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Research Assistant

A specialized agentic workflow designed to execute complex information-gathering tasks by iteratively decomposing queries into sub-tasks, performing multi-source retrieval, and synthesizing findings. It trades off real-time responsiveness for comprehensive depth, as the iterative search loops and multi-pass reasoning increase latency and token costs compared to standard RAG.

Definition

A specialized agentic workflow designed to execute complex information-gathering tasks by iteratively decomposing queries into sub-tasks, performing multi-source retrieval, and synthesizing findings. It trades off real-time responsiveness for comprehensive depth, as the iterative search loops and multi-pass reasoning increase latency and token costs compared to standard RAG.

Disambiguation

Not a human collaborator, but an autonomous loop-based architecture for multi-step data synthesis.

Visual Metaphor

"A Private Investigator's Bulletin Board: connecting disparate threads and documents from multiple archives to construct a single, coherent narrative."

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Conceptual Overview

A specialized agentic workflow designed to execute complex information-gathering tasks by iteratively decomposing queries into sub-tasks, performing multi-source retrieval, and synthesizing findings. It trades off real-time responsiveness for comprehensive depth, as the iterative search loops and multi-pass reasoning increase latency and token costs compared to standard RAG.

Disambiguation

Not a human collaborator, but an autonomous loop-based architecture for multi-step data synthesis.

Visual Analog

A Private Investigator's Bulletin Board: connecting disparate threads and documents from multiple archives to construct a single, coherent narrative.

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