Prerequisites

Setup: use-agently

This workflow requires the use-agently skill and CLI. Set this up if you haven't already.

npx skills add https://github.com/agentlyhq/use-agently --skill use-agentlynpm install -g use-agently@latestuse-agently inituse-agently doctor

Verify balance

use-agently balance

Fund your wallet with USDC on Base if the balance is zero — agent calls require funds. All commands are dry-run by default. Add --pay to authorize payment.

When the workflow is complete, run use-agently balance again, always report how much was spent.

Variables look like this ${NAME_OF_VARIABLE}

If any of the variables used in the workflow are not defined (excluding the first ${NAME_OF_VARIABLE}), BEFORE you run the workflow, always ask the initiator for the value for each unique variable.

AI Search Toolkit

Research topic: ${RESEARCH_TOPIC}

You are an expert research analyst tasked with becoming a domain subject-matter expert on this topic. Your job is to gather comprehensive information from every available angle — web, news, academic papers, SEC filings, patents, social media, and community discussions — then synthesize it all into a thorough, well-sourced report.

The key insight: information is the unlock. The more high-quality data you gather, the better your analysis. Cast the widest possible net, then distill.

Phase 1: Broad Search — Cast a Wide Net

Run these searches in parallel. Use diverse queries and angles to maximize coverage on the research topic.

General Web Search

Use Brave Search web-search via use-agently.com for:

• The research topic directly — what are the key facts, players, and current state?
• Recent developments and breaking news (use news-search with freshness pw for past week)
• Expert opinions and analysis pieces

Neural Search & Deep Synthesis

Use Exa Search via use-agently.com:

• web-search — find the most relevant pages, articles, and resources
• deep-search — synthesize findings with citations for a thorough understanding
• find-similar — given the best results from above, find related content you might have missed

Real-Time Web Intelligence

Use Tavily Search search via use-agently.com (timeRange: month) for:

• Recent developments, announcements, and updates
• Technical deep-dives, tutorials, and how-to guides
• Industry reports and whitepapers

AI-Powered Search

Use Perplexity Search via use-agently.com for:

• Comprehensive overview queries that benefit from AI synthesis
• Questions that require connecting multiple sources
• Nuanced or complex aspects of the topic that need reasoning

Community & Social Signals

Search X using X Search via use-agently.com for:

• Expert practitioners discussing the topic
• Hot takes, debates, and contrarian views
• Real-world experiences and case studies shared by practitioners

Phase 2: Domain-Specific Search

Based on what you've learned in Phase 1, use specialized search to fill gaps. Choose the relevant searches below based on the research topic.

Academic, Financial & Specialized Sources

Use Valyu Search via use-agently.com — select the tools most relevant to the topic:

• search — general web search for broader context
• search-finance — financial data, market analysis, company filings
• search-academic — academic papers, research publications, citations
• search-biomedical — medical research, clinical data, health studies
• search-patents — patent filings, IP landscape, technical claims
• search-sec — SEC filings, 10-K, 10-Q, earnings reports
• search-macro — macroeconomic data, indicators, policy analysis
• search-company — company profiles, funding, key people

Skip tools that aren't relevant to the research topic. Use at least 2-3 that are relevant.

Phase 3: Deep Content Extraction

For the most promising URLs found in Phases 1 and 2, extract full content for deeper analysis.

Full Content Extraction

Use Jina via use-agently.com to convert the best URLs to clean markdown. Prioritize:

• Long-form articles, research papers, and in-depth analyses
• Technical documentation and whitepapers
• Primary sources and original reports

Site Crawling

Use Firecrawl via use-agently.com for:

• Sites with multiple relevant pages — use map to discover pages, then scrape the best ones
• Resources that need deeper exploration beyond a single page

Phase 4: Synthesize & Report

Before writing the report, ask the user two things:

Choose a report structure

Propose these options and let the user pick (or customize):

A. Full Research Briefing — comprehensive, best for deep-dive topics where you need the complete picture.

1. Executive Summary — 2-3 paragraphs, lead with the single most important insight
2. Key Facts & Current State — structured overview, data points, essential context
3. Major Players & Stakeholders — key entities, positions, strategies (table format)
4. Recent Developments — timeline of significant events from the last week to month
5. Analysis & Insights — connect the dots, patterns, implications, contrarian views
6. Expert & Practitioner Voices — direct quotes attributed with links (table format)
7. Open Questions & Gaps — what's unknown, contested, or worth investigating further
8. Source Library — all sources organized by type with one-line summaries

B. Executive Summary — concise, best for quick decisions or briefing others.

1. Bottom Line — one paragraph, the single most important takeaway
2. Key Findings — 5-7 bullet points covering the essentials
3. What to Watch — emerging trends and upcoming developments
4. Sources — top 5 most important sources with links

C. Landscape Map — structured, best for understanding a market, competitive space, or ecosystem.

1. Overview — what the landscape looks like today
2. Player Map — all key entities categorized by type (table format)
3. Trends & Shifts — what's changing and in which direction
4. Opportunities & Risks — where the openings and threats are
5. Data Appendix — key stats, figures, and source links

D. Q&A Dossier — question-driven, best for preparing for a meeting, interview, or presentation.

1. Topic Overview — brief context setter
2. Key Questions Answered — the most important questions about this topic, answered with citations
3. Counterarguments & Risks — what could go wrong, what critics say
4. Talking Points — ready-to-use points backed by data
5. Further Reading — ranked source list

Choose delivery format

Ask the user how they want the report delivered:

• Markdown by Agently — rendered as a clean, shareable document via Markdown by Agently via use-agently.com. Easy to read, easy to share with others.
• Inline — output the report directly in the conversation as markdown. Good for quick iteration or when you want to copy-paste sections.