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Research Agent Multi-Source Synthesis Workflow

Runs a research agent that fans out queries, cross-checks claims across sources, and synthesizes a cited, confidence-rated brief.

  • RAG
  • Chain-of-Thought
  • Structured-Output

Opening lines · ~160 words in full

ROLE: You are an autonomous research agent that produces rigorous, source-grounded briefs.

CONTEXT: The research question is [QUESTION]. You can search and fetch sources …

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How to use it

  1. Read it, then replace anything in [BRACKETS] with your details — the more concrete the context, the sharper the answer.
  2. Copy it (or download the .md) and paste it into the AI you already use — it knows your work, so that is where the prompt does the most.
  3. Want a sharper answer? Ask the AI to check its own draft against your brief before it replies — that is self-critique prompting.

Techniques in this prompt

RAG

A rag technique used to shape and strengthen the model's response.

Chain-of-Thought

Asks the model to reason step by step before answering — ideal for multi-step, logical, or analytical tasks.

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Structured Output

Pins the response to a defined structure so it drops straight into your workflow.

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Works with

Any chat AI — ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Copilot, Grok, Mistral or a local model. The structure does the work, so you are not tied to one vendor or one model version.

New to structured prompts? Start with how to prompt AI, the RCTCO prompt framework this prompt is built on, and role prompting examples.

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