@article{scaffoldagentutilityguideddynamicoutline, title = {ScaffoldAgent: Utility-Guided Dynamic Outline Optimization for Open-Ended Deep Research}, author = {Zhibang Yang and Xinke Jiang and Yuzhen Xiao and Ruizhe Zhang and Yue Fang and XinFei Wan and Zhengxing Song and Yuxuan Liu and Yuheng Huang and Xu Chu and Junfeng Zhao and Yasha Wang}, year = {2026}, eprint = {2606.20122}, archivePrefix = {arXiv}, url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2606.20122}, }