Deep research (Research feature)

The Research feature on Claude.ai is an agentic capability that conducts multi-step, web-grounded investigations on your behalf. Instead of running a single search and returning an answer, it breaks your question into smaller sub-tasks, executes multiple sequential searches that build on one another, evaluates sources, and synthesizes findings into a comprehensive, cited report. The process typically takes five to fifteen minutes, though complex investigations can run up to forty-five minutes. Research differs from standard web search in scope and depth. A normal web search executes one or two queries and replies immediately. Research treats your prompt like a brief, autonomously deciding what to investigate next, exploring different angles, and resolving contradictions before writing up its conclusions. The result is a longer, structured document with citations linking directly to original sources. When Google Workspace or other integrations are connected, Research can also search across your Gmail, Google Calendar, and Google Docs alongside the open web, letting it combine internal context (emails, meeting notes, design docs) with real-time external information in a single report.