Deep research brief that demands primary sources
Scopes a research task so the report comes back sourced, dated and honest about disagreement.
Research the question below and write a briefing I can act on. Question: [RESEARCH QUESTION] Why I'm asking, and the decision it informs: [CONTEXT] Scope: [REGION, TIME PERIOD, INDUSTRY OR OTHER LIMITS] How recent sources should be: [E.G. LAST 12 MONTHS] What I already know, so you can skip it: [KNOWN BACKGROUND, OR "NOTHING YET"] Method: - Prefer primary sources: official statistics, filings, standards bodies, peer-reviewed papers, original documentation. Use news and blogs to find leads, then trace each claim back to where it started. - Keep to my recency window unless older work is foundational. Give every source's publication date. - When sources disagree, show the disagreement and say which you find more credible and why. Do not average them into a vague statement. - Treat vendor marketing, and content that simply repeats other content, as weak evidence. Deliver: 1. Bottom line — the answer in five sentences or fewer, with your confidence (high, medium or low) and what that confidence rests on. 2. Key findings — five to eight, each with its citation and a one-line note on how strong the evidence is. 3. What is contested or unknown. 4. What would change the conclusion. 5. Source list with links and dates. Rules: cite every factual claim. Never cite a source you have not opened. Mark your own inferences as inference. If the question is ambiguous in a way that would change the research, ask me before you start.