Research

Collect sources. Write the brief. Save the file.

Carina uses web search, HTTP, and browser tools to gather material, then writes structured notes you can ship. Enable research-basics for arXiv, RSS, and investigation workflows.

Who it is for

Analysts, founders, policy researchers, and engineers doing desk research who want cited notes on disk, not a chat transcript.

Problem it solves

Chasing papers, feeds, and web sources across tabs, then rewriting the same summary format every week.

Outputs you get

  • One-page research briefs and linked note files
  • arXiv search results formatted from the pack's arxiv-search skill
  • RSS digest summaries when feeds are configured in the task
  • Source URLs captured in the written output for manual verification

Config and integrations

  • Core: web-search, http-request, browser automation, file-write
  • Optional pack: research-basics (carina install-pack research-basics)
  • LLM provider key in ~/.carina/.env (DeepSeek, Anthropic, OpenAI, or local Ollama)
  • arXiv skill respects export.arxiv.org rate limits (max one request per three seconds)

Example workflow

  1. You ask for recent arXiv papers on a topic and a one-page brief.
  2. Carina runs the arXiv skill via http-request, summarises findings, and writes ./research/arxiv-brief.md.
  3. You review sources in the file before sharing externally.

"Search arXiv for agent security papers from the last month and save a one-page brief to ./research/agent-security-brief.md"

Install Carina Skill packs

Pack skills include RSS monitoring, investigation methodology, and linked notes. See web-search docs.