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Topic Agent

From a vague idea to a researchable question

Narrow a broad field into a researchable question with scope, novelty, and feasibility checks.

What it does

Built for the way research actually happens

The Topic Agent sits at the very start of your research journey. Drop in a broad field — climate adaptation, social media use, supply chain risk — and it walks you through narrowing it down to a researchable question that is scoped to your timeline, novel enough to matter, and feasible with the resources you have.

It runs a scope check (is the question too broad or too narrow?), a novelty check (has it been answered already?), and a feasibility check (can you actually collect the data you would need?). Each check produces a written explanation, not just a score, so you can defend your topic choice to your supervisor.

How it works

Three steps, every time

  1. 01

    Enter your field

    Type a broad area of interest or paste a paragraph describing what you are curious about.

  2. 02

    Review scope, novelty, feasibility

    The agent runs three checks and surfaces candidate questions, each annotated with reasoning.

  3. 03

    Lock your question

    Pick one — or write your own — and the agent scaffolds a starter outline into the Writing Editor.

Why it matters

What this gives you

  • Avoid topics that are too broad, too narrow, or already saturated
  • Get a written defense for your topic choice that your supervisor can review
  • Move from idea to outline in a single sitting
  • Save weeks of back-and-forth on supervisor topic approval
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