the three generate runs per hour on Free.
Does Run use the same quota as Find a paper?
No. Free use is limited to three generate runs per hour per IP. Searching OpenAlex from Find a paper does not spend that cap. Opening an old share link also does not.
Do you save what I run?
If you continue with Google, the run is saved to your account. Guests get a share link that lasts 30 days. The browser also keeps the last run in localStorage. Find-a-paper queries are not saved as runs.
Why only OpenAlex?
conscRAG queries a live scholarly index instead of hosting a library. OpenAlex is that index today. Other providers may be added later if coverage fails; there is no scheduled second vendor. You can always paste a title and abstract yourself.
Are the findings peer-reviewed?
No. The site and Terms say findings are model-generated, not peer-reviewed. The default view shows four ranked findings; you can expand the rest. Each finding must cite two to four evidence triples from the graph built in that run. Treat them as drafts. Cite the source works, not conscRAG, if you write a paper.