[2506.22653] URSA: The Universal Research and Scientific Agent

Computer Science > Artificial Intelligence arXiv:2506.22653 (cs) [Submitted on 27 Jun 2025 (v1), last revised 6 Apr 2026 (this version, v2)] Title:URSA: The Universal Research and Scientific Agent Authors:Michael Grosskopf, Nathan Debardeleben, Russell Bent, Rahul Somasundaram, Isaac Michaud, Arthur Lui, Alexius Wadell, Warren D. Graham, Golo A Wimmer, Sachin Shivakumar, Joan Vendrell Gallart, Harsha Nagarajan, Earl Lawrence View a PDF of the paper titled URSA: The Universal Research and Scientific Agent, by Michael Grosskopf and 12 other authors View PDF HTML (experimental) Abstract:Large language models (LLMs) have moved far beyond their initial form as simple chatbots, now carrying out complex reasoning, planning, writing, coding, and research tasks. These skills overlap significantly with those that human scientists use day-to-day to solve complex problems that drive the cutting edge of research. Using LLMs in \quotes{agentic} AI has the potential to revolutionize modern science and remove bottlenecks to progress. In this work, we present URSA, a scientific agent ecosystem for accelerating research tasks. URSA consists of a set of modular agents and tools, including coupling to advanced physics simulation codes, that can be combined to address scientific problems of varied complexity and impact. This work highlights the architecture of URSA, as well as examples that highlight the potential of the system. Comments: Subjects: Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI) Cite as: arXi...