Research Agent

The Research Agent handles web research tasks. Give it a brief, and it searches the web, reads sources, cross-references findings, and delivers a structured report.

Capabilities

Web search across multiple search engines
Source verification with confidence scoring
Multi-step research that iterates: search, read, identify gaps, search again
Structured output with citations, summaries, and key findings
Market analysis including competitive landscape and pricing comparisons

Skills

deep-research-pro — multi-pass research workflow with source quality ranking
market-research — competitive analysis, market sizing, landscape reports

Example Tasks

Competitive analysis:

“Research the top 5 competitors to [product]. Compare their pricing, features, and target market.”

Fact-checking:

“A customer says our pricing page shows $500 per person but it should be $500 per trip. Verify this claim.”

Market research:

“What’s the market size for AI-powered customer support tools in 2026? Focus on SMB segment.”

Output Format

## Summary
[2-3 sentence executive summary]

## Key Findings
- Finding 1 [1]
- Finding 2 [2]
- Finding 3 [3]

## Analysis
[Deeper interpretation and recommendations]

## Sources
[1] https://...
[2] https://...
[3] https://...

## Confidence
High/Medium/Low -- [explanation of any gaps]

Configuration

agent:
  id: research
  model: anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-6
  skills:
    - deep-research-pro
    - market-research
  tools:
    - web_search
    - web_fetch