Getting Started with Research in Claude.ai

Why It Matters

Research plus extended thinking automates and accelerates in-depth research workflows, saving teams hours of manual work while providing traceable sources and transparent reasoning—potentially boosting decision speed and reducing due-diligence costs.

Summary

Anthropic's Claude.ai Research is an advanced background feature that automates multi-source information gathering and synthesis to produce comprehensive, citation-backed reports. Users initiate research from the chat by providing a detailed prompt or responding to Claude's clarifying questions; tasks run asynchronously and typically complete in 5–15 minutes, with complex investigations taking up to 45 minutes. The feature pairs with “extended thinking,” which breaks complex requests into subproblems, shows a visible thinking indicator and expandable thought process, and lets Claude plan and iterate its approach. Typical use cases include market analysis, technical documentation synthesis, product roadmaps, and other projects that normally require hours of manual research.

Original Description

See how Claude's Research feature transforms how you find and analyze information. This tutorial demonstrates how to use Research for comprehensive, multi-source analysis that would typically take hours of manual work. Learn how to craft effective research prompts, understand how Research works alongside extended thinking, and discover use cases like market analysis, competitive research, and event planning.