Deep Research Playbooks

Use this three-phase workflow to produce high-trust research that survives scrutiny.

Discovery pass

Map the landscape fast without pretending certainty.

Task: [clear question]
Scope: [time window + geography + industry]
Output: 10-source map with confidence tags and contradictions.

Synthesis pass

Convert scattered sources into a decision narrative.

Input: ranked sources from discovery
Output: thesis, counter-thesis, unknowns, and actionable options.

Verification pass

Stress-test claims before publication or decision.

For each key claim: source, evidence strength, failure mode, check owner, due date.

Operating rule

Never publish a synthesis output unless every high-impact claim has a verification owner and timestamp.