--- title: "Xedant Research Agent" id: "1727" type: "page" slug: "research" published_at: "2026-09-20T20:55:55+00:00" modified_at: "2026-10-28T18:02:57+00:00" url: "https://xedant.com/agents/research/" markdown_url: "https://xedant.com/agents/research.md" excerpt: "Deep research, ideas and plans: dozens of searches and hundreds of pages in a single…" --- # Xedant Research Agent [https://xedant.com/agents/research/.md](https://xedant.com/agents/research/.md) Deep research, ideas and plans: dozens of searches and hundreds of pages in a single session Dozens of search queries on a single topic per research Eleven search providers: Serper, Brave, Tavily, TinyFish, Exa, DuckDuckGo, Keenable, SearXNG, Anysite and JSON SEO (Yandex, Google or Bing), plus your own Python script Downloading hundreds of pages with block bypassing Conversion of web pages to clean Markdown Remote browser for pages requiring JavaScript Batching: processing volumes beyond model context Structured data extraction to TSV and JSON Generation of ideas, plans and interface descriptions Results ready to hand over to development agents Fact verification with critique and alternatives Action Research: plan, act, observe, reflect cycles Hierarchical cycles: strategy, tactics, applied level A research in 20–30 minutes and 10–30 cents on DeepSeek-V4-Flash — even cheaper on Flash-Mini via OpenRouter Deeper than Perplexity and ChatGPT with search — hundreds of sources Uses your own centralized Xedant Agent — no duplicate API keys or subscriptions Prompt queue: prepare tasks in advance — the agent sends them itself, one by one, limiting simultaneous chats Controlling Xedant Agent right from the interface Agent chats with real-time updates — no browser tabs Editing documents with AI (Edit with AI) Any OpenAI-compatible models with fallback English-first interface, Russian also available Self-hosted: SQLite or PostgreSQL, dark and light themes Voice input in agent chats — dictate the task, typing is optional Python scripts: a custom search source, a custom fetching method, a custom model gateway — no app rebuilds Economical in idle: the processor is not loaded, and the memory in use is released after 15 minutes without activity — the product sits comfortably alongside other services on one server Images and files right inside documents: diagrams show in the text, attachments download [Documentation](/agents/research/docs) [FAQ](/agents/research/faq) [Agent Factory](https://xedant.com/agents/factory) ### Online research skill [/agents/research/docs/online-research](/agents/research/docs/online-research) Fixed pipeline: search, fetch, extract, report, verification Dozens of queries and hundreds of pages per topic ETA estimates and real-time execution statuses Completeness over brevity: unabridged reports [Learn more](/agents/research/docs/online-research) ### Search across eleven providers [/agents/research/docs/search](/agents/research/docs/search) Serper (Google), Brave, Tavily, TinyFish, Exa, DuckDuckGo, Keenable, SearXNG, Anysite and JSON SEO (Yandex, Google or Bing) Automatic fallback on provider errors Relevance filtering of search results Search sessions with history and statuses [Learn more](/agents/research/docs/search) ### Fetching with block bypassing [/agents/research/docs/fetch](/agents/research/docs/fetch) Five methods: direct requests, proxy, local browser, undetected browser, remote browser Bypassing anti-bot protections and CDN-level blocks Conversion to clean Markdown with Trafilatura Storage by date with in-app preview [Learn more](/agents/research/docs/fetch) ### Structured data extraction [/agents/research/docs/extract](/agents/research/docs/extract) Splitting Markdown into token-budget chunks Batch extraction of tables to TSV and JSON Token and cost tracking for every operation Handling volumes beyond model context [Learn more](/agents/research/docs/extract) ### Research library [/agents/research/docs/researches](/agents/research/docs/researches) Tree of Markdown documents with category navigation Built-in editor with syntax highlighting Preview of downloaded sources for every report Editing documents with AI Images in the text and attachments to download New and updated documents highlighted in the tree; opening a document clears the highlight [Learn more](/agents/research/docs/researches) ### Ideas, plans and interfaces [/agents/research/docs/planning](/agents/research/docs/planning) Generating ideas and strategies from collected facts Development plans with stages and verification criteria Interface descriptions ready for development agents Competitors, reviews and docs to architecture in 30–60 minutes [Learn more](/agents/research/docs/planning) ### Action Research [/agents/research/docs/action-research](/agents/research/docs/action-research) Methodology: plan, act, observe, reflect Three levels: strategic, tactical, applied Agile is one implementation of Action Research Double-loop learning and development meta-cycles [Learn more](/agents/research/docs/action-research) ### Xedant Agent chats [/agents/research/docs/agent](/agents/research/docs/agent) Controlling the agent from the research interface Real-time chat event streaming via SignalR The “Call Agent” button works right from a research document Everything in one window — without dozens of browser tabs Cost badge on messages: tokens (the portions of text you pay for), price and processing speed with tooltip breakdown Live tool statuses: Reading, Creating, Searching, Executing, Starting subagent… Chat state is restored after a page reload Chats can be labeled and filtered by label [Learn more](/agents/research/docs/agent) ### Models and cost [/agents/research/docs/services](/agents/research/docs/services) Any OpenAI-compatible models Service priorities and automatic fallback A research for 10–30 cents on DeepSeek-V4-Flash — even cheaper on Flash-Mini via OpenRouter Full statistics: tokens, calls, cost Session statistics can be exported to ClickHouse for external analysis [Access keys can be written as a reference to an environment variable ($NAME) — the settings file then keeps only a pointer](/agents/research/docs/services) Service settings live in a file inside the research folder: edit it by hand, keep it in version control, move it to another server together with the folder [Learn more](/agents/research/docs/services) ### Prompt queue ![The prompt queue: prepared research tasks with model and skill chips, reorder and send controls, AutoSend toggle and the recurring-task generator](https://xedant.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/research-agent-prompt-queue-en.png) Prompts are text tasks for the agent; queue them up in advance and the agent executes them one by one — no manual sending The queue is shared with the Xedant Agent interface — the same rows are visible in both Manual one-click sending, plus a generator of recurring tasks with a NAME template AutoSend: the agent sends tasks from the queue itself, limiting simultaneous chats (default 3), with a configurable poll delay and auto redirect Peak hours awareness: tasks wait during model peak load and run immediately in quiet hours Real-time sync across browser tabs and devices [Learn more](/agents/research/docs/prompts-queue) ### Voice input ![Voice input: the microphone button in the chat composer next to the model and skill chips — press, speak, press again](https://xedant.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/research-agent-voice-input-en.png) Microphone button in the chat input — press, speak, press again Recognized speech becomes a text message and goes to the agent the usual way Works right in the browser — nothing extra to install Available wherever an agent chat is open [Learn more](/agents/research/docs/speech) ### Python scripts ![The Scripts section: no scripts configured in the demo yet — the empty state explains how Python scripts plug into search, fetch, LLM and transform hooks](https://xedant.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/research-agent-scripts-en.png) The product extends with your own Python scripts — no rebuilds, no restarts A script plugs in as a regular service: a custom search source, a custom fetching method, a custom model gateway Markdown is processed before storage, and extraction rows before writing Scripts are plain files in the research folder: they move with it and live in version control A Scripts section in the sidebar: environment state, the run journal, and a test run [Learn more](/agents/research/docs/scripts) [Documentation](/agents/research/docs) [FAQ](/agents/research/faq) [Agent Factory](https://xedant.com/agents/factory)