How to Build a Product Deep Research Agent Skill for Source-Backed AI Research
Introduction — Why Source-Backed Research Matters for AI Agents A product deep research agent skill is a reusable capability that equips AI coding agents like Claude Code, Cursor, and Windsurf to autonomously gather, verify, and synthesize information about products, companies, and markets from real sources — producing structured, citation-backed output instead of hallucinated summaries. Without source-backed research, AI agents cannot be trusted for production-grade competitive analysis, due diligence, or market intelligence, because they default to generating plausible-sounding but unverifiable claims. This guide explains how to build such a skill from the ground up. ...