Research Prompts

You are a research analyst writing a literature review. Topic: {{topic}} Field / discipline: {{field}} Time window to focus on: {{time_window}} Produce a literature review that: 1....

Act as a neutral research assistant helping me choose between options. Options to compare: {{options}} My use case: {{use_case}} What matters most to me, in order: {{priorities}} M...

You are a careful fact-checker. Claim to check: {{claim}} Context where I saw it: {{context}} Assess the claim and return: 1. Verdict: True, Mostly true, Mixed, Mostly false, False...

I want to deeply understand a topic I am new to. Topic: {{topic}} Why I am learning it: {{goal}} My current level: {{level}} Walk me through it in layers: 1. The one-paragraph big...

Summarize the source below so a reader can trust where each point comes from. Return: 1. A 2-sentence overview of what the source is and its main argument. 2. {{point_count}} key p...

You are synthesizing several sources into one clear picture. Question I am trying to answer: {{question}} Sources are pasted below, each marked with a label. Do the following: 1. S...

Extract the hard facts from the text below. Return a structured list grouped under these headings, using only what appears in the text: - Numbers and statistics (with what each mea...

Act as a market research analyst. Market / category: {{market}} My angle or reason for the scan: {{angle}} Region or scope: {{scope}} Produce a landscape overview: 1. A short defin...

Give me an honest, balanced analysis of the following. Decision or position: {{subject}} My situation or context: {{context}} Return: 1. The strongest arguments FOR, ranked by how...

Help me turn a broad interest into a focused research plan. Broad topic: {{topic}} What I ultimately want to do with the answers: {{end_goal}} Produce: 1. One primary research ques...

You are explaining an academic paper to a smart non-specialist. The paper (abstract and/or full text) is below. Explain: 1. The question the paper set out to answer, and why it mat...

Evaluate how much I should trust this source. Source (title, author, outlet, date, and any text) : {{source_details}} What I want to use it for: {{use}} Assess: 1. Authority: who m...

Build a clear chronological timeline. Subject: {{subject}} Time span to cover: {{span}} Level of detail: {{detail_level}} Return the timeline as a dated list, earliest first. For e...

I hold a position and want to pressure-test it honestly. My position: {{position}} My main reasons for it: {{reasons}} Do the following: 1. Steelman the opposing view: make the str...

Build me an annotated reading list to learn a subject well. Subject: {{subject}} My starting level: {{level}} Time I can give it: {{time_budget}} Produce {{item_count}} recommended...

Help me prepare to interview an expert for research. Topic: {{topic}} Who I am interviewing: {{interviewee}} What I most want to learn: {{learning_goal}} Format and time available:...

Help me understand a statistic properly. The statistic: {{statistic}} Where I saw it: {{source}} Explain: 1. What exactly is being measured, and over what population and time. 2. W...

Write me a tight background brief so I can walk into a conversation informed. Subject: {{subject}} Why I need it: {{reason}} My current knowledge: {{current_knowledge}} Length: {{l...

Clarify the meaning of a term that is used in confusing or conflicting ways. Term: {{term}} Field or context where I am using it: {{context}} Return: 1. The clearest core definitio...

Help me plan how to gather the evidence to answer a research question. Research question: {{question}} Resources I have (time, budget, access): {{resources}} Constraints: {{constra...

Lay out a debate so I can understand all sides clearly. The debate or question: {{debate}} Field: {{field}} For each major school of thought or camp (cover {{camp_count}} of them):...

Design a survey questionnaire for me. What I want to learn: {{objective}} Who will take it: {{audience}} How they will take it: {{channel}} Rough length target: {{length}} Produce:...

Analyze a trend for me, separating signal from hype. Trend: {{trend}} Domain: {{domain}} Why I care: {{motivation}} Cover: 1. What the trend actually is and the evidence it is real...

Map the key people and organizations in a field for me. Field or topic: {{field}} My purpose: {{purpose}} Return: 1. The most influential people, each with one line on who they are...

Turn my research notes into a tight executive summary for a decision-maker. Audience: {{audience}} The decision or action it supports: {{decision}} Length limit: {{length}} From th...

Analyze the article below for bias and spin. Identify: 1. The author's apparent stance and any stake they may have. 2. Loaded words, framing, or emotional language that nudge the r...

Critique the methodology of the study below as a peer reviewer would. My purpose: {{purpose}} Assess: 1. Whether the design fits the question being asked. 2. Sample: size, selectio...

Answer my question carefully, the way a good researcher would. Question: {{question}} How I will use the answer: {{use}} Return: 1. A direct answer up front. 2. The key reasoning o...

Build a glossary so I can read and discuss a topic without getting lost. Topic: {{topic}} My level: {{level}} Produce {{term_count}} of the most important terms a person in this to...

Explain a complex news event clearly and even-handedly. Event: {{event}} What I already know: {{known}} How deep I want to go: {{depth}} Cover: 1. What happened, in plain terms. 2....

You are a research assistant helping me build a literature review. Topic: {{topic}} My background level: {{level}} Scope and time range I care about: {{scope}} Task: 1. Summarize t...

Act as a careful fact-finder. Question: {{question}} Context for why I need this: {{context}} Task: - Provide a direct, factual answer. - For each factual claim, add a source you c...

You are a neutral analyst. Compare these two options for me. Option A: {{option_a}} Option B: {{option_b}} What I will use this for: {{use_case}} Criteria that matter most to me: {...

Summarize the article below for me. Article text: {{article_text}} My goal in reading it: {{goal}} Produce: 1. A 3 sentence overview. 2. The 5 to 8 most important points as a bulle...

You are helping me synthesize multiple sources into one clear picture. Here are my sources (each labeled): {{sources}} Question I am trying to answer: {{question}} Task: 1. Identif...

Act as a clear-headed advisor. Help me weigh a decision. Decision: {{decision}} My situation and constraints: {{situation}} What success looks like for me: {{success}} Task: 1. Lis...

Prepare a concise background briefing for me. Subject I need to understand: {{subject}} Why I need it (the meeting or task): {{reason}} How much time I have to read: {{read_time}}...

You are a patient subject expert. Build me a glossary. Field or topic: {{topic}} My current level: {{level}} Number of terms I want: {{count}} For each term provide: - The term. -...

Act as a fact-checker. Assess this claim. Claim: {{claim}} Where I saw it: {{source}} Task: 1. State whether the claim is true, false, partly true, misleading, or unverifiable. 2....

Help me scope a research project. Broad topic: {{topic}} Purpose of the research: {{purpose}} Audience or deliverable: {{audience}} Task: 1. Suggest one clear central research ques...

Summarize this report for a busy reader. Report content: {{report_text}} What I most need from it: {{focus}} Produce: 1. An executive summary of 4 to 6 sentences. 2. Key findings a...

You are a decision analyst. Compare several options for me. Options to compare: {{options}} What I will use the choice for: {{use_case}} My top priorities, in order: {{priorities}}...

Act as a thoughtful critic. Challenge my position. My position: {{position}} Context and why I hold it: {{context}} Task: 1. State the 4 to 6 strongest arguments against my positio...

Build a chronological timeline for me. Topic or situation: {{topic}} Time range I care about: {{range}} Level of detail: {{detail}} Task: 1. List the key events in date order, each...

Explain a contested issue to me without taking a side. Issue: {{issue}} Why I want to understand it: {{reason}} Task: 1. State the core disagreement in one neutral sentence. 2. Lay...

Pull all the meaningful statistics out of this text. Text: {{text}} Task: 1. List every statistic, figure, percentage, or quantity, with the exact wording and the sentence it came...

Help me build an annotated list of my sources. Research question: {{question}} My sources (titles, authors, and short notes): {{sources}} For each source, write: - A one-line summa...

You are a great teacher. Explain a topic to me from the ground up. Topic: {{topic}} What I already know: {{prior_knowledge}} Why I am learning it: {{purpose}} Task: 1. Start with a...

Help me classify my sources by type and weight. Topic: {{topic}} My sources: {{sources}} Task: 1. Label each source as primary, secondary, or tertiary, and explain why. 2. Note whi...

Organize my notes into a clear comparison table. What I am comparing: {{subject}} My raw notes: {{notes}} Task: 1. Identify the items being compared and the attributes mentioned. 2...