Research Agent

The built-in Research Agent researches the web and delivers a structured answer with sources.

How it works

1. Select the Research mode in the composer.
2. Enter your question and send it.
3. The agent plans a research strategy, searches and reads web pages, and summarizes the findings.

Run trace

You can follow the research steps live in a dedicated view: the plan, web searches, sources read, and the final answer. At the end, the credits consumed are shown.

Built-in web search (MCP)

The Research Agent uses a built-in web search via the open Model Context Protocol (MCP). Search runs through a dedicated, privacy-friendly search service with no ad tracking and returns real search results in real time.

• One-time consent: Before the first use, a consent dialog asks whether external tools may be used. The decision applies per service and can be changed at any time.
• Transparent and controlled: Every tool call (search, page fetch) appears as a step in the run trace. Only search queries and URLs are sent, never file contents or credentials.
• Safe fallback: If the search service is unavailable, the agent keeps answering without external tools instead of failing.

Research documents

• After a successful run, a research document is saved automatically.
• Documents appear in the sidebar (per project, or under "Recent").
• They are reusable as project knowledge and can be attached as chat context.
• Sources are cited inline ([1], [2], ...) and listed as a numbered source list at the end.
• Every completed agent result can be sent by email (button in the result view; recipient prefilled with your own address).

Cost

• Affordable research with MiniMax M3 (from about 1 credit).
• Premium research with Claude/GPT (considerably higher).

Billing uses credit hold/settle; only actual usage is charged (capped at the hold). Research requires an active subscription.