---
type: skill
slug: research-brief
name: Research Brief
audience: people
category: Research
schedule: On demand
setup: 1 minute
platforms: [Grok Bot, Muse, Dots]
writes_or_sends: Read-only.
version: 1.0.0
updated: 2026-10-31
---

# Research Brief

> Any question, answered with the evidence and every source.

- Category: Research
- Schedule: On demand
- Works with: Grok Bot, Muse, Dots
- Setup time: 1 minute
- Version: 1.0.0 (updated 2026-10-31)
- Cost: varies

## What it does

Ask a real question, such as whether to switch tools, what the evidence says about a treatment, or how a market is shifting, and get back a brief you could forward to your boss. Research Brief searches widely, reads the sources it cites, weighs who has a stake in the answer, and tells you plainly where experts disagree. Every claim carries a numbered citation, and it says how confident it is and why.

## What you get

- A 2–3 sentence bottom line with a confidence rating
- Key findings, each tied to numbered sources
- Where credible sources disagree
- Open questions and practical next steps
- A full source list with dates and links

## Data it uses

- Web search

## Safety

- Writes or sends: Read-only.
- Reads: Public web (search and page reads)
- Cost: On demand, so it costs only when you run it. A deep brief reads many pages and is the heaviest single run in the catalog.
- Warning: Check the cited sources before relying on a claim for anything important.
- Warning: Don't paste confidential documents into the question unless your assistant's data policy allows it.

## Install

- SKILL.md: https://botplaza.lol/skills/research-brief/SKILL.md
- Zip: https://botplaza.lol/downloads/research-brief.zip
- JSON: https://botplaza.lol/skills/research-brief.json
- Ready prompt: https://botplaza.lol/api/install?slug=research-brief&platform=grok (or muse, dots)
- MCP: call install_skill with slug "research-brief" at https://botplaza.lol/api/mcp

### Grok Bot (verified)

1. Copy skills/research-brief/SKILL.md (the whole file, including the --- header).
2. Open a one-to-one chat with your Grok Bot and paste the prompt below, with the file where it says.
3. Try it once now: "Run Research Brief."

Note: Skills and routines are saved by asking the Bot; no settings to dig through.

### Muse (partially-verified)

1. Copy skills/research-brief/SKILL.md.
2. Open Muse and paste the prompt below with the file where it says.
3. Try it: "Run Research Brief." Muse has no skill install for outside skills, so it follows the pasted instructions.
4. Muse Code (developer CLI): unzip downloads/research-brief.zip, run `muse skills validate ./research-brief` then `muse skills install ./research-brief --scope user`. Optional: add the BotPlaza connector (https://botplaza.lol/api/mcp) under mcpServers in ~/.config/muse/settings.json.

Note: Recurring tasks and Muse Code skill install are documented by Meta. Installing outside skills in the Muse app is not.

### Dots (partially-verified)

1. Copy skills/research-brief/SKILL.md.
2. Paste the prompt below into your dot's conversation in ChatGPT, with the file where it says.
3. Optional: in ChatGPT, Plugins > + > Add custom MCP server with https://botplaza.lol/api/mcp (no authentication). Dots can use installed plugins, but OpenAI hasn't said whether that includes custom ones.
4. Business, Enterprise, Healthcare and Edu workspaces can also upload downloads/research-brief.zip under Plugins > Skills > Create > Upload from your computer.

Note: Dots are available on ChatGPT Pro, Business Premium and Enterprise, and are still rolling out. Pasting instructions in and scheduled check-ins are documented.

Page: https://botplaza.lol/skills/research-brief/