Documentation Index
Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.openpawz.ai/llms.txt
Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.
Research
The Research view lets agents conduct structured web research with source tracking and credibility scoring.
Modes
| Mode | Sources | Timeout | When to use |
|---|
| Quick | 3–5 | 120s | Fast answers, simple questions |
| Deep | 10+ | 300s | Thorough investigation, complex topics |
Workflow
- Enter a research query
- Choose Quick or Deep mode
- Watch the live progress:
- Searching — finding sources
- Reading — fetching pages
- Analyzing — processing content
- Found — result discovered
- Summarizing — generating synthesis
- Review findings with sources
Findings
Each research finding includes:
- Summary — key takeaway
- Content — full extracted text
- Key points — bullet-point highlights
- Sources — URLs with titles and credibility scores (1–5)
Source credibility
Sources are scored on a 1–5 scale shown as dots:
- ●●●●● — Highly credible (academic, official docs)
- ●●●●○ — Generally reliable
- ●●●○○ — Mixed reliability
- ●●○○○ — Use with caution
- ●○○○○ — Unreliable
Actions
For each finding you can:
- Dig Deeper — ask follow-up questions about this finding
- Find Related — search for related topics
- View Full — see the complete content
- Delete — remove the finding
Reports
Generate a compiled report from your findings:
- Saved as markdown to
~/Documents/Paw/Research/
- Includes all findings, sources, and key points
- Per-project sessions with query history
Deep research mode
Deep mode performs multi-step web research with synthesis:
- Query expansion — the agent breaks your topic into multiple sub-queries
- Parallel search — searches DuckDuckGo for each sub-query (10+ sources)
- Source fetching — reads full page content from each result URL
- Cross-referencing — compares claims across multiple sources
- Synthesis — generates a comprehensive finding with key points and credibility scores
| Setting | Quick mode | Deep mode |
|---|
| Sources fetched | 3–5 | 10+ |
| Timeout | 120 seconds | 300 seconds |
| Sub-queries | 1 | Multiple (auto-generated) |
| Cross-referencing | No | Yes |
| Best for | Simple factual questions | Complex topics, comparisons, analysis |
:::tip
Deep research uses more tokens and takes longer. Start with Quick mode to validate your query, then switch to Deep for thorough investigation.
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Research notebook integration
All research data is saved to your local workspace at ~/Documents/Paw/Research/:
Each project maintains:
- Query history — every research query you’ve run
- Findings — structured results with content, summaries, key points, and sources
- Reports — compiled multi-finding reports
Use the folder icon in the project header to open the research folder in your file manager.
Citation and source tracking
Every research finding tracks its sources with full provenance:
| Field | Description |
|---|
url | Original source URL |
title | Page title or domain name |
credibility | 1–5 score (see Source credibility) |
extractedAt | Timestamp when the source was fetched |
snippets | Relevant text excerpts from the source |
The Sources panel (right sidebar) aggregates all sources across findings in the current project, making it easy to review which sites were consulted.
Live source feed
During active research, a live feed shows sources as they’re discovered in real-time. Each source displays its domain and credibility score as the agent processes it.
Research can be exported in several ways:
| Format | How | Contents |
|---|
| Markdown report | Click Generate Report | Executive summary, key findings, analysis, conclusions, bibliography |
| Individual findings | Click Full on any finding | Complete content with sources and key points |
| Raw JSON | Open ~/Documents/Paw/Research/ | Machine-readable findings with all metadata |
| Project folder | Click Open in Finder | All findings, reports, and project config |
Generating a report
- Conduct several research queries to build up findings
- Click Generate Report
- The agent synthesizes all findings into a structured report:
- Executive Summary
- Key Findings (organized by theme)
- Detailed Analysis
- Conclusions and Recommendations
- Sources Bibliography
- The report is saved as markdown in the project’s
reports/ folder
Tips
- Start with a broad quick search, then dig deeper on interesting findings
- Use the source credibility scores to prioritize reliable information
- Chain findings together: dig deeper → find related → synthesize