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AI agent for students

Research Source Agent

Credible sources and accurate citations

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Research Source Agent: what goes in, what the agent does and what you get

What it does

Research papers need credible sources and accurate citations, and many students rely on the first search results. This agent turns the student's topic and question into search terms, searches the library catalog and the databases their school pays for, and lists sources with short notes on credibility, date and relevance. It prefers peer-reviewed work and saves citation details as sources are chosen. Once a draft exists, it checks that each factual claim is tied to a source. Unsupported claims are flagged, and it searches for support; if none turns up, it tells the student so they can rewrite or drop the claim. The student picks every source and writes the paper. Edge case: paywalled articles are found through library access instead of being skipped, so good sources are not lost to a login page.

How it works

Follow the arrows from top to bottom. The orange dashed arrow is the loop: when a check fails, the agent goes back and tries again.

Start and resultWhat it doesA check on its own workWaits for your OKGoes back and retries
ApprovedYes, continueNo 1 STARTS WHEN Paper assigned 2 DOES Turn the topic and question into search terms 3 USES A TOOL Search the library catalog and school databases 4 DOES List sources with notes on credibility, date andrelevance 5 YOU APPROVE Student picks sources 6 USES A TOOL Save citation details and read the draft when ready 7 CHECKS THE RESULT Is each claim in the draft tied to a source? If not: search for support for the unsupported claims orflag them for the student. Back to step 3. 8 RESULT Source list and citations
Read the steps as a list
  1. Paper assigned
  2. Turn the topic and question into search terms
  3. Search the library catalog and school databases
  4. List sources with notes on credibility, date and relevance
  5. Student picks sourcesThe agent waits here for your OK.
  6. Save citation details and read the draft when ready
  7. Is each claim in the draft tied to a source?If not: search for support for the unsupported claims or flag them for the student. Back to step 3.
  8. Source list and citations

How it decides

Credibility and relevance.

  • Peer-reviewed preferred
  • Claims need sources
  • Library access first

Make it yours

Every agent is a starting point. You choose these settings for your own situation.

  • Citation style
  • Source types
  • Databases
  • Depth

What keeps you in control

It always asks you first

  • Source choice

Hard limits

  • Student writes the paper

It stops when

  • Done: draft
  • Stop: none

Set it up

We guide you through the set-up, step by step

Members get the full set-up guide for this agent. No technical skills needed: you copy, paste and upload.

10 minto set it up in your AI
5 AIsChatGPT, Claude, Copilot, Gemini, Grok
  • One set of instructions to paste into your AI, with the clicks for ChatGPT, Claude, Microsoft 365 Copilot, Gemini and Grok
  • The agent then walks you through connecting your own data, one source at a time
  • A downloadable copy with the flow chart, the rules and the full guide
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An example run

What happensFor a history paper due November 14 on 1930s farm policy, the agent searched the library catalog and two databases and listed 11 sources with credibility notes. Priya picked six. When her draft arrived, the claim check failed on three statements with no source. The agent searched again, found support for two in a journal article available through the library, and flagged the third for her to cut. Priya approved the final source list and citations.

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