> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://helpdesk.smaply.app/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://helpdesk.smaply.app/research-hub/research-hub.md).

# Research Hub overview

Research Hub turns raw research into reusable insights. Create an investigation with your files, let Smaply AI extract quotes and sentiment automatically, review and refine the findings, then promote the best insights to portfolio items so they can land on journey maps.

### Run an investigation

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th><th data-hidden data-card-cover data-type="files"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><h4>Create an investigation</h4></td><td>Start an investigation and upload research files; AI runs automatically once files are added.</td><td><a href="/pages/bYRXhV15DwXPFxORlX4I">/pages/bYRXhV15DwXPFxORlX4I</a></td><td><a href="/files/JLCeQ3iCPY7X8esdkLos">/files/JLCeQ3iCPY7X8esdkLos</a></td></tr><tr><td><h4>Review insights and quotes</h4></td><td>Review what AI extracted, then edit, add, and delete findings to refine them.</td><td><a href="/pages/YT2UFNzR9ohQUKQsKECn">/pages/YT2UFNzR9ohQUKQsKECn</a></td><td><a href="/files/RLqx8vqXhiQhuGOa3vAO">/files/RLqx8vqXhiQhuGOa3vAO</a></td></tr><tr><td><h4>Add findings to portfolio</h4></td><td>Promote selected insights and quotes into portfolio items your team can prioritize.</td><td><a href="/pages/rMOU7uLeTQCUU7SflZu0">/pages/rMOU7uLeTQCUU7SflZu0</a></td><td><a href="/files/Q1ODCqrvKq4GFdDwUbW8">/files/Q1ODCqrvKq4GFdDwUbW8</a></td></tr></tbody></table>


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# Agent Instructions
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## Querying This Documentation
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```
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```

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