The Claude Research Agent
Set it up once and Claude scans your market every morning, then hands you a one-page brief ranked by what matters to your goal. The master prompt, the setup, and the daily formats are all here. Free, no code.
In short: This page contains 26 copy-paste ready prompts, organized into 5 categories with a description and pro tip for each. The first 5 prompts are free instantly, no signup needed. Hand-curated and tested by the AI Academy team.
Set Up Your Agent
5 promptsSet Up Your Agent in 5 Minutes
1/26✨ What it does
Claude walks you through creating a Claude Project named Daily Research Agent, pasting the master prompt into custom instructions, and filling your market profile. Follow those exact steps so you do not re-explain your market every morning.
I want to turn you into a reusable Daily Research Agent using a Claude Project. Walk me through the fastest setup. <task> Give me the exact steps to: 1) create a new Claude Project named "Daily Research Agent", 2) paste the master agent prompt into the Project's custom instructions, 3) fill in my market profile so I never re-type it, and 4) start each day by opening the Project and saying "run today's brief". Keep it to numbered steps a non-technical person can follow. </task> <format> Return a short numbered checklist, then one line on how I will trigger it each morning. </format>
Pro tip: A Claude Project keeps your <my_world> profile permanently, so every morning is just one line: run today's brief.
Make It Run Every Morning (Easy + Advanced)
2/26✨ What it does
Claude lays out three ways to run your Research Agent every morning, from a one-click daily trigger to more automated, hands-off delivery. Pick the option that matches your setup, then stop rebuilding the brief from scratch.
I want my Research Agent to run every morning as hands-off as possible. Lay out my options honestly. <context> I have set up the agent as a Claude Project. Now I want a daily brief without re-doing work. </context> <task> Explain three ways to make it recur, from easiest to most automated: 1) a one-click daily trigger I run in 30 seconds, 2) using any scheduled-task or reminder feature available to me so the prompt fires on a schedule, and 3) a fully automated path using the API plus a scheduler or a no-code tool to fetch sources and email me the brief. For each, list the trade-off in effort versus hands-off. </task> <format> Return three options as a short comparison with effort, how-hands-off, and who each is for. </format>
Pro tip: Start with the one-click daily trigger. Only build the automated API path once the brief is clearly worth it.
Tell the Agent About Your Market (Profile)
3/26✨ What it does
Claude interviews you with up to eight quick questions about what you do, your category, your ideal customer, competitors, topics, goal, and noise to ignore. Answer those, then paste the assembled profile so every brief starts sharp.
Help me write the market profile my Research Agent will use on every run, so its briefs are sharp from day one. <task> Interview me with up to eight quick questions to capture: what I do, my category, my ideal customer, my competitors, the topics and keywords to track, my current goal, and the noise to ignore. Then assemble my answers into a clean <my_world> block I can paste into the agent's Project instructions. </task> <format> Ask the questions first. After I answer, return a finished <my_world> block ready to paste. </format>
Pro tip: Spend five minutes here; a precise profile is the difference between a generic brief and a useful one.
Choose Your Sources
4/26✨ What it does
Claude recommends the highest-signal newsletters, sites, search queries, social accounts, competitor pages, and communities for your [ONE LINE] category plus the [LIST] of competitors and topics. Keep the ranked list, then drop the noisy sources.
Help me decide what sources my Research Agent should pull from each morning. <my_world> - My category: [ONE LINE] - My competitors: [LIST] - Topics: [LIST] </my_world> <task> Recommend the highest-signal sources for my market: which newsletters, sites, search queries, social accounts, competitor pages, and communities to check. Rank them by signal-to-noise and tell me which three I should paste in every day versus check weekly. </task> <format> Return a ranked source list grouped into Daily and Weekly, with a one-line reason for each. </format>
Pro tip: Bookmark the Daily sources in one folder so collecting the morning material takes under a minute.
Test Your Agent Before You Trust It
5/26✨ What it does
Claude runs a sample brief from your market profile and a batch of material you paste, then critiques what was generic, unsupported, or off-goal. Add the extra context it asks for, then trust tomorrow's brief more.
Before I rely on my Research Agent daily, I want to pressure-test it. <task> Run a sample brief using my market profile and a batch of material I will paste. Then critique your own output: was anything generic, unsupported, or off-goal? Tell me what extra context would make tomorrow's brief sharper. </task> <format> Return the sample brief, then a short "How to make this better" note listing what to add to my profile or sources. </format>
Pro tip: Do this twice with real material; the self-critique usually reveals one missing field that fixes most weak briefs.
The Agent Prompt (Master + Variants)
5 promptsThe Research Agent (Master Prompt)
6/26✨ What it does
Claude becomes your Daily Research Agent and writes a tight, decision-ready brief you can read in two minutes: what changed and what you should do. Paste this as the project instructions, then run it against today's material.
You are my Daily Research Agent. Your job is to scan my market every day and hand me a tight, decision-ready brief I can read in two minutes. <role> Act like a sharp chief-of-staff crossed with a market analyst. You are skeptical, concrete, and you never pad. You surface what changed and what I should do about it. </role> <my_world> - Company / what I do: [ONE LINE] - My market / category: [E.G. B2B EMAIL TOOLS] - My ideal customer: [WHO] - Competitors to watch: [LIST 3 TO 7] - Topics and keywords to track: [LIST] - What I am trying to win at right now: [GOAL THIS QUARTER] - Ignore: [NOISE TO SKIP] </my_world> <inputs_each_run> I will paste fresh material each morning: headlines, newsletter clips, competitor posts, search results, or notes. If I paste nothing, work from what you already know about my market and ask me for one link if needed. </inputs_each_run> <task> From the material, produce my brief. For each item: state what happened in one line, why it matters to MY goal, and the specific move I could make. Rank by impact on my goal. Cut anything that does not change a decision. </task> <format> Return a Markdown artifact titled "Your Market, This Morning": 1. Three to five items, each tagged OPPORTUNITY, SIGNAL, or WATCH, with: what happened, why it matters to me, suggested move. 2. A one-line "If you do one thing today" recommendation. 3. A short "Sources" list. Keep the whole thing under one page. Be specific, not generic. </format>
Pro tip: Fill in the <my_world> block once and save the whole prompt as a Claude Project so every run inherits it.
Lite Version (30-Second Brief)
7/26✨ What it does
Claude runs in lite mode and gives you only the single most important change plus the one move it suggests, using your [ONE LINE], [GOAL], and [LIST] of competitors. Read that one beat in 30 seconds, then act or ignore it.
You are my Research Agent in lite mode. I have 30 seconds. <my_world> - What I do: [ONE LINE] - My goal right now: [GOAL] - Competitors: [LIST] </my_world> <task> Scan the material I paste (or your knowledge of my market) and give me ONLY the single most important thing that changed and the one move it suggests. Nothing else. </task> <format> Return three short lines: WHAT, WHY IT MATTERS TO ME, DO THIS. Under 60 words total. </format>
Pro tip: Use this on busy mornings; switch back to the master prompt when you have two minutes.
Deep-Dive Version (Weekly)
8/26✨ What it does
Claude synthesizes the week in deep-dive mode: the three biggest market shifts, what each competitor did, and concrete bets from your [DETAILS], [GOAL], and [LIST] of competitors and topics. Take those bets into Monday planning.
You are my Research Agent in deep-dive mode. Once a week, go wider and deeper than the daily brief. <my_world> - Company / category: [DETAILS] - Goal this quarter: [GOAL] - Competitors: [LIST] - Topics: [LIST] </my_world> <task> Synthesize the week: the three biggest shifts in my market, what each competitor did, one emerging trend I should not miss, and two concrete bets I could make in the next 30 days. Connect the dots the daily brief was too short to make. </task> <format> Return a Markdown artifact with sections: This Week in My Market, Competitor Moves, Emerging Trend to Watch, Two Bets for the Next 30 Days, and Open Questions. Cite sources. </format>
Pro tip: Run this every Friday and paste in the week's daily briefs so it builds on what the agent already found.
Competitor-Focused Version
9/26✨ What it does
Claude writes a competitor-only brief from launches, pricing, posts, and reviews, using your [ONE LINE], the [LIST] to watch, and the [DIMENSION] you want to beat them on. Pick the counter-move per competitor, then drop the rest.
You are my Research Agent, focused only on competitors today. <my_world> - My company: [ONE LINE] - Competitors to watch: [LIST] - What I want to beat them on: [DIMENSION, E.G. PRICING, SPEED, SUPPORT] </my_world> <task> From the material I paste (launches, pricing changes, posts, reviews), tell me per competitor: what they just did, what it signals about their strategy, and how I should respond to protect or grow my position. </task> <format> Return a Markdown table: Competitor, What They Did, What It Signals, My Counter-Move. Then one line: the competitor I should watch most closely this week and why. </format>
Pro tip: Paste competitor changelogs, pricing pages, or recent LinkedIn posts for the sharpest read.
Customer & Demand Version
10/26✨ What it does
Claude surfaces the top customer demand signals from reviews, forums, search trends, tickets, and posts, using who you serve and your [ONE LINE] product. Turn those unmet wants into roadmap or messaging notes.
You are my Research Agent, focused on what my customers are saying and wanting. <my_world> - Who I serve: [ICP] - My product / category: [ONE LINE] - Goal: [E.G. FIND NEW DEMAND] </my_world> <task> From the material I paste (reviews, forum threads, search trends, support tickets, social posts), surface the top three things my market is asking for or frustrated about, and what each one means for my roadmap or messaging. </task> <format> Return a Markdown artifact: Top Demand Signals (3, each with a verbatim-style quote, why it matters, and a suggested response), then one underserved need worth building for. </format>
Pro tip: Feed it raw review text or Reddit threads; ask it to quote the strongest lines back so you keep the voice of the customer.
Customize Your Market
5 promptsDefine Your Ideal Customer (ICP)
11/26✨ What it does
Claude turns [ONE LINE] of what you sell, [2 TO 3 EXAMPLES] of best customers, and [DESCRIBE] of who you want more of into a tight ideal-customer definition. Paste that block so the agent judges every signal against who you actually serve.
Help me write a precise ICP for my Research Agent so it judges every signal against who I actually serve. <inputs> - What I sell: [ONE LINE] - Best current customers: [2 TO 3 EXAMPLES] - Who I want more of: [DESCRIBE] </inputs> <task> Turn this into a tight ICP: segment, company size, role of buyer, their trigger to buy, and the outcome they want. Keep it to a short paragraph the agent can use as a filter. </task> <format> Return a clean ICP paragraph, then three "signals this ICP is moving" the agent should watch for. </format>
Pro tip: Add the ICP to your <my_world> block so every brief is scored against the customer you actually want.
Build Your Competitor Watchlist
12/26✨ What it does
Claude expands your competitor watchlist from [ONE LINE] and the [LIST] you already know into direct, indirect, and emerging names, with what to watch on each. Keep the active list short, then monitor those few closely.
Help me build the competitor watchlist my Research Agent monitors. <inputs> - My category: [ONE LINE] - Competitors I know: [LIST] </inputs> <task> Suggest direct, indirect, and emerging competitors I may be missing, and for each note what to watch (pricing, launches, hiring, messaging). Keep the active watchlist to the seven that matter most. </task> <format> Return three groups (Direct, Indirect, Emerging) with what to watch per competitor, then the final seven-name daily watchlist. </format>
Pro tip: Re-run this quarterly; emerging competitors graduate to direct ones faster than you expect.
Pick the Topics & Keywords to Track
13/26✨ What it does
Claude proposes the highest-value topics, keywords, and search queries for your [ONE LINE], [GOAL], and [SHORT] customer note, and flags which ones are too broad. Keep the precise queries and drop the noisy ones.
Help me choose the topics and keywords my Research Agent should track daily. <my_world> - Category: [ONE LINE] - Goal this quarter: [GOAL] - ICP: [SHORT] </my_world> <task> Propose the highest-value topics, keywords, and search queries to monitor for my goal, and flag any that are too broad (noisy) versus precise (high-signal). Tell me which to drop. </task> <format> Return a tight list of topics and exact search queries, marked high-signal or noisy, with the noisy ones removed from the final set. </format>
Pro tip: Precise queries beat broad ones; a few exact phrases will out-signal a long generic keyword list.
Set What to Ignore (Noise Filter)
14/26✨ What it does
Claude writes a noise filter that lists categories of news to deprioritize so briefs stay decision-relevant, based on your market and goal. Paste that ignore list into the agent, then expect fewer interesting-but-useless items.
Help me write a noise filter so my Research Agent stops surfacing things that do not change my decisions. <context> My briefs sometimes include items that are interesting but not actionable for me. </context> <task> Based on my market and goal, list the categories of news to deprioritize or ignore (e.g. funding rounds that do not affect my segment, generic AI hype, far-future predictions). Turn it into an "Ignore" instruction I can paste into the agent. </task> <format> Return a short Ignore list and a one-line instruction the agent should follow to stay decision-relevant. </format>
Pro tip: A good ignore list is what makes the brief short; tell the agent that brevity is a feature, not a bug.
Tune the Agent's Voice & Length
15/26✨ What it does
Claude recommends how blunt, how hedged, how long, and whether to lead with the recommendation, then writes the style instruction to paste into the agent. Drop that block into the project so morning briefs match how you like to read.
Help me set the tone and length rules for my Research Agent's briefs. <task> Recommend voice and format defaults for a brief I will read every morning: how blunt, how much hedging, ideal length, whether to lead with the recommendation, and how to present sources. Then write the style instruction to paste into the agent. </task> <format> Return your recommended defaults with a one-line reason each, then the finished style instruction block. </format>
Pro tip: Ask for the recommendation first, evidence second; leading with the move makes a brief feel like a decision, not a digest.
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Your Daily Brief
6 promptsThe 1-Page Morning Brief
16/26✨ What it does
Claude produces the standard one-page morning brief from [PASTE YOUR MARKET PROFILE BLOCK] and [PASTE HEADLINES, CLIPS, POSTS, OR LEAVE BLANK]: three to five ranked items tagged opportunity, signal, or warning. Take the top recommendation and move.
Run my Daily Research Agent and give me the standard one-page morning brief. <my_world> [PASTE YOUR MARKET PROFILE BLOCK] </my_world> <inputs> Material from this morning: [PASTE HEADLINES, CLIPS, POSTS, OR LEAVE BLANK] </inputs> <task> Produce my brief: three to five ranked items, each tagged OPPORTUNITY, SIGNAL, or WATCH with what happened, why it matters to my goal, and the move it suggests. End with one "if you do one thing today" line and a sources list. </task> <format> Markdown artifact, under one page, titled "Your Market, This Morning". </format>
Pro tip: Keep the output as an artifact so you can skim it on your phone in the time it takes coffee to brew.
What Changed Since Yesterday
17/26✨ What it does
Claude compares yesterday's brief [PASTE OR SUMMARIZE] with [PASTE] of today's material and reports only genuine changes, new moves, reversals, or escalations. If nothing material changed, take that as your permission to move on.
Run my Research Agent in delta mode: only tell me what is new since yesterday. <context> Yesterday's brief: [PASTE OR SUMMARIZE] Today's material: [PASTE] </context> <task> Compare and report only genuine changes: new moves, reversals, or escalations. Explicitly say if nothing material changed so I can move on. </task> <format> A short list of only-what-is-new items with their suggested moves, or a single line confirming a quiet day. </format>
Pro tip: Paste yesterday's brief so the agent does not repeat itself; quiet days are a feature worth knowing.
Opportunity Scan
18/26✨ What it does
Claude surfaces concrete openings you could act on this week from [PASTE PROFILE] and the day's material: a competitor stumble, unmet demand, timely hook, or partnership. Pick one action with a time box, then ignore the rest.
Run my Research Agent focused only on opportunities I could act on this week. <my_world> [PASTE PROFILE] </my_world> <task> From the material (or your knowledge of my market), surface concrete openings: a competitor stumble, an unmet demand, a timely hook, or a partnership opening. For each, give the specific action and why now. </task> <format> A ranked list of opportunities, each with the action and the window of time it is open. </format>
Pro tip: Ask the agent to flag the single opportunity with the shortest window so you act before it closes.
Competitor Move Alert
19/26✨ What it does
Claude flags which names on your [LIST] moved, what it signals, and your counter-move, using [DIMENSION] and [PASTE COMPETITOR POSTS, PRICING, LAUNCHES]. Mark real threats to your goal, then act on those first.
Run my Research Agent as a competitor alert. <my_world> Competitors: [LIST] What I want to beat them on: [DIMENSION] </my_world> <inputs> Material: [PASTE COMPETITOR POSTS, PRICING, LAUNCHES] </inputs> <task> Tell me which competitors moved, what it signals, and my counter-move. If a move is a real threat to my goal, mark it URGENT. </task> <format> A short table: Competitor, Move, Signal, My Counter-Move, with any URGENT items at the top. </format>
Pro tip: Run this the morning after a competitor's known launch date for the sharpest read.
Team-Ready Exec Summary
20/26✨ What it does
Claude reformats [PASTE THE AGENT OUTPUT] into a 60-second update for your team: the headline, the two things that matter, and what you are doing about each. Drop anything private, then paste it where the team reads.
Take today's brief and reformat it for my team. <context> Today's brief: [PASTE THE AGENT OUTPUT] Audience: [E.G. MY LEADERSHIP TEAM / SLACK CHANNEL] </context> <task> Turn it into a crisp update my team can read in 60 seconds: the headline, the two things that matter, and what we are doing about each. Drop anything not relevant to them. </task> <format> A short, forward-ready summary with a clear subject line and three bullets. </format>
Pro tip: Ask for a subject line too so you can paste the whole thing straight into Slack or email.
Monthly Trend Report
21/26✨ What it does
Claude synthesizes the month from [PASTE OR SUMMARIZE] of briefs and your [GOAL] into three defining trends, how your position shifted, what you learned, and two next-month priorities. Set those two priorities before the new month starts.
Run my Research Agent in monthly mode and synthesize the month. <context> The month's briefs: [PASTE OR SUMMARIZE] My goal: [GOAL] </context> <task> Identify the three trends that defined the month in my market, how my competitive position shifted, what I learned, and the two priorities that should shape next month. </task> <format> A Markdown artifact: Trends That Defined the Month, How My Position Shifted, Lessons, Next Month's Two Priorities. </format>
Pro tip: Feed it the month's daily briefs; the agent is far sharper synthesizing its own past output than starting cold.
Make It Run & Scale
5 promptsTurn Findings Into Action (Chain to a Doer Agent)
22/26✨ What it does
Claude turns [PASTE ONE OPPORTUNITY OR SIGNAL FROM THE BRIEF] into a finished deliverable in your voice, ready to use. Send or publish that draft after a quick edit.
Take a finding from today's brief and turn it into finished work. <context> The finding: [PASTE ONE OPPORTUNITY OR SIGNAL FROM THE BRIEF] What I want to produce: [E.G. AN OUTREACH EMAIL / A POST / A ONE-PAGER] </context> <task> Act on the finding: produce the actual deliverable, ready to use, in my voice. If you need one detail from me, ask before drafting. </task> <format> Return the finished deliverable as an artifact, then one line on the best moment to send or publish it. </format>
Pro tip: The agent finds the opening; this prompt makes Claude do the work, so the loop ends in shipped output.
Spin Up a Second Agent (New Beat)
23/26✨ What it does
Claude adapts your master agent prompt for a second beat, rewriting the focus, sources, and brief format from [TOPIC] to the new beat you name. Save that as its own project, then run both.
Help me clone my Research Agent for a second beat. <context> My first agent covers: [TOPIC] I also want daily coverage of: [NEW BEAT, E.G. HIRING TRENDS / A NEW MARKET / A KEY ACCOUNT] </context> <task> Adapt my master agent prompt for the new beat: rewrite the <my_world> focus, the sources to watch, and the brief format so it fits the new topic. Give me a ready-to-paste Project setup. </task> <format> Return the adapted agent prompt and a one-line name for the new Project. </format>
Pro tip: Keep each agent narrow; two focused agents beat one that tries to cover everything.
Build a Weekly Digest From Your Agents
24/26✨ What it does
Claude merges [PASTE] of this week's briefs into one ranked weekly digest: the few things that actually mattered across beats, deduplicated, with the decisions they point to. Bring those decisions to your Monday meeting.
Combine my agents' briefs into one weekly digest. <context> This week's briefs from my agent(s): [PASTE] </context> <task> Merge them into a single weekly digest: the few things that actually mattered across all beats, deduplicated and ranked, with the decisions they point to. </task> <format> A one-page weekly digest: Top 3 Things This Week, Decisions to Make, Watching Next Week. </format>
Pro tip: Run it Friday afternoon so you start the next week already knowing your top three moves.
Improve the Agent Over Time
25/26✨ What it does
Claude diagnoses why weak items slipped through using [PASTE A FEW] recent briefs plus a [NOTE] on what was useful and a [NOTE] on what was noise, then proposes edits to your profile, sources, or ignore list. Paste those edits back into the agent.
Help me make my Research Agent sharper based on how it has been doing. <context> Recent briefs: [PASTE A FEW] What was useful: [NOTE] What was noise or wrong: [NOTE] </context> <task> Diagnose why the weak items slipped through and propose specific edits to my profile, sources, or ignore list to fix it. Then give me the updated instruction blocks. </task> <format> A short diagnosis, then the revised <my_world> and Ignore blocks ready to paste. </format>
Pro tip: Do this every couple of weeks; a few rounds of tuning is what turns a decent agent into one you trust.
Share Your Brief Automatically
26/26✨ What it does
Claude recommends the simplest way to route your daily brief into the channel you actually read, given [CLAUDE PROJECT, OR API IF I HAVE IT], from a copy-paste habit up. Pick the path you will actually keep, then set it up.
Help me get my daily brief delivered where I will actually see it. <context> I read things in: [E.G. EMAIL / SLACK / NOTION / MY NOTES APP] My setup: [CLAUDE PROJECT, OR API IF I HAVE IT] </context> <task> Recommend the simplest way to route my agent's brief into my preferred channel each day, from copy-paste habit through to a no-code automation. Note the effort for each. </task> <format> A short ranked list of delivery options with effort and how-hands-off for each. </format>
Pro tip: Match delivery to where you already look every morning; a brief you have to go find is a brief you will skip.
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