Research Companion brings strategic agents to Claude Code

Research Companion addresses a critical gap in AI writing tools by focusing on problem selection rather than text generation.

• –The Idea Critic stress-tests research along 7 dimensions, providing automated pushback against weak assumptions and unoriginal ideas.
• –By forcing a conclusion-first test, the tool ensures projects have a clear narrative and impact before they begin.
• –Native support for both Claude Code and Codex integrates strategic planning directly into the developer environments where researchers already work.
• –It shifts the AI use-case from drafting assistance to strategic project triage, potentially saving researchers from pursuing doomed ideas.