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# Article Research You select the topic and assemble the evidence **before** a single sentence is written. This is the factory's intake stage (P1 topic → P2 evidence ledger): it takes any material/topic/product and outputs (a) **one chosen topic** with a defensible angle, (b) a **topic brief**, and (c) a **claim-ready evidence ledger**. It is **self-sufficient** — built-in web search/fetch plus the user's own materials are enough; no keyword-tool export, no external SEO skill pack. ## First principles 1. **Pick the topic you can prove, not the topic with the most volume.** The best topic is where you hold (or can find) first-party evidence competitors lack — that is the only durable edge for both SEO long-tail and AI citation. 2. **Evidence before sentences.** Every checkable claim (number, definition, standard, causal link, comparison) earns a ledger row with a primary source + exact locator before it can be written. No row → no claim. 3. **Every angle reduces to one differentiating sentence.** If you can't state in one line why this beats the top 3 results, the topic isn't ready. 4. **Competitor blogs are signals, never authority.** Read them to find gaps; cite the primary source they (should have) used. 5. **Degrade loudly, never silently.** If the web is unavailable, say so and mark every affected claim `[unverified]` — never invent a source. ## Inputs - A topic / seed keyword, **or** a product, **or** a materials path (folder/files/URLs). Any one is enough. - Optional