# Research Plan Checklist Use this checklist before calling the deepresearch tool. ## Scope and Questions - Define the primary research question - Break into 3-7 subquestions - Define scope boundaries and exclusions - Define time range and geography ## Evidence Strategy - Identify primary sources needed - Identify secondary sources needed - Define inclusion and exclusion criteria - Define minimum number of sources per section ## Query Set - Create query variants per subquestion - Include synonyms and alternate terms - Add disambiguating keywords ## Query Log Template - Query: - Intended section: - Date run: - Notes: