# Research capabilities for AI assistants and interviews

Compare connected research workflows, evidence access and AI-assisted execution against the job you need done.

## Relevant capabilities

- AI-led interviews with real participants
- Evidence-linked analysis and research context
- Research design, analysis and delivery workflows

## How to compare

- Specify the research jobs an assistant needs to perform; tool connectivity alone is not a research methodology.
- Require evidence provenance and human review for decisions that depend on participant findings.
- Confirm the actual connector, permissions, supported actions and export formats in a small test.

## Bring these inputs

- Assistant or agent environment and intended tasks
- Study types, data boundaries and approval requirements
- Required evidence and export formats

## A practical first workflow

- Map the desired assistant workflow to supported research capabilities.
- Confirm access, permissions and required human approvals.
- Run a bounded pilot with a representative study.
- Review evidence, failure handling and outputs before increasing autonomy.

## Check before expanding

- Confirm that the tool only accesses authorized studies.
- Inspect citations and links behind material findings.
- Verify what happens when a tool fails or a required input is missing.

## Economics
Compare the full workflow cost, including participant access, compute usage and researcher review, rather than model usage alone.

## Switching considerations
Verify the specific connector, tool permissions, supported study types and export formats for your environment.

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## Sources
- https://www.pulselake.co/blog/market-research-platforms-that-work-with-ai-agents-and-mcp-2026
- https://www.pulselake.co/

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