Multi-Agent BrainStorm· Help

Reference: presets, web retrieval, document upload, tabs, caching, and export.

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What is this app?

Multi-agent researcher for BrainStorm and Full Research Paper

The UI has three tabs: Mind map (substantive body of the synthesis only—no abstract, intro, background, conclusion, or references as branches), Detail Mind map (full document structure), and Research paper (full Markdown, outline views, copy/download including PDF and Word). Choose Research depth (Quick / Standard / Deep), optionally enable Research the Internet for browser-side retrieval, or attach a document (see below) instead of typing a long prompt.

Quick start

  1. Enter your question in the Question or problem box.
  2. Leave Research the Internet unchecked for a fast, AI-only result (recommended to start).
  3. Click Generate Mind map.
  4. Use Mind map or Detail Mind map for zoom, expand/collapse, outline view, and export; open Research paper to read or copy the full document.

Question or problem

Type any question or topic you want to explore, for example:

  • How to apply AI in business?
  • What are the main risks of adopting LLMs in healthcare?
  • Best practices for remote team productivity

Your last questions appear in the Recent questions dropdown. If that question was run before, choosing it reloads the saved paper, mind maps, sources, and fact-check report from your browser—no API call, so no extra tokens. If there is no saved answer yet, only the text is filled in; click Generate Mind map to run the pipeline. Generate Mind map always runs a new generation (API calls), even for a question you ran before. To reopen a saved run without using tokens, pick the question from Recent questions instead.

Upload a document (PDF, Word, text)

Use Optional: upload a document to attach a PDF, Word file (.doc or .docx), or plain .txt / .md (max 12 MB). The Question or focus box is combined with the file: same request to the model, so you can steer angle, scope, or emphasis (e.g. “Map only the budget section”) while it stays grounded in the document. Leave the box empty for a broad summary—the session label falls back to the file name. The server extracts text, writes a structured Markdown paper, then builds both mind maps. Research the Internet and Deep Internet Research are turned off while a file is attached; remove the file to search the web again. Scanned PDFs with no text layer may fail extraction—use OCR first or export as text.

Research depth (Quick / Standard / Deep)

One setting combines how many sub-topics the orchestrator uses when web research is on and how deep the Mind map body-outline headings go (capped at six levels in Markdown). Default is Deep.

  • Quick — depth 4, breadth 4: smaller map, faster and fewer tokens.
  • Standard — depth 10, breadth 10: balanced.
  • Deep — depth 30, breadth 30: maximum branches and heading depth.

You can change this anytime; your choice is remembered for the next visit.

Research the Internet

When Research the Internet is checked:

  • The app first gets sub-questions from the AI, then searches DuckDuckGo in your browser for each one.
  • Results are sent to the server, which writes a research paper grounded in those snippets, then builds the mind map outline from the paper. Open the Log page to browse Sources and download a text file of the internet links actually retrieved during research (DuckDuckGo and Wikipedia), grouped by sub-query.
  • Search runs in your browser (your IP), so the server is not at risk of being blocked.
  • This path is slower but can include more up-to-date or comprehensive information.

When unchecked (default): the app uses only the AI to write the research paper and outline; no web search. Faster and no extra setup.

Deep Internet Research

This option appears below Research the Internet and is only available when Research the Internet is checked. When Deep Internet Research is checked, the app fetches more data: up to 10 sub-queries (versus 4 otherwise) and up to 12 DuckDuckGo hits per query (versus 5). Use it when you want a richer mind map; the run will take longer.

Fact check

When Fact check is checked, after the main paper and mind map outlines are produced, a second AI pass reviews the paper (using your web snippets when research was on), may revise the document for accuracy and tone, then rebuilds both mind maps from the revised paper. You get a Fact check report (expandable) on the Research paper tab and on the Log page. This uses more time and tokens and is not a substitute for human or primary-source verification.

Generate Mind map

Click Generate Mind map to run the pipeline (full paper, then two outline passes in parallel: body-only map and full-structure map). While it runs you will see:

  • Status on the submit button (e.g. "Researching & writing…", "Fact-checking…").
  • A pipeline progress card over the results area: step list (orchestrator, each web search, Wikipedia, synthesis, optional fact check), gradient progress bar, and a short description of the current task.

When it is done, use the tabs to switch between the map and the paper. You can edit the question or settings and generate again.

Mind map, Detail Mind map, and Research paper

  • Mind map — outline from the body of the research only (analysis-style content). It omits abstract, introduction, background/context, conclusion, references, and further reading as map branches.
  • Detail Mind map — outline that mirrors the entire paper, including all major sections.
  • Research paper — full Markdown document, plus Outline View and Detail Outline View (same heading trees as the Mind map tabs), with Copy / Download ( Markdown, PDF, and Word .docx) for whichever view is active.

Using the mind map

  • Zoom: Use the zoom controls (if shown) or your browser / trackpad zoom to zoom in or out.
  • Expand / collapse: Nodes that have children show a small circle with - or + on the right. Click the circle (or the node) to collapse or expand that branch.
  • Outline view: Switch to a text outline of the same structure (headings and sub-headings).
  • Export: Use the toolbar above the map to export as PNG, PDF, or HTML, or Copy as Markdown to paste the outline elsewhere.

Sources (when research is on)

If you turned on Research the Internet, links and snippets are stored with your session. Open the Log page (next to Help in the header) to expand Sources (links the model surfaced with the paper), read snippets, and open links in a new tab. That is separate from Download retrieved links, which lists only the pages fetched during the browser search step.

Agent & research details

After you generate, the same Log page shows a collapsible Agent & research details section for the last session and each saved run. It explains the pipeline: Orchestrator sub-questions (when research is on), Research data from the internet, then how the server wrote the research paper and derived the outline for the mind map. When research was off, it notes that the paper and outline came from AI knowledge only.

Tips

  • Start with research off to see results quickly, then try research on for a topic where you want web-backed content.
  • Use a clear, specific question for better branches and structure.
  • Higher research depth produces larger maps; use Quick if a run feels too heavy.
  • Your last session and up to 30 past questions (full answers) live in localStorage (keys include brainstorm-last-session and brainstorm-per-question). A first visit loads a demo. Clear site data to reset or free space.