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Deep Research is Arcane's most sophisticated feature - an autonomous research agent that performs multi-step investigation, synthesis, and reporting. Unlike simple web search, it creates research plans, executes them iteratively, validates findings, and generates comprehensive reports.
File: src/server/endpoints/unified/features/deepResearch/deepResearch.ts:1036
This 1589-line orchestration function manages the entire research lifecycle:
File: src/server/endpoints/unified/features/deepResearch/deepResearch.ts:67
The core iterative research function (handles both independent and hybrid steps):
File: src/server/endpoints/unified/features/deepResearch/memory/index.ts
The memory system tracks insights, knowledge gaps, and contradictions across all research:
Memory Structure:
Usage in Research:
File: src/server/endpoints/unified/features/deepResearch/deepResearch.ts:654
For dependent steps that synthesize without web search:
Each step iterates up to 5 times:
Deep Research runs as a sub-agent spawned by main orchestrator:
The deep research system is a nested orchestrator within the main orchestrator, with its own state, memory, and execution logic.