Research Assistant

AI-powered literature review with human validation

Overview

This example demonstrates a research assistant agent that conducts literature reviews, summarizes papers, extracts citations, and generates reports — all with human researcher oversight.

Automated Search

Agent queries academic databases

Smart Summarization

Extract key insights from papers

Human Validation

Researcher reviews before publishing

Step 1: Create Passports

Create Passports for the researcher and the research assistant agent:

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Step 2: Grant Capabilities

Grant research capabilities to the agent:

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Step 3: Delegate Access

Researcher delegates to the agent with time and access constraints:

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Step 4: Start Literature Review

Initiate a multi-step research workflow:

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Step 5: Review & Approve

Researcher reviews the draft and approves (or requests changes):

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Results

50
Papers analyzed
90%
Time saved vs manual review
100%
Audit trail completeness

Key Takeaways

Multi-Step Workflows

HumanOS coordinates complex, multi-capability workflows (search → summarize → extract → report). No hardcoded orchestration logic.

Delegated Authority

Agent works on behalf of the researcher with read-only, time-bounded access. Perfect for academic and enterprise research.

Research Provenance

Every paper, citation, and analysis is logged. Prove the source of every claim in your research.