Research Skills for AI agents

Investigate markets and evidence, and communicate research findings.

Multi-Source Search

Portable multi-source research with cross-source validation and an offline evidence ledger. Use for fact-checking, comprehensive research, or any question requiring multiple independent perspectives; work with the host agent's search tools and optionally add SandBase Tavily, Exa, Scholar, and Cloudsway coverage.

News Aggregator

Aggregate news from Google News, Tavily, and Exa to get comprehensive coverage of any topic. Cross-references multiple news sources, identifies publication velocity, detects emerging stories, and provides citation-ready news intelligence.

Newsletter Research

Research industry newsletters, email publications, and WeChat articles to discover content leaders, track topics, and identify distribution opportunities. Covers newsletter discovery, content analysis, audience research, and partnership prospecting.

Podcast Research

Research podcasts, episodes, and audio content by searching YouTube (where most podcasts crosspost), web sources, and transcript databases. Discover relevant shows, track guest appearances, and analyze topic coverage in the podcast ecosystem.

Tavily Deep Research

Advanced web search, content extraction, and site mapping through Tavily via SandBase. Use when asked for web research, URL content extraction, full article reading, news search, or site structure discovery.

Topic Deep Dive

Research any topic in exhaustive depth by combining web search, academic papers, social discussions, and community conversations. Produces comprehensive briefings with evidence from every available source type, confidence scoring, and identified knowledge gaps.

GitHub Profile Research

Research GitHub user profiles including repositories, contributions, languages, stars, and activity patterns. Useful for developer talent sourcing, open-source community research, and technical due diligence on engineering teams.

Apollo Company Research

Search companies, enrich profiles with firmographic data, find job postings, and track company news through Apollo. Covers company search, detailed enrichment (industry, size, funding, tech stack), hiring activity, and news monitoring for B2B sales intelligence.

Company Enrichment

Enrich any company with comprehensive firmographic data including industry, size, revenue, funding, tech stack, beneficial ownership, and regulatory status. Combines multiple data sources for complete B2B company intelligence and due diligence.

Audience Research

Research target audiences across Reddit, Twitter, Instagram, and Xiaohongshu to understand demographics, interests, pain points, language patterns, and content preferences. Produces audience personas backed by real community data.

Competitor Content Intelligence

Analyze competitor content coverage and uncover differentiated content opportunities using web search, page extraction, and DataForSEO content analysis. Use when asked for competitor content research, editorial gap analysis, content brief inputs, or topic whitespace.

PR & Media Monitor

Track media coverage, press mentions, journalist activity, and industry narrative across news outlets, Twitter, and LinkedIn. Ideal for PR teams monitoring earned media, tracking campaign impact, and identifying journalist relationships.

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THE FIELD GUIDE

A working guide to research Skills.

Investigate markets and evidence, and communicate research findings.

Choose a workflow by its inputs and deliverables. The detail page tells you what to prepare and how to run it.

Connect your task to a workflow.

Start with a task, then explore the possibilities.

Presentations

Pitch, plan and board decks your agent writes from a brief: one offline HTML deck that edits in the browser and exports editable PowerPoint.

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Video

Films, motion graphics and photo effects your agent renders from a brief, a photo or a script, with every step already planned.

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FIND YOUR FIT

Choose your research workflow.

Compare the inputs and deliverables before you begin.

What you haveWhat to look forNext step
A clear briefInvestigate markets and evidence, and communicate research findings.Browse this collection
Source materialCheck the chosen Skill’s required inputs and which details it can preserve.Read the Skills guide
A different outputTranslate evidence and findings into diagrams, data stories and presentations.Researcher
PUT IT TO WORK

From a brief to a usable result.

  1. Choose a workflow

    Compare the example, inputs and deliverables against your brief.

  2. Prepare the inputs

    Investigate markets and evidence, and communicate research findings.

  3. Run and review

    Follow the Skill’s instructions and check the output in its intended context.

FAQ

Research Skills: common questions.

A few things to know before you start.

How do I choose a research Skill?

Investigate markets and evidence, and communicate research findings. Compare the actual example and deliverables with your intended result.

What should I prepare?

Investigate markets and evidence, and communicate research findings.

Can I edit the result?

This depends on the Skill. Check whether it delivers source files, rendered media or an interactive artifact, and which tools are needed to edit it.

Can I use the result commercially?

Review the Skill license, the model’s terms and the rights to your input media. A public example is not a blanket commercial license.