How to research with Boki

Use Boki's researcher agent to gather sources, analyze competitors, and build research artifacts.

Overview

The researcher agent does deep research — web searches, source analysis, competitive gaps. It produces artifacts you can use in your briefs and articles.

Prerequisites

• A topic to research
• Access to the global chat (orange sparkle)

Steps

1. Open the global chat (orange sparkle)
2. Switch to Research mode (mode selector at top)
3. Describe what you want to research
4. Review the results
5. Ask follow-up questions to go deeper

Research prompts that work

Competitive analysis:

Research the top 10 articles about [topic] published in the last 6 months. What angles do they cover? What's missing?

Source gathering:

Find statistics and studies about [topic] from the last 2 years. Include links to original sources.

Topic exploration:

What questions do people commonly ask about [topic]? Find real questions from forums, Q&A sites, and comments.

Gap identification:

Compare my brief @[Brief Name] against the top-ranking content. What does my brief cover that others don't? What am I missing?

Research artifacts

Beta

The researcher can produce structured artifacts:

Outlines: Suggested structure based on what performs well for similar topics.

Keyword clusters: Related terms and questions grouped by intent.

Source lists: Curated sources with summaries and credibility notes.

These artifacts are in beta. You can export them or use them as starting points for your briefs.

Example workflow

1. Initial research: "Research API documentation best practices"
2. Review results: Boki returns top sources, common advice, and gaps
3. Go deeper: "What do the top 3 sources say about code examples? How do they differ?"
4. Generate artifact: "Create an outline for an article about API documentation that fills the gaps you identified"
5. Use in brief: Copy the outline into your brief as a starting point

Result

After researching with Boki, you'll have:

• External sources with summaries
• Competitive analysis
• Identified gaps and opportunities
• (Beta) Structured artifacts to use in planning

Tips

Be specific about scope: "Research X published in the last 3 months" beats "research X".

Ask for sources explicitly: End prompts with "include links" or "cite sources".

Use @ mentions: "Compare research findings with @My Brief" grounds the research in your work.

Save useful findings: Copy valuable sources and insights into your brief or notes.

Related

• Auto vs Research mode — When to use Research mode
• Chat with Boki — Global chat basics
• Agent reference — Researcher specifications