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Live intelligence
Research that reaches beyond one generic web query.
GearHead can combine live search with specialist APIs, business-data sources, codified playbooks, source inspection, and cited synthesis—then retry or broaden the work when the evidence is not good enough.
Fast answers are useful only when the evidence is current, relevant, and traceable. GearHead starts with the source best suited to the question, uses the open web when needed, checks whether the results actually cover the request, and keeps the AI involved in explaining what was found. The goal is not a longer link list. It is a more complete, source-backed answer.
What it does for you
Search quality comes from retrieval, verification, and synthesis working together.
Source-aware routing
Business, market, regulatory, location, news, and other research can start with the relevant connected API or playbook instead of forcing every question through the same search path.
Live web discovery
When the open web is appropriate, GearHead constructs and expands queries, retrieves current results, and opens promising sources instead of summarizing snippets alone.
Coverage and freshness checks
The research flow tests whether the evidence matches the entities, time window, and requested scope. Weak coverage can trigger reformulation or broader retrieval.
Specialist evidence
Dedicated market, business, public-record, industry, and connected-account sources can contribute facts that a generic search result may not expose cleanly.
Readable citations
Answers keep links close to the claims they support, distinguish sourced facts from inference, and preserve provenance through the final synthesis.
Truthful partial results
If a provider, source, or extraction step fails, GearHead can return the verified evidence it has with a clear limitation instead of pretending the search completed perfectly.
Beyond the open web
Specialist sources and professional playbooks.
GearHead can select a purpose-built source when a generic results page is not enough, then apply a relevant professional checklist to the evidence. Availability still follows the account, provider, jurisdiction, and tool involved.
Science, health & the environment
EPA ECHO, USGS, FEMA, NREL, NLM, DailyMed, RxNav, CDC WONDER, USDA NASS Quick Stats, and Treasury Fiscal Data.
State, local & business intelligence
Direct state-law and licensing sources, LegiScan, OpenStates, U.S. Census, Google Places, Apollo.io, Yelp, DataForSEO, weather, and historical web sources.
40+ professional playbooks
Contracts, construction and trade specifications, healthcare and human services, education, legal operations, accounting, consulting, cybersecurity, software development, marketing strategy, water rights, and environmental compliance.
How it works
From setup to running in minutes
1
Understand the question
Resolve entities, dates, scope, and whether connected or specialist data should lead.
2
Retrieve broadly enough
Use the appropriate APIs, playbooks, web queries, and source pages for the requested depth.
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Verify the evidence
Check relevance, freshness, authority, coverage, and conflicts before composing the answer.
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Synthesize with citations
Explain the answer in GearHead's voice, cite the evidence, and state any remaining uncertainty.
Real-world examples
Who's using Search & Research
Business Owner
Research a decision, not just a topic
Compare vendors, locations, regulations, competitors, or trends with sources organized around the actual decision you need to make.
Sales & Marketing
Combine market and lead intelligence
Use live business data and public evidence to understand a market, identify prospects, and prepare a cited briefing before outreach.
Regulated Work
Trace claims back to authoritative sources
Prioritize current government, court, regulatory, or other first-party material where the question requires high-confidence evidence.
Existing Customer
Research with business context already attached
Ask a terse follow-up from a project or conversation and let GearHead combine live evidence with the permitted context it already knows.
Ask a question that needs real evidence.
Start with Pro, or request a walkthrough of live search, specialist sources, and cited research.