Capstone: Deploy a Personal Research Agent
The capstone brief
Build and deploy a personal research agent that, given a topic, searches for information, takes notes across multiple sources, and produces a synthesized summary with sources cited — combining every lesson in this path.
Assembling the full system
Tools (Lesson 3) → ReAct loop (Lesson 5) → implemented with Claude's API (Lesson 6) → memory for cross-session recall of past research topics (Lesson 4) → safety checks before any external action (Lesson 8) → deployed as a simple web UI or n8n workflow (Lesson 9).
Evaluating and shipping
Run your mini test suite from Lesson 10 against 5 real research topics, fix any weak points you find, and deploy the final version — this is a complete, production-pattern agent you can extend for other use cases.
Key Takeaways
- This capstone combines tools, ReAct, memory, safety, and deployment from every lesson.
- A research agent is a strong, general-purpose starting template for other agents.
- Always run your test suite before considering an agent "done".
- This pattern extends directly to other agentic use cases you'll build next.
Ship your research agent
Build the complete research agent, test it against 5 real topics using your mini test suite, and deploy it as a working tool. Share it with the 404Fault community.