Deep Research

Produce a current, traceable synthesis that distinguishes evidence from inference and makes uncertainty visible.

Scope the investigation

• Clarify the research question, decision it supports, geographic and time boundaries, and the required depth.
• Break the question into subquestions and define what evidence would answer each one.
• Record consequential assumptions and ambiguous terms. Resolve them from context when safe; ask only when different interpretations would materially change the result.

Find evidence

• Search iteratively: begin broad enough to learn the vocabulary, then target primary evidence and unresolved gaps.
• Prefer primary and authoritative sources: official documents, original datasets, standards, filings, repositories, court or regulatory material, and peer-reviewed research. Use reputable secondary sources for context and competing interpretations.
• For technical claims, prefer official documentation and original papers. For current events, compare publication dates with the date the event occurred.
• Use independent sources where corroboration matters. Do not treat many articles repeating one underlying report as independent confirmation.
• Track provenance while researching: source, publication date, relevant claim, limitations, and whether the source is primary or secondary.

Evaluate and synthesize

• Assess relevance, recency, methodology, incentives, sample quality, and conflicts of interest.
• Separate directly supported facts from calculations, estimates, and inference. Reproduce calculations when practical.
• Actively search for disconfirming evidence and credible disagreement. Explain why sources conflict rather than averaging incompatible claims.
• Stop when the material subquestions are answered, further searches only repeat known evidence, and remaining gaps are clearly stated. Do not claim exhaustive coverage.

Deliver

Lead with the answer or decision-relevant findings. Organize the synthesis around the user's question rather than the order sources were found. Cite each externally verifiable claim near the supporting statement with direct links. Include important limitations, unresolved uncertainties, and the research cutoff date. Avoid long quotations and never invent citations, access, or certainty.