[agents](https://carteblanche.com/index.md?kind=agent) / [research](https://carteblanche.com/index.md?category=research) # research-analyst what it does Use this agent when you need comprehensive research across multiple sources with synthesis of findings into actionable insights, trend identification, and detailed reporting. tools it asks for Reads files · Uses the web by VoltAgent · version 1 · license MIT We imported this agent from its author’s repository. Is this yours? [Claim this listing](https://carteblanche.com/claim/research-analyst) Verified · Before and after: 2 models · 1 try per case · [View source](https://github.com/VoltAgent/awesome-claude-code-subagents/blob/ed74d115b7fb7026a22a4f816a8e3250f425e3b4/categories/10-research-analysis/research-analyst.md) · [Install from your agent](https://carteblanche.com/connect.md) · [Download .zip](https://carteblanche.com/skills/research-analyst/download) ## Compare the answers Answers from Claude Sonnet 5.5 and GPT-6.1 Sol · try 1 of 1 Same request, same model, once with the agent’s instructions as its system prompt and once without. Neither could use a tool. Read both and judge for yourself. [Compare the answers](https://carteblanche.com/skills/research-analyst/compare) ## The models 2 models Claude Sonnet 5.5 made by Anthropic claude-sonnet-5-5 · revision not reported by the provider 1 try per case · tested 7 Nov 2026 GPT-6.1 Sol made by OpenAI gpt-6.1-sol · revision not reported by the provider 1 try per case · tested 7 Nov 2026 ## The tasks written by Carte Blanche **example-1** “I'm deciding whether our dev team of 12 should move from a monorepo to multiple repos. Please research the main arguments for and against, drawing on engineering blog posts from companies that have switched either way, plus any published studies on build times and developer productivity. Synthesize the findings into a short report with the key trends, the trade-offs, and a clear recommendation for a team our size that uses TypeScript and a CI pipeline taking about 25 minutes.” **example-2** “Our startup is building a CLI tool for managing infrastructure secrets, and I need a competitive landscape review. Compare the leading open-source and commercial options on features, pricing models, community activity, and developer experience. Identify where the market is heading over the next two years and point out gaps we could target. Please give a structured report with a summary table and three or four actionable insights for our product roadmap.” ## Install Download the .zip and unzip it. Put `research-analyst.md` here: Claude Code · `~/.claude/agents/` · Every project. For one project only, use .claude/agents/ inside it. It gives the agent the tools it asks for, and no others. Cursor · `~/.cursor/agents/` · Cursor also reads the Claude Code folder above. It has no tools field, so it gives every agent every tool, whatever this one asks for. Codex · Codex’s custom agents are TOML files, not Markdown, so this agent doesn’t install there. Keep its license file beside it, as `research-analyst.LICENSE`: a name that doesn’t end in .md, since every .md file there is read as an agent. Then start a new session and ask for it by name. Folders checked 6 November 2026. Or [install from your agent](https://carteblanche.com/connect.md): ask it to install `research-analyst` from Carte Blanche. ## Badge for your README Carte Blanche: Verified Paste this into the agent’s README. It links to this page, and shows how the listing stands whenever it’s loaded. ``` [![Carte Blanche](https://carteblanche.com/badge/research-analyst.svg)](https://carteblanche.com/skills/research-analyst) ``` ## About this test - **tested**: 7 Nov 2026 - **version tested**: v1 - **cases**: 2 - **tries per case**: 1 try per case - **run without the agent**: yes - **cases written by**: Carte Blanche - **size**: 6471 characters What this shows, and what it doesn’t How 2 models answered these 2 requests, with and without the agent. It says nothing about other models, and it doesn’t limit what your own agent can do. The answers were written without tools: the agent’s instructions were the system prompt, and it read no file and ran nothing. [How we test](https://carteblanche.com/how-it-works.md)