{"product_id":"scout-research-analyst-agent","title":"Scout — Research Agent","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"hivedeck-agent-info\" style=\"background:#f8f9fa;border-left:4px solid #111;padding:16px 20px;margin-bottom:28px\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat it is:\u003c\/strong\u003e The research agent — given a topic, investigates across sources, synthesizes findings, and returns a sourced intelligence report.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWho it's for:\u003c\/strong\u003e Founders, analysts, and developers who need fast, reliable research without spending hours manually gathering information.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat it does:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSearches across web, documentation, and specified sources\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSynthesizes findings into structured, sourced reports\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTracks information provenance — every claim linked to a source\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIdentifies gaps and contradictions in gathered data\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDelivers structured output ready for downstream agents to act on\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat it won't do:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDoes not fabricate sources or cite unverified information\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDoes not take direct actions based on research — report outputs only\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDoes not access authenticated resources without explicit permission\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNeeds:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eResearch query or topic\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOptional: source list or domain restrictions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeb access governed by web_access.json policy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduces:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSourced research report\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKey findings summary\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSource credibility assessment\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGap and contradiction analysis\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInstall in 60 seconds:\u003c\/strong\u003e Extract ZIP, run installer. Full guide: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hivedeck.ai\/pages\/how-to-install\"\u003ehttps:\/\/hivedeck.ai\/pages\/how-to-install\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWorks with:\u003c\/strong\u003e OpenClaw, Claude Code, Cursor, AutoGPT, CrewAI, LangGraph\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:center;margin:0 0 32px 0;\"\u003e\n\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0707\/5024\/0955\/t\/1\/assets\/architecture-flow.svg\" alt=\"HiveDeck Dual-Authority Architecture — Chief of Staff routes tasks through Sentinel governance before execution agents like Scout run\" style=\"max-width:100%;border-radius:10px;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"color:#888;font-size:12px;margin-top:8px;\"\u003eScout operates under Tier 1 Governance — every action bounded, logged, and auditable\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch2\u003eStop Googling. Let Scout research for you.\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eScout is a fully autonomous research agent for OpenClaw. Deep competitive analysis, technology evaluations, market scans, Porter's Five Forces — with proper citations — dropped straight into your Telegram or WhatsApp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOne-command install. Runs on a schedule. Never goes rogue — operates under your Governance agents (Sentinel\/Auditor) so every action is bounded and auditable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003chr\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat you actually get (12 files and folders, ready in under 60 seconds)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003einstall.sh \/ uninstall.sh \/ verify.sh\u003c\/strong\u003e — one-command setup and teardown\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eskills\/\u003c\/strong\u003e — full research-specific tool definitions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSOUL.md\u003c\/strong\u003e — Scout's complete personality and system prompt\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTOOLS.md\u003c\/strong\u003e — every tool Scout uses, pre-configured\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHEARTBEAT.md + cron\/\u003c\/strong\u003e — scheduled daily and weekly research runs (it stays alive automatically)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003econfig\/ \/ scripts\/ \/ docs\/\u003c\/strong\u003e — everything pre-configured, nothing to guess\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003chr\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eInstall in 4 steps\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDownload the ZIP\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ccode\u003ecd ~\/.openclaw\/agents \u0026amp;\u0026amp; unzip scout.zip\u003c\/code\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ccode\u003e.\/install.sh\u003c\/code\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTell your Chief of Staff: \"Route all research to Scout\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWorks with Claude 3.5\/4 or GPT-5. Fully compatible with OpenClaw's governance layer — Sentinel can veto, Auditor can review, everything is logged.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003chr\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat Scout does on a schedule\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCompetitive landscape analysis with citations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTechnology evaluation reports\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMarket assessment and sizing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePorter's Five Forces breakdowns\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeekly research digests delivered to your Telegram\/WhatsApp\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAd hoc deep dives on demand\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003chr\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eBuilt for OpenClaw. Safe by design.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter the ClawHavoc community skills incident, running untested agents from random sources is a real risk. Scout ships with the same governance architecture we use in our own 18-agent production system. It cannot operate outside the boundaries you set. Every action is logged. You stay in control.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePart of the Execution Stack ($149 — save $66 vs. buying separately).\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin-top:2rem;padding-top:1.5rem;border-top:1px solid #333;font-size:0.9em;color:#aaa;\"\u003eNew to HiveDeck? \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/how-to-install\" style=\"color:#f5a623;\"\u003eStep-by-step install guide →\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelated agents:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hivedeck.ai\/products\/ranker-seo-command-agent\"\u003eRanker — SEO Command Agent\u003c\/a\u003e  |  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hivedeck.ai\/products\/prism-brand-strategist-agent\"\u003ePrism — Brand Strategist\u003c\/a\u003e  |  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hivedeck.ai\/products\/chief-of-staff-autonomous-agent-routing\"\u003eChief of Staff — Routing Authority\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInstall guide:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hivedeck.ai\/pages\/how-to-install\"\u003ehivedeck.ai\/pages\/how-to-install\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HiveDeck","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47462283608251,"sku":null,"price":39.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0707\/5024\/0955\/files\/hivedeck-scout.png?v=1771557019","url":"https:\/\/hivedeck.ai\/products\/scout-research-analyst-agent","provider":"Hive Deck","version":"1.0","type":"link"}