What problem does it solve? Conducting rigorous academic research requires coordinating literature search, source verification, synthesis, bias checking, and report writing — a process that is slow, error-prone, and vulnerable to citation fabrication and confirmation bias when done ad hoc. ## Core Features & Use Cases - 13-Agent Research Pipeline: Coordinates specialized agents across 6 phases (scoping, investigation, analysis, composition, review, revision) with mandatory devil's advocate checkpoints and ethics review. - 8 Operational Modes: Full research, quick brief, paper review, literature review, three-way WHY/HOW/WHAT paper scan, fact-check, Socratic guided dialogue, and PRISMA 2020 systematic review with optional meta-analysis. - Citation Integrity Controls: Cross-index triangulation against Semantic Scholar, OpenAlex, Crossref, and arXiv to detect hallucinated or contaminated references before they enter a report. - Use Case: A graduate student with only a vague interest in declining birth rates and higher education uses Socratic mode to converge on a FINER-scored research question, then escalates to full mode for a verified, APA 7.0-formatted research report. ## Quick Start Ask the agent to research a topic such as the impact of AI on higher education quality assurance, or ask it to guide your research when you only have a vague direction.
