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name: gemini-deep-research-brief
description: "Scope a Gemini Deep Research run with sharp questions, source preferences, and a report structure you can use. Use when the user wants help with Gemini Deep Research Brief. Related topics: AI, Research, Productivity."
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# Gemini Deep Research Brief

Scope a Gemini Deep Research run with sharp questions, source preferences, and a report structure you can use.

## How to use this skill

1. Ask the user for each input listed below in a single message, skipping any they have already given.
2. Where options are listed, offer them, but accept other answers too.
3. Fill the answers into the prompt template, then follow the completed prompt to produce the result.

## Inputs

- **Research question in one line** (free text, e.g. "Research question in one line")
- **Why I need this** (longer free text)
- **Input 3** (choose one: Market landscape, Technical comparison, Buying decision, Trend analysis, Academic overview)
- **Must-cover subtopics or competitors** (longer free text)
- **Time range that matters** (free text, e.g. "Time range that matters")
- **Input 6** (choose any: Prefer primary sources, Include pricing data, Include expert opinions, Flag conflicting claims, Note confidence per claim)
- **Input 7** (choose one: Executive summary first, Comparison table first, Chronological)
- **Maximum length** (free text, e.g. "Maximum length")

## Prompt template

## Deep Research Brief

Write a research brief for Gemini Deep Research that produces a report I can act on, not a Wikipedia summary.

## Topic
- {{Research question in one line}}
- {{Why I need this}} — the decision this research feeds into
- {{Input 3}} type

## Scope
- {{Must-cover subtopics or competitors}}
- {{Time range that matters}} — e.g. last 12 months
- {{Input 6}}

## Output
- {{Input 7}} structure
- {{Maximum length}}

Write the full brief: refined research question, sub-questions in priority order, source guidance, and the exact report structure with section headings.

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Source: [Gemini Deep Research Brief on PromptBuild](https://promptbuild.io/prompt/CRw8U7BY73mMdFrHT23g/gemini-deep-research-brief)