ResearchDrive

Overview

This AI-powered research automation agent transforms scattered web information into organized, actionable knowledge. It researches any topic across multiple authoritative sources, synthesizes findings into a structured report, and automatically files everything in Google Drive with Notion indexing. Perfect for founders, consultants, and knowledge workers who need deep research instantly accessible—turning ad-hoc questions into a searchable, growing research library.

How It Works

1. Search (Exa) — Discovers 8–10 authoritative sources using AI-native semantic search across the web
2. Reasoning Search (Perplexity) — Generates a comprehensive synthesized overview with citations as the research foundation
3. Content Extraction (Exa) — Fetches full text from top 3–4 sources for in-depth analysis
4. Synthesis (Claude Opus) — Combines all sources into a structured research report with Executive Summary, Key Findings, Deep Dive sections, Conflicting Views, Actionable Implications, and Sources
5. Document Creation (Google Docs) — Creates a new Google Doc with title format '[Topic] — Research Brief — [Date]'
6. Report Insertion (Google Docs) — Appends the formatted research report into the document
7. Folder Location (Google Drive) — Identifies the correct research folder based on topic category
8. File Organization (Google Drive) — Moves the completed document into the appropriate folder
9. Knowledge Indexing (Notion) — Logs the research in a Notion database with topic, key findings, Drive link, date, and tags for instant retrieval

Key Features

• Multi-source synthesis — Aggregates and cross-references 8–10 authoritative sources instead of relying on a single result
• Structured output — Delivers professionally formatted research briefs with Executive Summaries, conflicting viewpoints, and actionable implications
• Automatic organization — Files research in the correct Google Drive folder and indexes it in Notion—no manual sorting required
• Instant retrieval — Find saved research in seconds using Notion tags and Drive folders, eliminating repeated research on the same topic
• Audit trail — Maintains full source citations and timestamps, creating a transparent, credible research record

Use Cases

• Competitive Intelligence — A founder researches a competitor's market positioning and files the brief automatically; three weeks later, it's findable in the Notion research index when planning strategy
• Industry Trend Analysis — A consultant asks the agent about emerging AI regulations; the agent synthesizes findings across government, news, and research sources, creates a report, and files it in the "Regulatory" Drive folder
• Customer Research — A product manager researches user pain points in their industry; the agent compiles findings into a structured brief and indexes it for future onboarding and feature roadmap decisions
• Investment Due Diligence — An analyst researches a potential acquisition target's market; the agent gathers multi-source insights, synthesizes them into a brief, and files it with full source attribution for stakeholder review