> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.corvic.ai/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Research & Analysis > Diligence, prior art, literature reviews, and competitive intelligence, grounded in sources you can check. Research work is reading at scale: dozens of filings, hundreds of papers, every competitor's pricing page. Corvic reads it all into your room, keeps the citations, and hands back a report you can verify line by line. ## Venture capital diligence Go from a pitch deck to a diligence memo on the company, market, technology, and founders, with every claim traced to a source. [M\&A Research in Minutes with Corvic AI](https://www.youtube.com/embed/mu2AYUhJzCI) | | | | - | - | | **Bring** | Pitch decks, financial models, and the list of companies to look at | | **Connect** | [Crunchbase](https://docs.corvic.ai/connector-vault/catalog/sales-crm.md), [Firecrawl](https://docs.corvic.ai/connector-vault/catalog/developer.md), [Apify](https://docs.corvic.ai/connector-vault/catalog/developer.md), [DataForSEO](https://docs.corvic.ai/connector-vault/catalog/marketing.md) | | **Start with** | A chat in a new room, or a [playbook](https://docs.corvic.ai/features/playbooks.md) your team saved for diligence | | **You get** | A sourced HTML diligence report with a verification log | > [!TIP] > > **Try asking:** “Diligence Acme Robotics: market size, top five competitors, founder backgrounds, and red flags. Cite every number.” Watch the full walkthrough: [M\&A Research](https://docs.corvic.ai/tutorials/ma-research.md). ## Patent and prior-art search Search prior art, compare claims side by side, and get a freedom-to-operate view before you file. [How to Automate Patent & Prior Art Research with AI](https://www.youtube.com/embed/AnrpeGQSZ0s) | | | | - | - | | **Bring** | An invention disclosure, plus any patents or specs to compare against | | **Connect** | [SerpApi](https://docs.corvic.ai/connector-vault/catalog/finance.md) (Google Patents), [Apify](https://docs.corvic.ai/connector-vault/catalog/developer.md) | | **Start with** | Upload the disclosure to a room and ask; save the steps as a playbook to rerun on the next invention | | **You get** | A ranked prior-art list and a claim-by-claim comparison report | > [!TIP] > > **Try asking:** “Find the ten closest patents to this disclosure and compare their independent claims to ours in a table.” Watch the full walkthrough: [Automating Patent Research](https://docs.corvic.ai/tutorials/patent-research.md). ## Scientific literature review Read a hundred papers at once: pull out methods, figures, and tables, and see where findings agree or conflict. [Can AI Handle 100 PubMed Papers? Corvic AI vs. Neo4j vs. Claude](https://www.youtube.com/embed/Sm5eGOA3Jbc) | | | | - | - | | **Bring** | The papers as PDFs, and the question you're trying to answer | | **Connect** | [PubMed](https://docs.corvic.ai/connector-vault/catalog/healthcare.md) | | **Start with** | The **Knowledge Graph from Documents** playbook, or a [Document Lens](https://docs.corvic.ai/features/document-lens.md) to read every paper into the same fields | | **You get** | A table of methods and findings per paper, and a knowledge graph you can query | > [!TIP] > > **Try asking:** “Across these papers, which interventions reduced HbA1c by more than 1%, and in what populations?” ## Competitive intelligence Track competitors' features, pricing, and positioning, and keep the matrix current without re-researching it every quarter. [How to Automate Competitive Analysis & Market Research with AI](https://www.youtube.com/embed/NpB24qWfq-k) | | | | - | - | | **Bring** | Your product materials and the competitors to watch | | **Connect** | [Crunchbase](https://docs.corvic.ai/connector-vault/catalog/sales-crm.md), [Firecrawl](https://docs.corvic.ai/connector-vault/catalog/developer.md) | | **Start with** | The **Competitor Intelligence App** playbook | | **You get** | A live app with a feature matrix, pricing comparison, and positioning notes | > [!TIP] > > **Try asking:** “Build a feature matrix for us and our four closest competitors, and flag anything they shipped this month.” ## Real estate and neighborhood research Compare neighborhoods on schools, prices, commute, and amenities in one sitting. [How to Automate Real Estate & Neighborhood Research with AI](https://www.youtube.com/embed/6g8-KHIsXbo) | | | | - | - | | **Bring** | The addresses or areas you're considering, and what matters to you | | **Connect** | [SerpApi](https://docs.corvic.ai/connector-vault/catalog/finance.md), [Firecrawl](https://docs.corvic.ai/connector-vault/catalog/developer.md) | | **Start with** | A chat in a new room | | **You get** | A side-by-side comparison with sources | > [!TIP] > > **Try asking:** “Compare these three neighborhoods on median price, school ratings, and commute to downtown.” ## Insurance plan comparison Turn a stack of plan documents into one comparison of premiums, deductibles, and coverage. [How to Automate Research & Compare Insurance Plans with AI](https://www.youtube.com/embed/9GyyiRzHxsc) | | | | - | - | | **Bring** | Plan brochures and summaries of benefits | | **Start with** | A [Document Lens](https://docs.corvic.ai/features/document-lens.md) that reads each plan into the same fields | | **You get** | A comparison table you can sort and filter | > [!TIP] > > **Try asking:** “Which plan costs least for a family of four with two specialist visits a month?” ## Make it repeatable When a run works, save it as a [playbook](https://docs.corvic.ai/features/playbooks.md) so anyone on your team can rerun it, or publish the result as a [live app](https://docs.corvic.ai/features/live-apps.md). See [all use cases](https://docs.corvic.ai/use-cases/overview.md). This documentation is built and hosted on [Mintlify](https://mintlify.com), a developer documentation platform.