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Build a prompt for a bounded desk research plan with answerable subquestions, source priorities, verification rules and clear stopping conditions.

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About this prompt

A desk research brief should tell a researcher what would count as an answer, not simply ask for everything about a topic. Start with the question, why it matters and what is already known.

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Which AI can I use this with?

Any AI app. Paste the prompt into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Copilot or whatever your team already uses.