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Generate structured company research reports

A published walkthrough shows dharmesh assembled the agent at companyresearch.ai and gave it access to multiple paid and proprietary data sources. The agent aggregates firmographics, top executives, web traffic, search marketing data, and G2 looks over into one structured report when Someone enters any company name. Reports cover revenue multiples and revenue per employee for public companies.

Agent or tool
Custom agent
Topic
Research & Data
Reported on
X
Added
2026-10-15

Why it matters

Research is mostly gathering, cleaning and comparing. Handing that groundwork to an agent leaves the person with the part that needs judgment: deciding what the findings mean. It is one of 67 sightings filed under Research & Data on Agent Sightings (number 66 by interest), and one of 182 involving Custom agent.

How you could try it

Here is a reusable prompt, written by us in our own words, that captures the task. Paste it into your own agent or any similar agent and adjust the details to your situation.

Research brief: generate structured company research reports. Prefer primary sources, include links and confidence notes, and do not contact anyone.

Tip: Start small: run it once on a low-stakes example, read what the agent did, and only then let it run on real work.

Source

Read the original first-hand account on X: https://x.com/dharmesh/status/1988279749706207436. Our summary is a paraphrase; details are in the source.

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