Define the question
Start with a bounded research task rather than an open-ended request to browse.
RESEARCH-05 / RESEARCH AGENT
An AI research agent.
Sources, not guesses.
A research specialist that organizes public information into source-linked briefs for the rest of the team.
THE MISSION
Research Agent.
A defined role.
The Research Agent concept is a way to improve the inputs to every other agent. A good brief should be useful even when it concludes that the evidence is thin.
Keep the source trail
Retain where a statement came from, when it was checked, and whether it is a fact or an inference.
Make the handoff
Deliver findings in a structure that a writer or strategist can actually use.
INPUTS
What it needs.
- A specific research question
- Approved public sources
- Limits on scope and collection
OUTPUTS
What comes back.
- A source-linked brief
- Comparison notes
- Gaps to resolve before publishing
THE BOUNDARY
Permission is
part of the brief.
Use permitted public information. Do not copy a competitor page, bypass access controls, or convert an uncertain claim into a fact.
Read the control model →START SMALL. BUILD FROM THERE.
Put a specialist
on the right problem.
Share the first job you would give this agent. The initial scope should be small enough to review and useful enough to matter.
BEFORE THE FIRST WORKFLOW
Questions worth
asking first.
Will the Research Agent copy competitor content?
No. The proposed workflow uses source-backed observations to inform an original brief. It should distinguish what a source says from what the agent infers.
Can I use this research service now?
It is a roadmap role rather than a live service. A real pilot would need an agreed scope, permitted sources, and a review process.