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Overview

The Deep Research Block is an agentic research block that browses the web, synthesizes sources, and produces structured research output. It runs models in a loop internally, which means it costs more credits but produces significantly deeper output than a single prompt. Good for market research, competitive analysis, literature reviews, and any task that requires gathering and synthesizing information from many sources. The block uses two components: a planning model that plans the research steps, and a writing model that consolidates findings into the final report. This allows you to combine the planning capabilities of one model with the writing capabilities of another.

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Key Features

  • Real-time Web Search: Accesses current information from across the internet or documents on the canvas
  • Agentic Research Loop: Runs models in a loop behind the scenes, producing significantly deeper output than a single prompt
  • Web and Doc Search: Specify if you want the block to search through the web and/or all “documents” anywhere on the canvas. Note: This is for broader search — connected blocks will be used as context regardless of these settings
  • Search Control: Scope searching for both web (include/exclude domains, categories, date ranges) and documents (select specific files)
  • Source Citations: Includes links and references for verification
  • Context Aware: Uses context from connected blocks to focus research and writing

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How to Use

  1. Create a Deep Research Block: Click on canvas → Select “Deep Research Block”
  2. Enter Research Topic: Type your research question or topic
  3. Configure Search: Select web and/or document search (web turned on by default)
  4. Select Models: Choose your planner model (determines how/what/where to search) and writer model (consolidates research into final report)
  5. Connect to Other Blocks: Share research findings with Chat, Prompt, or Memo blocks

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Example Use Cases

  • Market Research: “Analyze the current state of the AI productivity tools market”
  • Competitive Analysis: “Research top 5 competitors to Notion and their key features”
  • Industry Trends: “What are the latest trends in remote work technology?”
  • Technical Research: “Current best practices for API security in 2025”

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