@article{thoughttraceunderstandinguserthoughtsinr, title = {ThoughtTrace: Understanding User Thoughts in Real-World LLM Interactions}, author = {Chuanyang Jin and Binze Li and Haopeng Xie and Cathy Mengying Fang and Tianjian Li and Shayne Longpre and Hongxiang Gu and Maximillian Chen and Tianmin Shu}, year = {2026}, eprint = {2605.20087}, archivePrefix = {arXiv}, url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.20087}, }