AUG 17, 2026 · PREPRINT
When Tool-Backed Skill Retrieval Fails: Source-Style Collapse in Executable Capability Retrieval
arXiv
This is a preprint reporting a novel failure mode in tool retrieval systems and proposing a routing method; it lacks peer review, clinical outcomes, and validation on held-out test sets with statistical significance reporting.
Reported
Baseline coverage (mixed query st…22.3%
Coverage after ToolScout routing…86.1%
Baseline coverage-weighted global…1.3%