9. Research & Analysis

Enables advanced web search using Gemini for complex queries and detailed information gathering, outperforming default tools.

Identifies growth bottlenecks by analyzing worst-case user behavior, moving beyond aggregate data to uncover high-leverage improvements for conversion and market expansion.

A research technique using JTBD to reconstruct customer timelines and uncover root causes of purchase decisions through deep, investigative interviews.

Scans Hacker News and GitHub for real-time topic trends and current developments.

Systematic workflow for evidence-based food research, including venue evaluation, multi-source validation, and structured documentation for dining options.

Delivers personalized trend briefings by analyzing user-defined profile domains, providing actionable market insights.

Proactively collects user preferences and behavioral patterns during onboarding and ongoing interactions to personalize experiences.

Searches the web for the latest documentation and articles, providing up-to-date information for research and analysis.

Conducts pre-development research by dispatching parallel agents to gather codebase patterns, best practices, and framework documentation, outputting research.md with file references.

Searches arXiv preprint repository for academic papers in physics, mathematics, and computer science.

Analyzes GitHub repositories to uncover architecture, design philosophy, technical decisions, and implementation patterns.

Enables comprehensive research for feature implementation planning through web search, API documentation (Context7), and structured requirement clarification.

Enables thermodynamic analysis for distributed systems, including EROEI calculations, energy flow modeling, and validation of economic models against physical constraints.

Performs internet searches using the Gemini CLI when standard web search tools are unavailable or when the user specifically requests Gemini.

Conducts global chocolate trend research, market analysis, and competitor analysis to deliver strategic business recommendations for Sade Chocolate.

Automates literature research by searching papers, code, and blogs, deduplicating, downloading PDFs, analyzing, and generating reports with incremental updates.

Performs real-time web research to update agent context with current information, preventing errors from outdated data.

Analyzes YouTube video transcripts for research and learning by downloading, chunking, and providing context-aware insights.

Conducts experiment-driven research to form hypotheses, create minimal repros, gather evidence, and continuously improve research methodologies for uncertain or performance-sensitive contexts.

Offers a philosophical framework for critical project analysis, emphasizing the 'why?' question to uncover deeper insights and assumptions.

Performs technical research to resolve uncertainties and inform development planning decisions.

Guides users in research best practices, source credibility evaluation, and academic research methodology for effective information gathering.

Conducts systematic research to identify collaboration and integration opportunities for ACP protocol, including gap analysis and RFC proposal generation.

Guides engineers through DAU 9-Step Trade Study Process for systematic evaluation of engineering alternatives, including root cause analysis and weighted scoring.