Marketing
Run on demandResearch brief writer
Researches a topic across the live web and returns a sourced draft in your voice, with the open questions flagged.
5,000 free credits to start.
The prompt
The workflow prompt
Copy this prompt into a new workflow, connect the listed integrations, and configure its trigger.
I will give you a topic.Search the web and read at least a dozen credible sources.Prefer primary sources, official documentation, and recent writing over listicles.Before you draft, read the last three briefs in our Google Drive marketing folder so you match our voice, structure, and level of detail.Then write the brief in a new Google Doc.An executive summary, four to six sections, and a short conclusion.Link every factual claim to the source it came from.Where sources disagree, say so and present both.Where the research is thin, write what you found and leave an inline note saying the evidence is weak.Share the doc to the marketing folder and post the link in #marketing.
Trigger
What starts this workflow
Runs when you start it. From the workflow page, from chat, from the CLI, or over the API.
Integrations it uses
Connect each service once. Helios stores the credential encrypted and injects it at the network layer on every run. The agent never holds the token.
Example output
What you get back
Every run keeps its full transcript. The steps the agent took, each tool call, and the result.
`SOC 2 Buyer's Brief` created
- 1,900 words across 5 sections
- Every claim linked to a source
- 4 open questions left as inline notes
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Use cases
The task behind this template
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