Research plan
A research plan is the outline of questions and sources an AI intends to use before it starts searching.
What it means
A research plan lists the sub-questions a tool will investigate, the sources it intends to use, and often the sections of the final report. Plan-first tools show it to you before any searching begins. You can approve it, narrow it, or add a question the tool missed.
A plan is useful only if you read it. Look for missing sub-questions, sources you did not want, and any scope that quietly changes the question. Editing a plan costs a minute. Discovering the wrong scope after a long run costs much more. Some tools let you stop a run and change the plan midway, which is a useful safety valve. A useful habit is to note which step of the process produced each claim you rely on.
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https://bestresearchai.com/glossary/research-plan/