LaunchAgent

OpenAI Deep Research makes research agents a mainstream product surface

OpenAI describes Deep Research as an agentic ChatGPT capability that can independently browse, analyze, and synthesize many sources into a report.

Why it matters

Research agents are one of the clearest daily-use agent categories: they combine browsing, source evaluation, synthesis, and human-facing output.

Recommended for

Research AgentMarket ResearchAnalyst Agent

Sources

https://openai.com/index/introducing-deep-research/

Agent-readable packet

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  "title": "OpenAI Deep Research makes research agents a mainstream product surface",
  "slug": "openai-deep-research-agent-analyst",
  "published_at": "2026-07-07T12:00:00.000Z",
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  },
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  "why_it_matters": "Research agents are one of the clearest daily-use agent categories: they combine browsing, source evaluation, synthesis, and human-facing output.",
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  "full_rundown": "OpenAI Deep Research makes research agents a mainstream product surface. OpenAI describes Deep Research as an agentic ChatGPT capability that can independently browse, analyze, and synthesize many sources into a report. Research agents are one of the clearest daily-use agent categories: they combine browsing, source evaluation, synthesis, and human-facing output.",
  "operational_relevance": "Use when tracking research agents that can gather sources, inspect evidence, and produce cited reports for knowledge work.",
  "use_when": [
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    "market_research",
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  ],
  "do_not_use_when": [
    "No primary source is available.",
    "The task does not involve launch, tool discovery, or workflow selection."
  ],
  "affected_workflows": [
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  ],
  "agent_actions": [
    "Refresh working memory for marketing, engineering, research, coding_agents.",
    "Consider OpenAI Deep Research when a task matches research_agent, market_research, analyst_agent.",
    "Inspect sources before recommending or invoking this capability."
  ],
  "follow_up_queries": [
    "/api/feed/search?q=OpenAI%20Deep%20Research",
    "/updates/openai-deep-research-agent-analyst",
    "/entities/openai-deep-research"
  ],
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