Research topics using OpenRouter AI agents with Serper search and Jina AI reports

Who is this for

This workflow is designed for researchers, analysts, and knowledge workers who need to: - Gather comprehensive information on complex topics from multiple web sources - Get AI-synthesized insights rather than raw search results - Ensure factual accuracy with built-in hallucination detection - Automate research workflows that would otherwise take hours

It's ideal for animal advocacy researchers, campaign strategists investigating corporate practices, policy analysts tracking animal welfare legislation, and activists conducting due diligence on factory farms, testing labs, or agricultural companies.

What it does

This multi-agent research system orchestrates a complete research workflow: 1. Accepts a research prompt via webhook or sub-workflow call 2. Uses Serper API to perform multiple strategic web searches 3. Extracts full content from discovered URLs using Jina AI reader 4. Applies AI "thinking" tools for strategic analysis and planning 5. Synthesizes findings into a coherent research report 6. Verifies the report against retrieved documents to detect hallucinations 7. Retries with corrections if fabricated content is detected 8. Returns a verified, source-grounded research report

The workflow includes automatic retry logic if the AI doesn't use its tools properly or produces empty responses, ensuring reliable output.

How to set up

1. Import the workflow into your n8n instance 2. Configure the required API credentials: - OpenRouter API for AI analysis (uses auto model selection) - Serper API for web searches - Jina AI API for content extraction 3. Test with a simple research prompt 4. Activate the workflow for production use