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:
Step 2: Grant Capabilities
Grant research capabilities to the agent:
Step 3: Delegate Access
Researcher delegates to the agent with time and access constraints:
Step 4: Start Literature Review
Initiate a multi-step research workflow:
Step 5: Review & Approve
Researcher reviews the draft and approves (or requests changes):
Results
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.