RE-Searcher: objectives and self-reflection for robust search

RE-Searcher combines a search objective with a self-reflection step: the agent checks whether retrieved evidence meets the stated goal. The proposal aims to resist misleading cues in noisy environments.

To study this approach, start by specifying the question and what evidence would be sufficient to answer it. That makes clearer what the agent should look for and what it needs to verify.

Then evaluate results with examples that include irrelevant or misleading information. Check whether the evidence actually answers the question; the RE-Searcher description presents this verification as part of the approach, not as a guarantee of correctness.

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