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AI Research Agents

When you need a custom answer, not a structured data field.

1.OrbAI — orb_ai

General React research agent with search and scraping, plus optional structured schema output.

Inputs

Field

Required

Description

input

User query or instruction

model

LLM model ID

output_schema

JSON schema string

max_iterations

Max tool-call iterations

Outputs

Field

What you get

output

Final string or JSON-shaped result

steps

Agent step trace

confidence

Optional confidence (0–100)

source

Optional source metadata

errors

Any issues that came up

🔗 Chain it: orb_ai → ask_orb → create_entity

2.Ask Orb — ask_orb

Compact Q&A research agent returning a short verdict, detail, and source.

Inputs

Field

Required

Description

question

Free-form question

Outputs

Field

What you get

verdict

Compact answer token or text

detail

Short supporting explanation

source

Optional source metadata

errors

Any issues that came up

🔗 Chain it: ask_orb → create_entity