# AI Research Agent for Source-Backed Briefs

Canonical page: https://2bcome.ai/agents/research-agent/
Content updated: 2026-09-15

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.

[Discuss this agent](https://2bcome.ai/request-access/?agent=research-agent) [See the team](https://2bcome.ai/teams/organic-growth/)

RESEARCH-05 / ROLE SPEC Roadmap

TRIGGER The team needs a clearer picture of an audience question or competing offer.

DECISION Read relevant sources, compare the claims, and preserve the evidence.

HANDOFF A structured research brief with citations and uncertainty notes.

Proposed behavior. Not a live connection.

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.

01

### Define the question

Start with a bounded research task rather than an open-ended request to browse.

02

### Keep the source trail

Retain where a statement came from, when it was checked, and whether it is a fact or an inference.

03

### 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 →](https://2bcome.ai/docs/approvals-and-permissions/)

EXAMPLE FIRST TASK Compare how three public product pages explain approval controls, without copying their wording.

Illustrative scope. Actual permissions and availability will be confirmed during a pilot.

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.

[Explore early access](https://2bcome.ai/request-access/)

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.

CONNECTED WORK

## The next useful connection.

WORKFLOW

### [AI Competitor Research for Content Planning](https://2bcome.ai/solutions/research-competitors/)

Explore a proposed competitor research workflow that records sources, separates observations from assumptions, and prepares an original content brief.

[Explore](https://2bcome.ai/solutions/research-competitors/)

SPECIALIST

### [AI Content Agent for Research and Drafting](https://2bcome.ai/agents/content-agent/)

Meet the planned AI Content Agent for source-backed briefs, useful drafts, and content refreshes. Review its inputs, outputs, and publishing boundaries.

[Explore](https://2bcome.ai/agents/content-agent/)

FIELD NOTE

### [Goal-Based AI Agents: Goals versus Task Lists](https://2bcome.ai/blog/goals-not-tasks/)

The distinction we are using to design 2bcome: a task finishes, but a goal gives the next action a reason.

[Explore](https://2bcome.ai/blog/goals-not-tasks/)