# Research

> Skill `research` on Faro. 3 sub-skills.

Answers questions with live, cited research, automatically choosing the right depth from a quick one-paragraph answer to a detailed multi-step report. Every answer comes with citations linking back to the sources. Use this when you need a current, verifiable answer rather than a guess from training data.

**Category:** Web & Search  
**Tags:** research, citations, answers, academic, sec, deep-research  
**Use when:** You need a current, source-backed answer instead of guessing from stale training data.  
**Not for:** Pure chat or reasoning with no lookup, math or code generation, creative writing, or fetching one known URL's full content.  
**Returns:** information — Returns a synthesized answer plus the citations and source results that back it, and optionally suggested follow-up questions. Not a downloadable file.

## How to run
Skills run through one gateway with your Faro token. Hand it an `intent` in plain language; Faro routes to the right sub-skill, runs it, and bills per call. Raw tools are internal plumbing and are not directly callable.

```
POST https://skill.askfaro.com/skills/research/run
Authorization: Bearer faro_<your_key>
Content-Type: application/json

{"intent":{"prompt":"What's the current US corporate tax rate?"}}
```

Or from the CLI:

```bash
pip install askfaro-cli && askfaro auth login
askfaro run research "What's the current US corporate tax rate?"
```

Full run reference: https://askfaro.com/llms/run.md — Agent recipe: https://askfaro.com/llms/skill.md

## Example requests

- What's the current US corporate tax rate?
- Compare the pros and cons of PostgreSQL vs MySQL for a startup
- Write a report on the competitive landscape of the AI code editor market

## Sub-skills

### Quick answer

Returns a fast cited answer to a current factual question.

**Cost:** ~15 credits / question (up to 2000) — A short factual answer is the usual case; a long answer with many sources costs more.

**Use when:** You want a one-paragraph, source-linked answer to a who, what, when, or latest-on question.

**Details:** https://askfaro.com/llms/skills/research/research_quick.md

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### Standard research

Returns a higher-quality cited answer with deeper search.

**Cost:** ~120 credits / question (up to 5000) — A focused, well-sourced answer is the usual case; a long, broadly sourced answer costs more.

**Use when:** You need a well-sourced overview, a comparison, a briefing, or to validate a claim across sources.

**Details:** https://askfaro.com/llms/skills/research/research_standard.md

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### Deep research

Produces a detailed, citation-rich report from multi-step research.

**Cost:** ~3000 credits / report (up to 10000) — A focused report at moderate depth is the usual case; an exhaustive report runs many more searches and costs more.

**Use when:** You want a report, deep dive, market landscape, or a synthesis of the literature on a topic.

**Details:** https://askfaro.com/llms/skills/research/research_deep.md

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On the web: https://askfaro.com/search/research