Give deep research a finish line

How this helps you

A clear finish line stops research from wandering, and you get evidence you can check.

✦ Try it

Research [question]. Done means: [measurable outcome]. Use primary sources first. Put the source beside each key claim and label it VERIFIED, INFERRED or UNKNOWN. Stop after [N] searches or when the outcome is met. End with a 5-line handoff.

What they did

@ludoonchart argues 'research this deeply' gives the agent no finish line, no ranking of sources and no reason to stop browsing. His blueprint gives the Bot a contract for when the job is done: one measurable outcome, primary sources first, evidence beside every important claim, clear approval boundaries, bounded retries, an explicit stop condition, and a handoff another agent can continue from. He labels evidence VERIFIED, INFERRED or UNKNOWN.

Who it's for: Anyone using Grok Bot for research.

How to try it

State one measurable outcome (what 'done' looks like).
Say which sources come first (primary over secondary).
Ask for evidence next to each key claim, labelled VERIFIED, INFERRED or UNKNOWN.
Set limits: how many retries, and when to stop.
Ask for a short handoff at the end.
Once it works, run it by hand until you get two clean runs, save it as a skill, then attach a routine.

What to expect

A short report where every claim has a source and a label, plus a list of unknowns, instead of an endless browsing session.

Common mistakes

Open-ended prompts with no stop condition, which burn usage and context.

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