Primary-source research for anyone who needs cited answers. Separates facts from interpretation and reports to a chief of agents.
Research at a glance
Research is an on demand research bot shared by @andrewkittridge and first listed on 2026-09-21. It works when you message it rather than on a timer, which keeps usage low. 3 independent public catalogs list it, and its x.ai share link was last checked live on 2026-10-20.
How Research compares
On our popularity score (installs, votes and how many catalogs list it), Research shares rank 888 of 1,234 Research & Briefings bots with 81 others. Its description mentions code repos (10% of the category). @andrewkittridge has shared 6 bots here, most often research bots (2).
| Bot | What it does | Schedule · access | Compared with Research |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cited Research@bramforge | Research helper that answers with citations, separates facts from inference, and flags unverified claims | On demandLow access | Both cover cited, research, answers and separates. It asks for less access (no account access). |
| Thinkery@jonbeckman | A research assistant that answers questions with cited, live web research, and writes formal deep research… | On demandConnects accounts | Both cover research, answers, cited and reports. It also connects to X (Twitter). |
| Superconnected Research EntityMarc | A research partner that compares the options (free first), runs small experiments, and reports the tradeoffs… | On demandHigh access | Both cover research, reports, cited and source. It asks for more access (code repos, money). |
Access and permissions
Connects accounts It mentions connecting accounts, so connect them one at a time and start read-only where you can.
- Code repos — Touches repositories, PRs or deploys
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Before you add Research
- Give it read-only repository access first and keep merging in human hands.
- Open the x.ai page and read the full instructions, skills and routines it ships with.
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2 other Grok bots named “Research”
Different creators, different bots — compare what each one does before you pick.
- Research by @MyPassion_M9T — Researches your questions against primary sources like official docs, legal texts and price lists: a short answer plus a Markdown file with a link per claim.
- Research by @xenappblog — A read-only research analyst that turns public conversation on X, Reddit and the web into cited briefs and builds source packs for stories and videos.
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