The Techno Optimist

Measured conclusion: Deep-tested. L2 outcome: tools_ok.

Where frontier tech programs stand: stage, milestones and slips, obstacles, specs and sourced news.

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Measured tools (5)

• search read-only

  Find technology programs (e.g. Starship, Figure 03, a fusion reactor), companies and frontiers by name or keyword. Use this first when you only have a name or topic; it returns the slugs `get_program` / `get_company` / `get_frontier` take, plus page URLs.

  Parameters:

  • query (required) — string — Name or keywords, e.g. 'starship', 'humanoid robot', 'solid-state battery'
  • limit — integer — Max results per type (default 6)

  Hints: read-only yes · destructive no · idempotent yes · open-world no

• get_program read-only

  Everything known about one technology program: goal, development stage, current status, next milestone and slips, milestone history, current obstacles, physics limits, how it works, key specs, upcoming events and its most important dated news with source links. Identify it by `frontier` + `program` slugs (from its URL /<frontier>/<program>, or from `search`), or by `company` + `program`.

  Parameters:

  • program (required) — string — Program slug, e.g. 'starship', 'figure-03'
  • company — Company slug, e.g. 'spacex' (alternative to frontier)
  • frontier — string — Frontier slug, e.g. 'space', 'robotics' (from search results or the page URL)

  Hints: read-only yes · destructive no · idempotent yes · open-world no

• get_frontier read-only

  Survey a whole area of technology: the frontier's fields (with a one-line explainer each) and their programs sorted by importance, with stage and next milestone. Without `frontier` it lists every frontier with its slug. Use `field` to narrow to one field (slugs come back in the result).

  Parameters:

  • field — Optional field slug within the frontier, e.g. 'geothermal'
  • frontier — string — Frontier slug, e.g. 'energy', 'robotics', 'space', 'ai'. Omit to list all frontiers.
  • perField — integer — Programs per field (default 4, max 10; default 15, max 25 when a field is given)

  Hints: read-only yes · destructive no · idempotent yes · open-world no

• latest_updates read-only

  Recent dated news (tests, launches, funding, delays, papers) with a short summary, the story page and the original source URL. Optionally filter by frontier, company, or program (program needs company or frontier). `sort: top` ranks by importance instead of recency.

  Parameters:

  • sort — string — latest (default) or top (most important first)
  • limit — integer — Max items (default 10, max 20)
  • window — string — Time window (default month)
  • company — Company slug, e.g. 'spacex'
  • program — Program slug (with company or frontier)
  • frontier — string — Frontier slug, e.g. 'energy'

  Hints: read-only yes · destructive no · idempotent yes · open-world no

• get_company read-only

  A company as context for its programs: what it does, HQ, founding, status/listing, valuation and staff (with dates and provenance), its programs with stage and next milestone, technical approach, open problems, people, recent funding, partners, and its latest news.

  Parameters:

  • company (required) — string — Company slug, e.g. 'spacex', 'figure' (from search)

  Hints: read-only yes · destructive no · idempotent yes · open-world no

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