Personal Knowledge Assistant
Structure research without losing the source trail
A fixed research workflow separates the question, evidence, interpretation, disagreement and open points.
- Intended result
- The user receives a structured research brief with source links, findings, disagreements and unresolved questions.
- Human approval
- Required
- Integration
- Not necessarily
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Situation
A fixed research workflow separates the question, evidence, interpretation, disagreement and open points.
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Current problem
The user selects a small set of sources for each task.
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Desired change
A repository preserves methods, source notes and approved research outputs.
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Possible workflow
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1
Frame
Define the question, decision and acceptable source types.
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Structure
Extract claims, evidence, dates, authorship and contradictions.
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Review
Verify the synthesis and approve reusable research notes.
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Human control
Retrieval becomes useful for larger controlled collections and repeatable questions.
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Boundaries
- The user decides which sources are authoritative.
- Conflicting findings remain visible rather than silently merged.
- Current claims require date and source checks.
- Generated synthesis becomes reusable only after review.
- Source selection remains a human responsibility
- Web or database access is separately scoped
- Summaries require verification