Deep Research
Deep Research is MaiGPT's automated research feature. Give it a topic, and AI will automatically search large volumes of web data, analyze and organize it, and produce a comprehensive research report.
It's ideal when you need to deeply understand a topic but don't want to spend hours searching and organizing information yourself.
How Is It Different from Regular Chat
Speed
Seconds
Minutes
Search Scope
Single search
Automatically searches 15-25 sources
Response Length
A few paragraphs
Full report (4,000+ words)
Source Citations
Sometimes
Always, with citations for every section
Best For
Quick Q&A
In-depth research, market analysis, technical investigation
When to Use It
Market research
"Research the current state and trends of the AI customer service market in Taiwan"
Competitive analysis
"Analyze the product differences between Company X and Company Y"
Technical investigation
"Research the latest developments and best practices in RAG technology"
Policies and regulations
"Compile the latest progress on AI-related regulations in Taiwan"
Industry reports
"Research global SaaS industry trends for 2025"
Starting a Research Session
In just three steps, AI will automatically produce a complete research report.
1. Click the Deep Research Button
Find and click the Deep Research button in the chat interface.
2. Enter Your Research Topic
Describe your research topic in one or two sentences. The more specific, the better the report quality.
"Research AI"
"Research the current state, challenges, and success stories of generative AI adoption in Taiwanese enterprises"
"Analyze competitors"
"Compare MaiAgent, Dify, and Coze on their enterprise RAG capabilities"
"Look up regulations"
"Compile 2025 AI-related regulations and regulatory guidelines in Taiwan"
3. Wait for AI to Finish
AI will begin researching automatically. You can see:
Planning phase — AI breaks the topic into sub-questions
Search phase — Searches the web for each sub-question
Analysis phase — Organizes and cross-references data
Report phase — Produces the full report and saves it to Canvas automatically
The entire process typically takes 2-5 minutes, depending on topic complexity. You can work on other things — you'll be notified when it's done.
Give AI More Context
Beyond the topic, you can also tell AI:
Your role: "I'm a marketing director"
Report purpose: "This is for a weekly meeting presentation"
Special focus: "Focus on the Taiwan market"
Format requirements: "Use bullet points, don't exceed 3,000 words"
Reading and Exporting Reports
After Deep Research completes, the report appears automatically in Canvas. You can read, edit, or export it directly.
Reading the Report
The report includes the following structure:
Summary
Key findings and conclusions
Body
Detailed analysis organized by topic in chapters
Source Citations
Each section cites its data sources, with clickable links to original text
Modifying the Report
After the report is generated, you can continue refining it in Canvas:
"The summary is too long, condense it to 3 points"
Shortens the summary
"Add data charts"
Adds charts
"Translate this section to English"
Translates the specified section
"Reformat as a presentation outline"
Reformats the layout
Exporting
Click the export button in the top right corner of Canvas:
Copy — Paste into Email, Word, Notion, etc.
Download — Save as a file
Paste Directly into Presentations
After copying, you can paste directly into PowerPoint or Google Slides with formatting preserved. This is perfect for quickly turning research results into weekly meeting reports.
Next Steps
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