Search Research

Find and synthesize information effectively.

When to use

•Deep research tasks
•Fact verification
•Competitive analysis
•Documentation lookup
•Trend analysis

Search strategies

Query formulation

code

# Exact phrase
"error handling best practices"

# Exclude terms
python tutorial -beginner

# Site-specific
site:github.com react hooks

# File type
filetype:pdf security audit

# Date range (use WebSearch date filtering)
react 18 features 2024

Domain filtering

python

# WebSearch with domain filtering
WebSearch(
    query="kubernetes best practices",
    allowed_domains=["kubernetes.io", "cloud.google.com", "docs.aws.amazon.com"],
)

# Exclude unreliable sources
WebSearch(
    query="health benefits of X",
    blocked_domains=["pinterest.com", "quora.com"],
)

Research workflow

1. Scope definition

•What specific question needs answering?
•What type of sources are authoritative?
•What time period is relevant?

2. Initial search

python

# Broad search first
queries = [
    "main topic overview",
    "main topic best practices",
    "main topic common problems",
]

3. Deep dive

python

# Follow up on promising results
for result in initial_results:
    if is_authoritative(result):
        content = WebFetch(url=result.url, prompt="Extract key findings")
        facts.append(content)

4. Verification

•Cross-reference claims across sources
•Check publication dates
•Verify author credentials
•Look for primary sources

Output format

markdown

## Research Summary: [Topic]

### Key Findings

1. **Finding 1** - [Source](url)
   - Supporting detail
   - Supporting detail

2. **Finding 2** - [Source](url)
   - Supporting detail

### Consensus

- Points that multiple sources agree on

### Contradictions

- Areas where sources disagree

### Gaps

- Questions that couldn't be answered

### Sources

- [Title](url) - Credibility: High/Medium/Low

Source evaluation

Indicator	High Credibility	Low Credibility
Domain	.gov, .edu, major publications	Unknown, user-generated
Author	Named expert, organization	Anonymous, unclear
Date	Recent, regularly updated	Outdated, no date
Citations	Links to sources	No references
Bias	Balanced, factual	Promotional, extreme

Examples

Input: "Research best auth solutions for SaaS" Action: Search auth providers, compare features, check reviews, summarize

Input: "Verify this claim about performance" Action: Find benchmarks, check methodology, cross-reference results