research-lookup

Automate academic literature searches by using intelligent routing that directs queries to the best backend, like Perplexity sonar-search for papers or Parallel Chat API for general research, returning structured results with citations.

Yes, real-time research queries return inline citations with DOI and URLs. The tool extracts sources automatically from the routed backend and outputs them in a structured JSON format for programmatic consumption.

Yes, you need a PARALLEL_API_KEY and/or an OPENROUTER_API_KEY to look up current literature and market data. These keys enable the automatic backend routing that fetches sourced insights across science and technology domains.

The best way to override automatic backend routing is by using the optional manual backend override feature. This allows you to force queries specifically to either the Parallel Chat API or Perplexity academic search instead of relying on automatic intent detection.

Batch lookups process multiple research queries simultaneously by routing each to the appropriate backend. This feature provides sourced insights and structured results, streamlining scientific writing and citation management across academic and general topics.

Yes, the research lookup tool supports JSON output for programmatic consumption. It returns structured results containing sourced insights, inline citations, and extracted metadata from the Parallel Chat API or Perplexity backends.