Research templates for a browser agent

Templates that read papers, filings, reviews and statistics, compare what they find and write a report with a source for each claim.

For analysts, founders, students and anyone who must decide with facts.

  • 30 templates
  • 1 run as routines
  • 12 use Odyssey deep research

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  • Odyssey

    Research a topic into a cited report

    Many sources, compared, in one report with a citation for each claim.

    You start it: When you start it
    • Google Scholar
    • Wikipedia
    • Google Docs
  • Odyssey

    Compare options and pick one

    Prices, specifications and common complaints in one table, and one clear choice.

    You start it: When you start it
    • Reddit
    • YouTube
  • Brief me before each meeting

    Who you meet, what their company does, and what you discussed last time.

    On an event: Before each meeting with an external guest
    • Google Calendar
    • LinkedIn
    • Gmail
  • Odyssey

    Check a company before you pay or sign

    Registration, reviews and complaints, with a risk level and the evidence.

    You start it: When you start it
    • Trustpilot
    • Google Maps
  • Odyssey

    Estimate the size of a market

    A top-down and a bottom-up estimate, with the source for each number and each step of the math.

    You start it: When you start it
    • Any government site
    • Google Scholar
    • Google Sheets
  • Odyssey

    Write a literature review on a research question

    Recent studies grouped by theme, what they agree on, where the evidence is weak, and a full reference list.

    You start it: When you start it
    • Google Scholar
    • Semantic Scholar
    • PubMed
    • +1 more: Google Docs
  • Fact-check the claims in a draft

    Each claim marked true, false, partly true or unclear, with a primary source and the correct version.

    You start it: When you start it
    • Google Docs
    • Wikipedia
    • Any government site
    • +1 more: Google Scholar
  • Summarize a long PDF on one page

    The main points, the numbers and deadlines that matter, and the actions for you, with page numbers.

    You start it: When you start it
    • Any website
    • Google Docs
  • Analyze a company's 10-K annual report

    Revenue, margins, cash, new risks and what changed from last year, with the section for each fact.

    You start it: When you start it
    • SEC EDGAR
    • Google Docs
  • Odyssey

    Map the competitors in a market

    Each competitor with its product, target customer, price, funding and size, and the gaps no one covers.

    You start it: When you start it
    • Crunchbase
    • G2
    • Google Sheets
  • Odyssey

    Search for prior art before you file a patent

    The closest patents and papers, ranked, with the claims that overlap and how your idea differs.

    You start it: When you start it
    • Google Patents
    • Google Scholar
  • Compare competitor prices before you set yours

    Each competitor's plans, limits and cost for a typical customer in one sheet, with a suggested price range.

    You start it: When you start it
    • G2
    • Capterra
    • Google Sheets
  • Find what customers complain about in a market

    The most common complaints about current products, ranked by count, with short quotes and links.

    You start it: When you start it
    • Reddit
    • G2
    • App Store
    • +1 more: Amazon
  • Find the rules that apply to your business

    Licenses, permits, registrations and product rules in the order to do them, with an official link for each.

    You start it: When you start it
    • Any government site
    • Google Docs
  • Compare universities for a degree

    Tuition, entry requirements, deadlines, rankings and graduate jobs for each program, side by side.

    You start it: When you start it
    • Any website
    • Google Sheets
  • Odyssey

    Find what studies say about a treatment

    The best evidence for and against, the size of the effect, the side effects and questions for your doctor.

    You start it: When you start it
    • PubMed
    • Google Scholar
  • Shortlist software for your team

    Five tools that meet your must-haves, with team price, ratings, top complaints and demo questions.

    You start it: When you start it
    • G2
    • Capterra
    • Reddit
    • +1 more: Google Sheets
  • Find official statistics on a question

    The latest official numbers with the year, the definition and a link, and a short answer.

    You start it: When you start it
    • Our World in Data
    • Any government site
    • Google Sheets
  • Explain a research paper in plain words

    The question, the method, the results and the limits of one paper, for a reader with no background.

    You start it: When you start it
    • arXiv
    • Semantic Scholar
  • Odyssey

    Do due diligence on a startup before you invest

    Team, product, traction, competitors and red flags, and each claim in the pitch deck checked.

    You start it: When you start it
    • Crunchbase
    • LinkedIn
    • G2
    • +1 more: Google Docs
  • Summarize a long video or talk

    The main points with time stamps, the numbers and tools named, and the quotes worth keeping.

    You start it: When you start it
    • YouTube
    • Google Docs
  • Odyssey

    Compare how outlets cover a news story

    The facts that all sources agree on, the disputed points, and how each outlet frames the story.

    You start it: When you start it
    • Google News
    • Any news site
    • Wikipedia
  • Odyssey

    Compare cities for a new office

    Rent, salaries, talent pool, tax and travel links for each city, with a weighted ranking.

    You start it: When you start it
    • Any government site
    • Glassdoor
    • Google Flights
    • +1 more: Google Sheets
  • Check demand for a product idea

    Search interest, products that exist, and people who ask for it, with a go, no-go or test-first view.

    You start it: When you start it
    • Google Trends
    • Reddit
    • Product Hunt
    • +1 more: Amazon
  • Find manufacturers for your product

    Manufacturers that can make your product, with minimum order, unit price, lead time and certificates.

    You start it: When you start it
    • Any marketplace
    • Any website
    • Google Sheets
  • Check the citations in a paper or essay

    Each reference checked: it exists, its details are correct, and it says what the text claims.

    You start it: When you start it
    • Google Scholar
    • Google Docs
  • Check if a business name is free to use

    Trademark conflicts, similar businesses and free domains for each name, with a risk level.

    You start it: When you start it
    • Any government site
    • Any website
  • Odyssey

    Get up to speed on a new industry

    How the industry makes money, the main players, the rules, the current changes and a glossary.

    You start it: When you start it
    • Wikipedia
    • Google News
    • Google Docs
  • Find clinical trials for a condition

    Trials that recruit now in your area, with the main criteria, the sites and the link to each.

    You start it: When you start it
    • Any government site
    • PubMed
  • Research a home before you make an offer

    Price history, recent sales nearby, flood zone, permits, taxes, schools and commute for one address.

    You start it: When you start it
    • Zillow
    • Google Maps
    • Any government site

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