Web Research Agent

A Web Research Agent is a web agent that autonomously searches, navigates, and synthesizes information from web sources to compile comprehensive research reports.

• AKA: Internet Research Agent, Web Investigation Agent, Online Research Assistant, Autonomous Web Researcher.
• Context:
  • It can typically perform Web Research Agent Query Decomposition breaking complex questions into searchable subquerys.
  • It can typically execute Web Research Agent Navigation through multi-page traversal and dynamic content interaction.
  • It can typically synthesize Web Research Agent Reports from multiple sources with citation tracking.
  • It can typically handle Web Research Agent Source Validation using credibility assessment and fact verification.
  • It can often manage Long-Form Research Tasks requiring hours of investigation.
  • It can often adapt to Website Structure Variations across different platforms.
  • It can often maintain Research Context across multiple sessions.
  • It can range from being a Simple Web Research Agent to being a Advanced Web Research Agent, depending on its reasoning capability.
  • It can range from being a Single-Source Web Research Agent to being a Multi-Source Web Research Agent, depending on its source integration.
  • It can range from being a Shallow Web Research Agent to being a Deep Web Research Agent, depending on its investigation depth.
  • It can range from being a General Web Research Agent to being a Domain-Specific Web Research Agent, depending on its specialization level.
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• Example(s):
  • Web Research Agent Implementations, such as:
    • Tongyi DeepResearch Agent, performing autonomous multi-step research.
    • Perplexity AI Agent, providing real-time web search.
    • ChatGPT Deep Research Mode, conducting comprehensive investigations.
  • Web Research Agent Tasks, such as:
    • Market Research Task, analyzing industry trends.
    • Academic Literature Review, synthesizing research papers.
    • Competitive Analysis Task, comparing product features.
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• Counter-Example(s):
  • Static Web Crawler, which lacks intelligent navigation.
  • Simple Search Engine, which lacks synthesis capability.
  • Manual Research Process, which requires human operation.
• See: Web Agent, Information Retrieval System, Tongyi DeepResearch Agent, Web Navigation Task, Research Synthesis System, Autonomous Agent, Multi-Step Reasoning, Deep Research API, Web Scraping System.

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