A calm, source-first research helper

A research helper for the slow, careful work.

Research Helper is a small tool built around the way real research actually happens — with sources open in another tab, citations in the margins, and a notebook that doesn't lie about what you found.

Every answer is sourced
No fake citations
Free for students
workspace: thesis-2026
sources: 14 · claims: 87
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What does the research actually say about retrieval-augmented generation in education?
The current evidence on RAG-based tutoring tools suggests measurable gains in factual recall when compared to ungrounded LLM responses, though long-term retention results remain mixed. The most-cited 2024 study showed that students using a RAG-equipped tutor retained 18% more factual content after a 6-week follow-up than students using a non-grounded baseline.
SOURCE ragu-edu-meta-2024.pdf, p.8, table 2 · verified by 2 reviewers verified
A second, smaller study found no significant difference in transfer tasks (applying knowledge to new problems), which suggests RAG helps with retrieval and recall but does not, by itself, improve higher-order reasoning.
SOURCE transfer-tasks-rag-2025.pdf, p.14, fig 3 · verified by 1 reviewer verified
Across both studies, the source quality and citation faithfulness are the limiting factors — when the underlying documents are poor, the tutor reproduces that error. This is consistent with the broader RAG literature outside education.
SOURCE rag-survey-2025.pdf, p.21, section 4.3 · verified by 1 reviewer verified
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The tool

A workspace, not a chatbot.

Six tools designed for the way research actually happens — slow, careful, with sources open in another tab and a notebook that doesn't lie about what you found.

Source library that opens

Add documents — PDFs, articles, transcripts — to a project. When you cite a source, Research Helper opens the actual page, not a synthetic quote of one. If a source doesn't exist, the field says "no data."

Search the source set

Ask a question in plain language. Research Helper searches your library, surfaces the relevant passages, and drafts an answer that cites the exact page and figure.

Two-reviewer verification

Sensitive claims require a second reviewer to physically re-open the source and confirm the citation. The system logs the click, the time, and the user — every verification is on the audit trail.

Honest visualizations

Charts refuse to render until enough real, verified data points exist. We never smooth, interpolate, or guess to make a slide deck look complete. If a data point is missing, the chart says so.

Notes that don't lie

Every note is version-controlled and append-only. Edits create new entries; the original is preserved. Useful when an advisor asks "where did that number come from?"

Open data export

Export the full project — sources, claims, citations, audit trail — in standard formats. Your research, your files, your right to leave any time.

Workflow

A four-step habit, made frictionless.

The discipline of "cite, verify, write" becomes a default — not a chore you remember at 2am.

i

Build your library

Drop in the documents — papers, PDFs, transcripts, raw notes. Research Helper parses them and builds a searchable index. No manual tagging required.

ii

Ask, draft, cite

Type a question in plain language. The system drafts an answer from your sources, with each claim linked to the specific page and figure that supports it.

iii

Verify, publish, share

A reviewer re-opens the source. The claim enters the audit trail with its sources, its reviewer, and its verification timestamp. Ready to share or export.

Who's it for

For people who need their work to hold up.

🎓 Students & researchers

Undergrad, grad, or independent — for anyone writing a thesis, paper, or project that needs to be true.

  • Thesis & dissertation work
  • Course research projects
  • Independent research
  • Reading groups & seminars

📊 Analysts & consultants

For professionals who need to make a claim and prove it — to a client, regulator, or internal stakeholder.

  • Industry research briefs
  • Regulatory & policy memos
  • Due-diligence reports
  • Internal evidence reviews

📝 Writers & journalists

For long-form work where the citation matters as much as the prose. The right tool for a piece that has to stand up to fact-check.

  • Investigative reporting
  • Long-form essays & books
  • Newsletter research
  • Reference & explainer writing
Pricing

Free for students. Fair for everyone else.

No "premium" verification, no per-citation fees, no "AI credits" meter.

Student

For verified students at any level.
$0/mo
free for verified students
  • Unlimited sources & claims
  • Single-reviewer verification
  • Public verification trail
  • 50 source uploads / month
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Studio

For research teams that need shared projects and SSO.
Custom
annual contract · dedicated CSM
  • Everything in Pro
  • Shared workspaces
  • Custom verification policies
  • SSO & SCIM
  • 99.9% uptime SLA
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Slow research. Properly cited.

Free for verified students. Free to try for everyone else. No credit card, no demo required, no fake numbers — obviously.