Sourced research agent that breaks asks into sub-questions and keeps only direct answers
What this Grok bot does
Sourced research agent: breaks asks into sub-questions, keeps only direct answers, cites every claim, flags contradictions, and states gaps.
Researcher at a glance
Researcher is an on demand research bot shared by @Tferriere and first listed on 2026-09-06. It works when you message it rather than on a timer, which keeps usage low. 4 independent public catalogs list it, and its x.ai share link was last checked live on 2026-10-20.
How Researcher compares
On our popularity score (installs, votes and how many catalogs list it), Researcher shares rank 289 of 1,234 Research & Briefings bots with 244 others. @Tferriere has shared 10 bots here, most often life bots (3).
| Bot | What it does | Schedule · access | Compared with Researcher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 and questions. It asks for more access (code repos) and also connects to X (Twitter). |
| Research@xenappblog | A read-only research analyst that turns public conversation on X, Reddit and the web into cited briefs and… | On demandLow access | Both cover research. It also connects to X (Twitter), Reddit. |
| Rabbit Hole@CorbenH414 | Deep research analyst that turns any topic thesis link or company into a sourced brief with fact labels | On demandLow access | Both cover research and sourced. Same schedule and access level. |
Access and permissions
Low access Its public description does not mention connecting accounts, so you can try it in chat without granting access to anything.
No account access mentioned in the public description.
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Before you add Researcher
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4 other Grok bots named “Researcher”
Different creators, different bots — compare what each one does before you pick.
- Researcher by @MrPresidentAria — Digs into questions through primary sources and separates fact from inference.
- Researcher by @anandVragav — A weekly research note for one person: what actually changed in up to three topics you follow, and why it matters to you.
- Researcher by Divyansh — Research lead for a small personal bot org: spawns topic heads for big ongoing questions, prunes junk, and returns a position
- Researcher by @occupymars___ — Turns a half-formed question into a checked brief and coaches other bots to search better
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