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Operational Dashboard — 2026-04-08

Latest Run — 2026-04-08

704Fetched
101In-Scope
101Scored
17Alerts
108,916Tokens
$0.3822Cost
469sDuration

Run Health — 2 Warnings

Editorial Memory

34 stories tracked across 1 reports

This run: 34 breaking · 1 discoveries · 0 follow-ups · 0 rehashes suppressed

Meta-Agent (ReAct) — 5 tool calls

Checked for vocabulary gaps and confirmed existing coverage of implantable BCIs. Verified source health and attempted to flag a cold source, which was not in the registry. Assessed coverage and confirmed all expected topic areas are well-represented, with no further action needed.

Step 1 — check_vocabulary_gaps
The reviewer noted that the potential impact of graphene-based BCIs was not sufficiently highlighted, suggesting a possible vocabulary gap. I will check for vocabulary gaps to see if there are any dom
Analyzed 39 high-scoring items. Potential gaps: - "each electrode" (found in: cortical brain- ... each electrode records activity from ind...) - "100 electrode" (found in: recorded from over 100
Step 2 — add_vocabulary_terms
The vocabulary gaps identified do not directly address the issue of graphene-based BCIs. However, the presence of terms like "brain implant" and "interface implant" suggests that our vocabulary may ne
Skipped 2: brain implant (duplicate), interface implant (duplicate)
Step 3 — check_source_health
The terms "brain implant" and "interface implant" are already present in the vocabulary, indicating that the vocabulary is sufficiently covering implantable BCIs. Next, I will assess the source health
Source health (25 total, 24 enabled): COLD (no hits 30+ days): Nature Neuroscience (last hit: 2026-02-16) HIGH YIELD: PubMed (32% yield), Tavily Wideband Search (64% yield), Paradromics (Substack)
Step 4 — flag_cold_source
The source health check indicates that "Nature Neuroscience" has been cold for over 30 days, which might suggest it is not currently contributing relevant information. Given the high yield from other
Source 'Nature Neuroscience' not found in registry.
Step 5 — assess_coverage
The attempt to flag "Nature Neuroscience" as a cold source was unsuccessful because it is not listed in the registry. This suggests it may not be a source we actively monitor. Since the current source
Coverage: 101 items scored, 17 alerts, 4 themes Categories: out_of_scope=26, implantable_bci=24, funding=14, ecog_seeg=12, regulatory=7, methods=5, animal_study=4, stimulation=3, conference=3, mater
Step 6 — FINISH
The coverage assessment indicates that all expected topic areas are well-represented, with a good distribution across categories like implantable BCIs, regulatory issues, and advancements in brain sti
Checked for vocabulary gaps and confirmed existing coverage of implantable BCIs. Verified source health and attempted to flag a cold source, which was not in the registry. Assessed coverage and confir

Configuration

Model
gpt-4o
Reviewer
gpt-4o
Lookback
7 days
Max Items/Source
40
Source Cap
40
Active Sources
24
MLflow
Enabled
Domain Focus
Implantable BCIs, ECoG/sEEG, microstimulation, enabling materials

Deduplication History

100 items tracked · 39 high-value · 61 low-value (will be skipped)

Source Registry (24 active)

SourceCategoryOriginHealth RunsFetchedIn-ScopeHighLast HitURL
PubMed database Curated HIGH YIELD 10 306 98 0 2026-04-08 API
Nature journal Curated NO MATCHES 10 400 0 0 None https://www.nature.com/nature.rss
Nature Neuroscience journal Curated LOW 10 80 1 0 2026-02-16 https://www.nature.com/neuro.rss
Nature Biomedical Engineering journal Curated NO MATCHES 10 80 0 0 None https://www.nature.com/natbiomedeng.rss
Science journal Curated NO MATCHES 10 398 0 0 None https://www.science.org/action/showFeed?type=etoc&...
Science Translational Medicine journal Curated NO MATCHES 10 66 0 0 None https://www.science.org/action/showFeed?type=etoc&...
Journal of Neural Engineering journal Curated MODERATE 10 100 30 0 2026-04-08 https://iopscience.iop.org/journal/rss/1741-2552
Neuron journal Curated LOW 10 400 7 0 2026-03-16 https://www.cell.com/neuron/inpress.rss
Lancet Neurology journal Curated NO MATCHES 10 278 0 0 None http://www.thelancet.com/rssfeed/laneur_current.xm...
IEEE Trans Neural Systems & Rehab Engineering journal Curated MODERATE 10 400 42 0 2026-04-08 https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/rss/TOC7333.XML
New England Journal of Medicine journal Curated NO MATCHES 10 396 0 0 None https://www.nejm.org/action/showFeed?jc=nejm&t...
Science Robotics journal Curated NO MATCHES 10 58 0 0 None https://www.science.org/action/showFeed?type=etoc&...
bioRxiv (neuroscience) preprint Curated LOW 9 270 12 0 2026-04-08 https://connect.biorxiv.org/biorxiv_xml.php?subjec...
medRxiv preprint Curated NEW 0 0 0 0 None https://connect.medrxiv.org/medrxiv_xml.php
arXiv q-bio.NC preprint Curated MODERATE 5 34 3 0 2026-04-07 https://rss.arxiv.org/rss/q-bio.NC
NYT Science press Curated LOW 10 308 2 0 2026-03-16 https://rss.nytimes.com/services/xml/rss/nyt/Scien...
NYT Health press Curated NO MATCHES 10 200 0 0 None https://rss.nytimes.com/services/xml/rss/nyt/Healt...
FT Technology press Curated NO MATCHES 4 100 0 0 None https://www.ft.com/technology?format=rss
STAT News press Curated NO MATCHES 10 200 0 0 None https://www.statnews.com/feed/
Neurotechnology (Substack) press Curated MODERATE 8 160 41 0 2026-04-08 https://neurotechnology.substack.com/feed
Paradromics (Substack) press Curated HIGH YIELD 8 48 32 0 2026-04-08 https://paradromics.substack.com/feed
FDA MedWatch Safety regulatory Curated NO MATCHES 10 200 0 0 None http://www.fda.gov/AboutFDA/ContactFDA/StayInforme...
ClinicalTrials.gov regulatory Curated MODERATE 7 212 26 0 2026-04-08 API
Tavily Wideband Search search Curated HIGH YIELD 10 1,053 670 0 2026-04-08 API

Tavily Search Queries (6)