Deep Research Mode

User problem

Data analysis often requires a tedious, manual sequence of cleaning, filtering, and visualizing data to uncover meaningful insights. When faced with complex or broad questions, users frequently struggle with the "blank canvas" problem—not knowing exactly which analytical steps to take or which chart types will best represent the answer. This process is time-consuming and often requires significant technical expertise to ensure the resulting visualizations accurately reflect the underlying data.

What is it?

Deep Research Mode is an agentic AI analysis environment within Plotly Studio designed for exhaustive data exploration. Unlike standard automated charting, this mode employs a multi-step reasoning agent that breaks down a user’s high-level inquiry into a logical sequence of analytical tasks. It operates as an interactive workspace where the AI performs the "heavy lifting" of data processing and visualization while maintaining full transparency for the user.

What does it allow users to do?

Deep Research Mode provides a comprehensive set of capabilities for transforming raw data views into actionable narratives:

• Execute Complex Inquiries: Users can input pointed or broad questions, prompting the AI to architect a custom multi-step analysis plan.

• Generate Integrated Assets: The tool automatically produces supporting tables and visualizations, culminating in a written summary that directly addresses the initial request.

• Maintain Creative Control: Users can pause the multi-step process at any point to review progress, branch off into new analytical directions, or pivot the scope of the research.

• Verify with Chat: To ensure accuracy, users can engage in a side-chat with the project to interrogate specific analysis steps and verify the logic behind the AI's output.

• Transition to Production: If a generated visualization proves valuable for long-term use, users can save it to their library or embed it directly into an existing application.