Information Gathering
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What is Information Gathering?
- ·Researches in parallel, not one tab at a time: Multiple sources checked at once for a specific question, scoped by time window and required depth.
- ·Never states an unsourced claim: Every line in the answer links back to where it came from — nothing presented as fact without a source attached.
- ·Shows disagreement instead of hiding it: When sources conflict, both versions are presented side by side, not silently smoothed into one answer.
- ·Can turn into standing coverage of a moving topic: A one-time question becomes a scheduled brief that reports only what's new since the last check.
What does Information Gathering produce?
| 🔎Sourced answer | A structured answer with every claim linked back to its source. |
| ⚖️Conflict flag | Disagreeing reports presented side by side, not blended. |
| 📅Topic timeline | New developments ordered by when they happened, on a tracked topic. |
| 📩Standing brief | What's new since the last check, delivered on a schedule. |
The SOP, step by step.
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Take the question
What to find out, the scope, time window, and required depth.
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Research in parallel
Multiple sources checked at once, not one at a time.
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Dedupe and reconcile
Repeated content merged, conflicting reports flagged rather than blended.
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Answer with sources attached
Every claim links back to where it came from.
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Define the topic to track
What's still developing and worth watching.
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Check on a schedule
Daily or weekly, depending on how fast it's moving.
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Organize into a timeline
New developments ordered by when they happened.
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Deliver a short brief
What's new since last time, not the whole history again.
What it produces, in practice.
Illustrative example generated for this page — actual output depends on your real data.
🔎 Research Brief · Coastal Storm Watch
Sample · illustrativeOne line: one storm system formed this week and is affecting the southeast coast; an advisory has already been issued.
- Day 1: storm system formed in open water, projected path trending toward the coast — [source ①]
- Day 2: coastal advisory issued, some transit routes suspended as a precaution — [source ②]
- Day 3: advisory upgraded, vessels advised to return to port — [source ③]
Note: sources differ slightly on the projected path — both versions are shown rather than picked for you.
Reply "dig deeper" for the full primary advisory text.
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What Information Gathering connects to.
Browser
ConnectedResearches across public sources directly.
Notion
Coming soonSaves sourced answers and standing briefs as a running reference.
Questions
- Can I trust what it finds online, or does it just make things up?
- Every claim links back to its source so you can check it yourself. When sources disagree, both versions are shown side by side instead of an invented single answer.
- How is this different from just asking a chatbot?
- A plain chat answer may come from training memory with no way to verify it. This researches live, across multiple sources, dedupes and reconciles what it finds, and attaches sources to every claim.
- Can it keep tracking something instead of answering once?
- Yes — turn any question into standing coverage, and it checks on a schedule and delivers only what's new since the last check, organized as a timeline.
- What if the sources genuinely conflict?
- It doesn't pick a winner for you. Conflicting reports are presented side by side and flagged as disagreement, so you make the call with both versions in front of you.
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