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Research and produce a report

Deep Research helps with questions that require multiple sources, a reviewed workflow, and a lasting result.

1 min readUpdated: October 2026

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  1. 01

    Choose Deep Research and specify the question, time frame, and desired depth.

  2. 02

    Review and edit the proposed research steps.

  3. 03

    Submit the plan and answer necessary questions.

  4. 04

    Open the report and check the linked sources.

Example prompt

Investigate three suitable solutions for my project. Compare requirements, ongoing costs, and limitations, and support the claims with sources.

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  • Specify any preferred source types or languages.

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Agent overviewCanvasPlansMemoryFilesTerminalBrowserDesktopsServer monitorArrange the workspaceExport workspaces
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