Deep Research Report Framework

Produce a report whose "conclusions are trustworthy, process is traceable, and the unknowns are explicitly marked." The quality floor of research is set by its sources, not its prose.

Workflow

1. Define the question: write in one sentence what the report must answer. Add at most 3 sub-questions. Starting before the question is clear guarantees the research will sprawl.
2. Tier your sources (tier before you search, so you don't believe whatever you find first):
   • Primary: official docs, original papers, original filings, protocol/legal texts, measured data.
   • Secondary: reputable press, industry reports, expert interviews.
   • Tertiary: social-media posts, forum threads, aggregator sites — leads only, never evidence.
3. Cross-verify: key conclusions need two or more independent sources. Two sources quoting the same origin don't count as independent. If no second source exists, downgrade the conclusion to "single-source claim" and mark it as such.
4. Writing structure (conclusion first):
   • Opening: 3–5 lines stating the core conclusions.
   • Body: one section per sub-question, each in "conclusion → evidence → sources" order.
   • Closing: uncertainty statement — "what wasn't found, what's speculation, under what conditions the conclusions change."
5. Timestamps: date every key fact ("as of Sep 2026"). Undated information is treated as "possibly stale" by default.

Rules