NVIDIA AI unleashes universal deep research (UDR): a prototype framework for scalable and auditable deep research agents

Why are there insufficient tools for existing in-depth research?

Deep Research Tools (DRTs), such as Gemini’s in-depth study, confusion, OpenAI’s in-depth study, and Grok DeepSearch rely on rigid workflows that are fixed LLM binding. Although effective, they impose strict restrictions: users cannot define custom policies, exchange models, or execute domain-specific protocols.

NVIDIA’s analysis identified three core issues:

• Users cannot enforce preferred resources, verification rules, or cost controls.
• Not support specialized research strategies in areas such as finance, law or health care.
• DRT is associated with a single model to prevent the flexible pairing of the best LLM with the best strategy.

These issues limit adoption in high-value enterprises and scientific applications.

What is Universal In-depth Research (UDR)?

Universal In-depth Research (UDR) is an open source system (in preview) Model strategy. It allows users to design, edit and run their own in-depth research workflow without retraining or fine-tuning any LLM.

Unlike existing tools, UDR works at the system orchestration level:

• It converts user-defined research strategies into executable code.
• It runs workflows in a sandbox environment to ensure security.
• It treats LLM as a utility for local reasoning (summary, ranking, extraction) rather than total control over it.

This architecture makes UDR lightweight, flexible and model-inappropriate.

How does UDR handle and execute research strategies?

UDR takes two inputs: Research strategies (Step workflow) and Research Tips (Theme and output requirements).

1. Strategy processing
   • Natural language policies are compiled into Python code with mandatory structure.
   • Variables store intermediate results to avoid overflow of context windows.
   • All functions are certain and transparent.
2. Policy execution
   • The control logic runs on the CPU; only the inference task calls LLM.
   • Notification passed yield Statement to enable users to update in real time.
   • Reports are assembled from stored variable states to ensure traceability.

This separation Orchestration and reasoning Increase efficiency and reduce GPU costs.

Are there any sample policies available?

UDRs with three template strategies on board NVIDIA:

• Minimum – Generate some search queries, collect results and compile concise reports.
• broad – Explore multiple topics in parallel for wider coverage.
• Dense – Iteratively perfect query using the evolving sub-membrane below, which is perfect for deep diving.

These are used as starting points, but the framework allows users to encode fully customized workflows.

What output will UDR produce?

UDR produces two key outputs:

• Structural Notification – Transparency progress update (with type, timestamp and description).
• Final report – A downgrade format research document that includes sections, tables and references.

This design provides users with Auditability and Repeatabilityunlike opaque proxy systems.

Where can I apply UDR?

The universal design of UDR makes it adaptable across domains:

• Scientific Discovery: Structured Literature Review.
• Corporate due diligence: Verification of files and datasets.
• Business Intelligence: Market Analysis Pipeline.
• Startup: Customize the assistant without retraining LLM.

By separation Model selection for research logicUDR supports innovation in two dimensions.

Summary

The general in-depth research signal is from Model-centered arrive System-centric Artificial Intelligence Agent. By giving users direct control of workflows, NVIDIA can enable customizable, efficient and auditable research systems.

For start-ups and businesses, UDR provides the foundation for assistants in specific areas of construction without model retraining costs, which provides new opportunities for innovation across the industry.

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