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Build a Research Automation Pipeline
Question in, sourced structured brief out — on a schedule.
1 min readupdated 2026-08-01
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Separate retrieval from synthesis and force citations at the extraction stage. Question in, sourced structured brief out — on a schedule.
Question in, sourced structured brief out — on a schedule. The problem it solves: Manual research is slow and inconsistent, and one-shot AI answers are unsourced and unverifiable. Separate retrieval from synthesis and force citations at the extraction stage. It runs in 7 steps, starting with define the output schema first: the exact fields the brief must contain. This workflow node is part of the Onexial knowledge graph and links to related concepts, workflows and tools below.
Problem
Manual research is slow and inconsistent, and one-shot AI answers are unsourced and unverifiable.
Solution
Separate retrieval from synthesis and force citations at the extraction stage.
Steps
- 01Define the output schema first: the exact fields the brief must contain.
- 02Expand the question into 10–40 concrete queries.
- 03Retrieve and fetch. Deduplicate by canonical URL.
- 04Extract claims into the schema — each claim carries source URL and date.
- 05Synthesise using only extracted claims; drop anything unsourced.
- 06Diff against the previous run so humans read changes, not the whole brief.
- 07Schedule it and route the diff to Slack or email.
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What does the Build a Research Automation Pipeline workflow do?
Separate retrieval from synthesis and force citations at the extraction stage.
What problem does Build a Research Automation Pipeline solve?
Manual research is slow and inconsistent, and one-shot AI answers are unsourced and unverifiable.
How many steps does Build a Research Automation Pipeline take?
7 steps. It starts with define the output schema first: the exact fields the brief must contain. and ends with schedule it and route the diff to slack or email..
Which tools does Build a Research Automation Pipeline need?
It uses research-automation-stack, browser-automation-stack — each linked below with its own node.
↳ connected nodes
Dictionary↳ linked
Research Automation
Research automation turns a question into a sourced, structured answer using search, retrieval, extraction and synthesis agents.
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Browser Agent
A browser agent drives a real web browser — navigating, clicking, typing and reading pages — to complete tasks on sites that have no API.
Tool Stack↳ linked
Research Automation Stack
Search, fetch, extract and synthesise sourced briefs on a schedule.
Tool Stack↳ linked
Browser Automation Stack
Run browser agents on a schedule with credentials, retries and screenshots.
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Sourced Research Brief Prompt
Produces a structured brief where every claim carries a citation.
Use Case↳ linked
Consultancy Automates Weekly Market Scans
A sourced competitor and market diff replaced a manual research day.