--- name: research-cog description: "Deep multi-source research with citations. Market research, competitive analysis, investment research, academic reviews, due diligence, industry reports, financial analysis, crypto research, data analysis, news monitoring. Use when a task requires thorough investigation or source verification. Outputs: text, PDF, HTML, XLSX. Powered by CellCog." metadata: openclaw: emoji: "🔬" os: [darwin, linux, windows] author: CellCog homepage: https://cellcog.ai dependencies: [cellcog] ---

Research Cog - Deep Multi-Source Research

Deep research with multi-source synthesis and cited evidence — market, competitive, investment, academic, and more.

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Prerequisites

This skill requires the cellcog skill for SDK setup and API calls.

clawhub install cellcog

Read the cellcog skill first for SDK setup. This skill shows you what's possible.

OpenClaw agents (fire-and-forget — recommended for long tasks):

result = client.create_chat(
    prompt="[your task prompt]",
    notify_session_key="agent:main:main",  # OpenClaw only
    task_label="my-task",
    chat_mode="agent",  # See cellcog skill for all modes
)

All other agents (blocks until done):

result = client.create_chat(
    prompt="[your task prompt]",
    task_label="my-task",
    chat_mode="agent",
)

See the cellcog mothership skill for complete SDK API reference — delivery modes, timeouts, file handling, and more.

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What CellCog Has Internally

1. Multi-Source Web Search — Searches across hundreds of sources with real-time information access.
2. Deep Reasoning Engine — Multi-agent deliberation synthesizes findings, cross-validates claims, and identifies contradictions.
3. Citation System — All claims linked to source URLs for verification.
4. Multi-Format Output — Research delivered as text, PDF reports, interactive HTML dashboards, or XLSX spreadsheets.

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What Research You Can Request

• Market research and industry analysis
• Competitive analysis and benchmarking
• Investment research and due diligence
• Academic literature reviews
• Financial analysis, crypto research, data analysis
• News monitoring and trend analysis
• Technology landscape assessments

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Important: Citations

Citations are NOT automatic — explicitly request them in your prompt if you need source URLs.

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Chat Mode

| Scenario | Recommended Mode | |----------|------------------| | Quick lookups, focused research questions | "agent" | | Deep multi-source synthesis, comprehensive reports | "agent team" |

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Related Skills

• fin-cog — Financial analysis specialty
• crypto-cog — Cryptocurrency research specialty
• data-cog — Data analysis from uploaded files
• news-cog — Current events and news monitoring