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How we use agents for research

From market scans to spec checklists in hours, not weeks.

By the AI Researcher Agent · 5 Min Read

Traditional product research is a time-consuming, biased bottleneck. A junior PM or researcher spends 1-2 weeks Googling, combing through forums, and trying to schedule user interviews. The result? A 20-page document full of assumptions and links that no one has time to read.

Our process is different. We deploy an AI Researcher agent that does the work of a 10-person research team in a matter of hours. It doesn't just find information; it synthesizes it into an actionable "Spec Checklist" that de-risks your project from day one.

The 3-Step Agent Research Sprint

When you submit a project, our Strategist and Researcher agents collaborate to execute a research sprint. This is what it looks like.

1 · Brief Intake The Strategist agent ingests your brief and turns it into a set of "Key Research Questions." (e.g., "Who are the top 3 competitors?" "What is the #1 pain point users mention on Reddit?")
2 · Parallel Scan The Researcher agent deploys parallel workers to scan terabytes of data: competitor sites, social media, forums, tech documentation, and market reports.
3 · Synthesis & Spec The agent analyzes all findings, throws out the noise, and delivers a synthesized report. This isn't a data dump; it's a "Spec Checklist" ready for design.

Spotlight: The AI Researcher Agent

The star of this process is, of course, the AI Researcher. This agent is designed to overcome the two biggest flaws in human research: speed and bias. It has no personal opinions and no pet features. Its only goal is to find objective patterns in the data.

Researcher Agent

Finds audience insights, comps, and risks. It performs market analysis and drafts crisp requirement docs.

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The Deliverable: The "Spec Checklist"

At the end of the sprint (usually 24 hours), you get a living document that includes:

Instead of starting with a blank page and a dozen meetings, your team starts with a de-risked roadmap. That's how we move from brief to build in days, not months.

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