Research

What you see

1. Question boxType a real-world question and choose Research. Enter asks; Shift Enter adds a new line.
2. Verdict tabs and searchFilter notes by verdict (established, plausible but speculative, contradicts known science or history, unknown) or search questions and answers.
3. NotesEach note shows its verdict, the question, the answer, who asked and how many sources were verified.
4. A noteThe answer and why it got its verdict, then Claims, Sources, Calculations and How this was researched.

Research a question

1. Open Research and type your question, for example about a date, a distance or a historical procedure.
2. Choose Research and wait; searching sources and running the numbers can take a minute or two.
3. If it needs one more detail, pick an option or type your answer and choose Answer (or Start over).
4. The finished note opens on its own page.

Check what backs an answer

1. Under Claims, each claim shows what backs it: a numbered source, a calculation, or Model knowledge, unverified.
2. Under Sources, each page was fetched and its quote looked up word for word: Quote found on the page, Not verified (with why) or Source not text-checked (PDFs and other non-text files).
3. Under Calculations, numbers come from fixed calculators, with their inputs and assumptions, not from the AI.
4. A note is shown as established only when every claim has a verified source or a calculation; otherwise it is shown as speculative and says which sources were not verified.

Promote a note to a candidate

1. On the note, choose Promote to a candidate.
2. Choose Fact or World rule, fill in the subject (and for a fact the kind, predicate and object), and write the Statement.
3. Under Backed by these words from the note, pick the sentence the candidate cites.
4. Choose Send to Review: the note is saved read-only in the Library’s Research folder and the candidate waits in Review until someone accepts it.

Pin a note to a passage

1. On the note, choose Pin to a passage.
2. Pick the Document and paste a phrase from the passage under Words from the passage.
3. Choose Pin; the words must appear in that passage of the latest version.
4. Use Move pin or Unpin later; pinning never changes the text or canon.

Research profile

Each project can describe its world for research: Field, Period, Place, Legal system or procedure and Notes for research. It is sent with every research question so answers fit your setting. Find it under Settings → Projects → a project → Research profile.

Limits

Research runs are limited per person and per project every 10 minutes. Over the limit you get a plain message; try again a little later.

Who can do what

Viewer

Read every research note, and research in Ask conversations.

Editor

Ask on the Research page, promote notes to candidates and pin or unpin them.

Admin, owner

Everything an editor can, plus edit the project’s research profile.

Roles are per studio. Roles and permissions has the full list.