Lesson 10 · 14 min
Capstone — design a research agent
Pull it together. Build a research agent that scopes, researches, and writes.
The brief
Design a research agent for a B2B product team. Inputs: a question ("What are the top 3 alternatives to Pinecone for vector storage?"). Output: a 400–800 word summary with sources.
Must:
- Scope the question if ambiguous (ask user to clarify).
- Search 3+ sources.
- Synthesize into a clear summary with cited URLs.
- Cap at 15 steps and €1 per task.
- Logs every step.