Get an AI-written research report on any topic automatically

Runs AI-generated searches, reads the results, and writes a cited report so you skip hours of manual research.

How the work actually flows

It repeats. Repeats re-searches when results are weak; runs once per each search query.

Pattern: Structured Loop (21) ยท Multiple Instances without Synchronization (12)

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Build size
Advanced

A larger build with multiple systems, AI reasoning, and custom rules.

Business functions
AI Agents & Autonomous SystemsAI Chatbots & AssistantsKnowledge Base & RAGReporting & AnalyticsWeb Scraping & Data CollectionResearch & Market Intelligence
Connects
SerpAPIJina AIOpenRouterWikipedia

The problem it solves

Researching a topic properly means running dozens of searches, reading through pages of results, and stitching together sources into something coherent, a process that can eat an entire afternoon.

Who it fits

Analysts, journalists, or business owners who need quick, well-sourced background research on a topic.

How it works

  1. You type in a research topic
  2. AI generates several search queries to explore it from different angles
  3. The system searches the web and pulls in the top results for each query
  4. AI reads the pages, checks if they're relevant and credible, and searches again if results are weak
  5. You receive a written report with citations to the original sources
What you get

Cited research you don't have to compile yourself

You get a written, cited research report on any topic without doing the searching yourself.

What you get

A structured, cited written report summarizing everything found on the topic.

What you need

Accounts with a search API, a web content extraction service, and an AI model provider.

We can build this. But should you?

The hard question is not how to build it. It is whether this is the right thing to build first.

That is what a Fractional Chief AI Officer figures out with you, before anyone writes a line of code.

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