UseAgentBEFORE YOU RUN
Know the job and the reviewer.
This playbook is for leaders and analysts who need research they can inspect before acting on it.
TARGET OUTCOME
A concise brief that answers the decision question and leaves the source trail visible.
Bring these inputs
Better source material makes the result easier to review and safer to reuse.
- A decision question
- Time horizon and geography
- Source preferences
- Internal context the public web cannot provide
COPYABLE STARTER
Start with this prompt.
Replace bracketed details, attach the source material, and keep the limits until your team has reviewed a few runs.
Research this question for a decision-maker: [QUESTION]. Define terms, use current primary sources where possible, and include evidence that challenges the leading view. Separate verified facts, source claims, and inference. End with implications, options, open questions, and a dated source list.
THE PLAYBOOK
Move from context to a reviewed result.
- 01
Ask a decision question
Frame what choice the research should inform, for whom, and over what time period.
- 02
Set the source bar
Prefer primary and current sources, and explain where only secondary evidence is available.
- 03
Test the leading view
Ask for contradictory evidence and material unknowns before writing the summary.
- 04
Review source by source
Open citations supporting central claims and confirm they say what the brief reports.
DELIVERABLES
What the run should produce
- Executive brief
- Evidence table
- Options and implications
- Dated source list
HUMAN REVIEW
Check this before it leaves the team
- Central claims have direct support
- Dates and scope match the question
- Inference is labeled
- Counterevidence is represented fairly
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