Deep Research

Use this skill to conduct deep, autonomous research tasks that require planning, searching, reading, and synthesizing information.

This skill uses the Gemini Deep Research Agent (deep-research-pro-preview-12-2025) via the Interactions API.

Prerequisites

• GOOGLE_API_KEY: Required for accessing the Interactions API (currently in Preview via AI Studio).
• google-genai SDK v0.3.0+

Usage

Basic Research

Start a research task and stream the results to the console.

uv run skills/deep-research/scripts/research.py "Research the history of RISC-V architecture."

Research with Context (Files or Directories)

Provide local files (PDFs, text) or entire directories for the agent to read and incorporate into its research.

Direct Upload (Best for specific docs):

# Single file
uv run skills/deep-research/scripts/research.py "Analyze this report" --file report.pdf

# Entire directory
uv run skills/deep-research/scripts/research.py "Summarize these meeting notes" --file ./notes/

File Search Store (Best for large corpora): Use --use-file-store to index files into a searchable store (RAG) instead of uploading them into the context window.

uv run skills/deep-research/scripts/research.py "Find trends in these 1000 PDFs" --file ./large_corpus/ --use-file-store

Saving the Report

Save the final Markdown report to a file.

uv run skills/deep-research/scripts/research.py "Competitive landscape of EV batteries" --output report.md

Continuing Research (Follow-up)

Ask follow-up questions to an existing research session using the Interaction ID (displayed at the start of the previous run).

uv run skills/deep-research/scripts/research.py "Elaborate on the second point about lithium supply." --follow-up "INTERACTION_ID_HERE"

References

• Online Documentation

How it Works

1. Planning: The agent breaks down your prompt into steps.
2. Execution: It autonomously searches the web and reads your provided files.
3. Resilience: The script automatically reconnects if the long-running stream drops.
4. Synthesis: It produces a comprehensive, cited report.