gemini-research-grounded

Gemini Research Grounded

Use this skill whenever the answer depends on information that may have changed since Claude's training cutoff, or whenever you need primary sources and citations rather than recalled knowledge.

When to use this skill

• Library/framework versions: "What is the latest stable version of X?" or "Is feature Y available in version Z?"
• CVE and security advisories: Patch status, CVSS scores, affected versions, mitigations.
• API documentation: Endpoint signatures, authentication schemes, response shapes that may have evolved.
• Living standards and specs: RFC status, W3C spec updates, OpenAPI changes.
• Current events affecting engineering: Cloud provider incidents, deprecation announcements, EOL dates.
• Factual claims requiring a citation: Any assertion that should be backed by a URL.
• Deep research synthesis: Multi-source synthesis on a technical topic, competitive landscape, or best-practice survey.

MCP tools

Tool	Purpose
gemini_search_grounded	Fast, single-shot search-grounded answer with citations
gemini_start_research	Kick off an async deep research job (returns a job ID)
gemini_get_research_report	Poll for and retrieve the completed deep research report

Choosing between fast search and deep research

Scenario	Tool
A single fact, version, or advisory	gemini_search_grounded
A broad technical survey or multi-source synthesis	gemini_start_research + gemini_get_research_report

Deep research is asynchronous and may take 30-120 seconds. Use it only when breadth and synthesis matter more than speed.

Usage pattern

Fast grounded search

{
  "tool": "gemini_search_grounded",
  "arguments": {
    "query": "Latest stable release of Kubernetes and its release date",
    "model": "gemini-3.7-flash"
  }
}

The response includes cited sources. Always surface the citations to the user.

Async deep research

Step 1: start the job.