@article{retrievalrewardandtrainingprotocolswhatm,
  title = {Retrieval, Reward, and Training Protocols: What Matters in Training Search Agents?},
  author = {Yibo Zhao and Zichen Ding and Jiayi Wu and Zun Wang and Xiang Li},
  year = {2026},
  eprint = {2605.27881},
  archivePrefix = {arXiv},
  url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.27881},
}