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Make research useful to the next person.
Use this AI research brief template to turn web research into a source-linked summary. Prepare market research, competitor analysis or a topic briefing grounded in your project context.
Define the question and date range, compare sources, and separate evidence from interpretation. A useful research summary includes open questions, not just confident conclusions.
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All workflow guidesThe question comes first.
- QuestionWhat are we trying to decide?
- EvidenceSources, dates and competing explanations.
- ImplicationWhat changes for this project?
Leave room for what you don’t know.
Try this prompt
Use our project context in Brainlet to research [question] for [audience]. Include source links, distinguish facts from assumptions, and save a concise brief with open questions.
- Bring
- A research question, audience, scope and any existing project notes.
- Tools
- Web search for current sources; Brainlet Context to store the brief. Web search may use credits.
- Review
- Research brief: audience needs, key findings, source links, open questions and next steps.
Use this prompt in a compatible assistant connected to Brainlet. Replace the placeholders, review the output and save the method as a skill. This guide does not run or install anything automatically.
The workflow
How the research brief comes together.
- 01
Frame the question
Name the decision the research supports, the audience and the time range that matters.
- 02
Read what you already know
The assistant checks your Brainlet workspace for earlier research and decisions first.
- 03
Search the web
Current sources through Included web search, with a link and date for every claim.
- 04
Separate fact from reading
Evidence, interpretation and open questions are kept apart so readers can judge.
- 05
Save the brief
The finished brief goes to the workspace, where the next teammate's assistant can find it.
Ways to use it
One template, many kinds of research.
Market research
Market size signals, trends and the players shaping a category.
Customer research
What a target audience says publicly about a problem, in their own words.
Vendor evaluation
Compare tools or suppliers against your requirements, with sources.
Industry briefings
A weekly or monthly catch-up on news that matters to a project.
Fact-checking
Check the claims in a draft against current, citable sources before it ships.
Tools used
What this workflow runs on.
Web search & research
Included · uses creditsCurrent sources with links, for market research, competitor analysis and fact-checking.
- ExaNeural web search with an excerpt from every page
- TavilySearch built for AI agents
- Perplexity SonarRanked web results
- Brave SearchAn independent web index
- SerperGoogle search results
- FirecrawlSearch plus full-page text
Documents, files & email
Connect your accountRead briefs, sheets and threads where they already live. Access follows each person's own permissions.
- Google DriveFind and read files
- Google DocsRead and edit documents
- Google SheetsRead and update spreadsheets
- GmailSearch threads and draft replies
Included tools use Brainlet credits. Connecting an account does not include that service’s paid plan. Coming-soon tools are not yet available.
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What should an AI research brief include?
The question and the decision it supports, the audience, key findings with source links and dates, a clear line between evidence and interpretation, open questions and recommended next steps.
Which web search tools does this use?
Brainlet's Included web search, which draws on providers such as Exa, Tavily, Perplexity and Brave Search. It uses Brainlet credits, so you don't need a separate search API account.
Can the research include our own documents?
Yes. The assistant searches your Brainlet workspace first, and can read connected Google Drive or Google Docs files you have access to.
Does this run automatically?
No. This guide gives you a prompt and structure to use in your own assistant. You review the output before saving it.
Research once. Let the whole team build on it.
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