Answers in Seconds, Not Hours
Your AI research assistant searches across all your tools, compiles competitive intel, summarizes long threads, and generates briefing docs — so you deliver insights faster.
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The challenge
Research Takes Too Long
Analysts and researchers spend 60% of their time gathering information and only 40% on actual analysis and insight generation.
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Searching for information across email, Slack, docs, and databases takes hours
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Competitive intel is scattered across news feeds, social media, and industry reports
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Summarizing long email threads and meeting notes is tedious but necessary
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Briefing documents require pulling data from 5+ different sources
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By the time research is compiled, the data is already stale
What you get
Research at AI Speed
Cross-Tool Search
Ask a question and Personal AI Assistant searches across your email, Slack, Google Drive, Notion, CRM, and more — returning the answer with sources.
Competitive Monitoring
Automatic alerts when competitors make announcements, hire key roles, or get mentioned in industry publications.
Thread Summarization
Paste a long email thread or Slack channel and get a concise summary with key decisions, action items, and unresolved questions.
Briefing Generation
Personal AI Assistant compiles data from multiple sources into formatted briefing docs — ready for stakeholders in minutes, not hours.
Getting Started
How It Works for Research
Step 01
Connect Your Sources
Link your email, cloud storage, databases, and communication tools. Personal AI Assistant indexes your information for instant retrieval.
Step 02
Set Monitoring Rules
Define what competitors, topics, and keywords to track. Personal AI Assistant monitors and alerts you to relevant developments.
Step 03
Get Answers Fast
Ask questions in plain English, request briefings, or get summaries — all without switching between tools.
Research Features
Built for Insight Generation
Unified Search
Search across all connected tools with a single query.
Competitive Intelligence
Automated monitoring of competitor activities and market trends.
Document Summarization
Condense long documents, threads, and transcripts into key points.
Briefing Automation
Auto-generate formatted research briefs from multiple sources.
Trend Analysis
Track mentions and sentiment across industry sources over time.
Knowledge Base
Upload documents and SOPs for instant retrieval and context-aware answers.
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
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