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# AI Research

> Multi-step research workflows that search, analyze sources, and return structured answers.

# AI Research

AI Research is the product area for **end-to-end research workflows**.

Instead of calling a narrow lookup endpoint, you provide a task and a settings object. NeuralVerge then runs a multi-step process that can search for information, evaluate sources, synthesize findings, and generate a final response.

## What AI Research is for

Use AI Research when the task requires:

* multiple searches
* reasoning across multiple sources
* a concise analyst-style summary
* structured outputs for downstream systems
* a reusable research pipeline instead of a single lookup

Common examples:

* investigate a company and identify operational risks
* compile a market overview from public sources
* summarize external sentiment and reputation signals
* verify claims about a person or organization
* produce structured intelligence for internal tooling

## How it works

A typical research run looks like this:

1. You send instructions and settings
2. NeuralVerge starts a session
3. The workflow searches and analyzes relevant sources
4. The system synthesizes the result
5. You retrieve the result from the session status endpoint

## Inputs

The main AI Research endpoint accepts:

* `instructions` for the task itself
* `settings` for workflow behavior and model configuration

Depending on your integration, settings can control things like:

* country or localization behavior
* whether search is enabled
* model selection
* extraction schema usage

## Outputs

Research results can include:

* a `human` summary for UI display
* a `machine` object for structured consumption
* total points or usage metadata
* session state and progress

## When to choose AI Research

Choose AI Research when:

* the task is exploratory
* you need synthesis, not just retrieval
* the answer depends on multiple sources
* you want a richer final report

Do **not** use AI Research if you already know the exact page to extract from or if you only need a focused provider lookup. In those cases, use [AI Extract](./ai-extract) or [Data Sources](./data-sources).

## Related API endpoints

In the API Reference, AI Research includes endpoints for:

* starting a research run
* lightweight search execution
* checking session status

## Typical product pattern

A common integration pattern is:

* start the run from your backend
* persist the `session_id`
* poll until completion
* render `human`
* store `machine` for automation or analytics