Research with evidence
Use Gideon to turn a question into a brief you can check. Give it a scope, a date, and the sources that matter.
Run a focused research task
- State the question and the decision it supports.
- Attach known material or identify sources. Connect a search service if the task needs one.
- Ask for links beside material claims and a distinction between evidence and interpretation.
- Review the actual sources before acting on the conclusion.
Compare these three approaches to [problem]. Use primary sources where available. For each, report what it does, its constraints, and the date of the evidence. Cite the sources. Finish with what remains unknown.
Bring your own knowledge
Save reference material in Knowledge and tell Gideon which items matter. Ask for citations to your material. A retrieved passage can be relevant without proving the conclusion, so inspect the surrounding context.
Use a research goal for longer work
A research loop can carry a question through repeated investigation and synthesis. Define the report you need and the stopping condition. Monitoring is different: it continues until stopped or its configured budget is reached, rather than proving a finite question finished.
Check freshness
A source can be accurate and outdated. Ask for publication dates and distinguish reported facts from current availability. If web access fails, request a partial answer labeled with the missing evidence instead of treating an unavailable source as checked.