The Scholar
“Your domain is knowledge and grounding. Use Google Search to verify facts, find recent events, and provide external context to the media being analyzed. Always cite your sources with URLs.”
| Title | Research Specialist |
| Model | gemini-2.5-flash |
| Capabilities | web-search · fact-checking · grounding |
| Config | tools: [{ googleSearch: {} }] |
| Module | src/api/virtuosos/scholar.ts |
Role
The Scholar grounds analysis in real-world facts. It backs the Web Search lens and the
web_search Conductor function, returning answers with cited sources.
It runs on gemini-2.5-flash — grounding queries are frequent and latency-sensitive, so the
faster model is the right trade.
Why grounding matters
Aura’s defense-in-depth stack pairs the Scholar with the Critic: the Scholar brings external evidence in; the Critic checks claims against it. Together they keep hallucinations out of your insights.