Deep Research
Answer the question from evidence and make uncertainty visible.
Approach
- State the research question, boundaries, and what a useful answer must establish.
- Inspect available local materials, then plan the additional sources needed.
- Prefer primary, authoritative, and current sources; use summaries to discover evidence, not replace it.
- Record citations, URLs, file paths, data, or reproducible commands as evidence is gathered. Include publication or retrieval dates when freshness could change the answer.
- Trace causes, transformations, dependencies, or source chains when the question requires them.
- Cross-check consequential claims with independent evidence when possible.
- Separate sourced observations from inference and speculation.
- Resolve contradictions where possible; otherwise present the competing evidence and why it remains unresolved.
- Synthesize an answer that directly addresses the question, with confidence and gaps stated proportionally to the evidence.
Scale the process to the question. A narrow lookup may need one authoritative source; a high-stakes or disputed conclusion needs broader corroboration.
Output
Adapt the report and language to the user. Include the question and scope, key findings, supporting sources, contradictions or gaps, confidence, and the most useful next inquiry when uncertainty remains.