Deep research

Trigger

Comprehensive research on a topic — comparisons, market analysis, technical deep-dives, or questions requiring multiple sources.

Workflow

1. Verify anakin-cli is authenticated by running anakin status.
2. Create the output directory if it doesn't exist:

   mkdir -p .anakin
   

3. Generate a descriptive filename from the topic:
   • "React vs Vue comparison" -> .anakin/research-react-vs-vue.json
   • "AI startup funding 2025" -> .anakin/research-ai-funding-2025.json
4. Inform the user that deep research takes 1-5 minutes and runs autonomously.
5. Run the research:

   anakin research "$ARGUMENTS" -o .anakin/research-<topic>.json
   

   For complex topics that may take longer:

   anakin research "$ARGUMENTS" --timeout 900 -o .anakin/research-<topic>.json
   

6. Once complete, extract and present the key findings:

   wc -l .anakin/research-<topic>.json && head -100 .anakin/research-<topic>.json
   jq -r '.generatedJson.summary' .anakin/research-<topic>.json
   

7. Present to the user:
   • Executive summary
   • Key findings and structured data
   • Cited sources
   • Offer to scrape any cited URLs for deeper analysis

Commands

# Deep agentic research (1-5 minutes)
anakin research "<topic>" -o .anakin/research-topic.json

# Extended timeout for complex topics
anakin research "<topic>" --timeout 900 -o .anakin/research-topic.json

Options

• --timeout <seconds> — Max wait time (default: 600)
• -o, --output <path> — Save to file

Async behavior

Polls every 10s. Typical completion: 1-5 minutes.

Response

generatedJson with summary, structured_data, data_schema, and cited sources.

Guardrails

• Always warn the user about the 1-5 minute duration before starting.
• Use /anakin:search-web for quick factual lookups — reserve /anakin:deep-research for multi-source exploration.
• Always save output to a file with -o to prevent terminal buffer overflow.
• If research fails, fall back to /anakin:search-web plus multiple /anakin:scrape-website calls as a manual alternative.
• If research times out, suggest increasing --timeout or breaking the topic into smaller queries.

Output

• Comprehensive research report with findings and sources
• File path where the full report was saved