Academic Research — L4

Academic-grade research tier. Composes on top of L3 (/expert-research) by adding:

• Academic sources — arXiv, Google Scholar, SSRN, research.google, research papers
• Full multi-agent crew — Planner, Researcher × 2 (parallel), Critic, Editor
• Timeline / history analysis — how the topic evolved over time
• Methodology section — explicit description of research approach
• Cross-language search — EN + RU + domain-specific languages
• Quality-rated bibliography — A/B/C/D ratings per source
• Open questions section — what the literature hasn't answered

Position in ladder: L4. Calls L3 (which chains through L2 and L1). Called by L5.

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