Research a Topic

Search across your knowledge base, compile findings from multiple documents, and get a comprehensive answer with sources.

When to use this

• You need to understand a topic that spans multiple documents
• You’re preparing for a meeting or decision and need all relevant context
• You want to check what your team already knows about a subject before starting new work

The workflow

Copy this prompt into your AI tool:

I need to research the following topic across our Lore DB knowledge base:

[YOUR TOPIC HERE]

Please follow these steps:

1. Search Lore DB for documents related to this topic using search_doc
2. Read the top 3-5 most relevant documents using read_doc
3. Compile a summary that includes:
 - Key findings from each document
 - Any contradictions or gaps between documents
 - Document titles and IDs for each source
4. List any related topics I should also look into
5. Note any documents that seem outdated or need verification

Example

Prompt: “I need to research our API rate limiting approach across our Lore DB knowledge base.”

What the AI does:

1. Searches for “API rate limiting” → finds 4 relevant docs
2. Reads each document to understand the full context
3. Compiles a summary: current limits (1000 req/min), retry behavior, error codes, and the Q3 decision to add per-endpoint limits
4. Notes that the “API Gateway Configuration” doc was last updated 6 months ago and may be stale
5. Suggests also looking into “Error Handling Patterns” and “Client SDK Configuration”