Zak turns AI research into verifiable, decision-ready evidence. AI tools give you answers. Zak gives you conclusions backed by traceable sources, claim-level validation, and a full audit trail so you can act with confidence, not guesswork.
Sync with your knowledge base
Intelligence vs Risk
Research today is fast. It's also fragile.
Modern AI makes research look smart. But underneath, it's often built on confident answers with weak sources and conclusions you can't defend. That's not intelligence, that's risk with better formatting.
Triage
Processing claim #421
Confirming sources...
Inconsistent data pointsFlagged
01 / The Fragility
Weak Provenance
Most AI tools give you confident answers with weak or unclear sources that can't be traced back to evidence.
Synthesis Architecture
Properties
Citations
Verified
Knowledge Gaps
Identified
Cross-Ref
InProgress
Milestones
02 / The Blindspots
Hidden Contradictions
Cherry-picked or outdated data often hides contradictions inside summaries, creating a false sense of security.
Metric Monitoring
AI vs Job loss
0.84-12.4%
Weekly Growth
Nominal
03 / The Stakes
Defensibility Risk
When decisions affect money, strategy, or reputation, "probably correct" is not good enough to defend in front of your team.
The Protocol
A rigorous protocol, executed automatically.
You don’t see the chaos. You see validated intelligence. Zak runs a structured research protocol before you ever see the result, ensuring every conclusion is defensible.
Task Graph
GENERATING
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SUB_TASK_02
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01 / Decomposition
Strategic Decomposition
Your question is broken into a map of precise research tasks before searching begins, ensuring no stone is left unturned.
LIVE_FEED
● ACQUIRING
01:14:21
POSTapi.source_v1.json
> extracting_payload: { id: "src_493" }
02:14:22
GETapi.source_v2.json
> extracting_payload: { id: "src_494" }
03:14:23
POSTapi.source_v3.json
> extracting_payload: { id: "src_495" }
04:14:24
GETapi.source_v4.json
> extracting_payload: { id: "src_496" }
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POSTapi.source_v5.json
> extracting_payload: { id: "src_497" }
rate: 42/slatency: 12ms
02 / Acquisition
Live Evidence Acquisition
Zak scans across sources and synchronized datasets to gather relevant, current evidence from the live web.
Schema
Unstructured
Normalized
03 / Refinement
Semantic Normalization
Different formats, reports, and sources are cleaned and structured into high-signal data for accurate analysis.
Claim Verified
Source: Annual_Report_2024.pdf (p. 42)
Claim Verified
Source: Market_Analysis_Q3.csv (Row 12)
04 / Validation
Cross-Reference Protocol
Rigorous multi-source verification confirms the veracity of every finding, eliminating hallucinations at the source.
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[2]
Confidence99.4%
05 / Composition
High-Fidelity Synthesis
Final assembly into narrative-rich reports, complete with interactive visualizations and full citation audit logs.
Active Mode
Suggested Actions
Draft Email
Export Report
Research Assistant
Expand on the market risks mentioned in section 3.
Based on [2, 4], the primary risks are regulatory shifts in EU data compliance...
06 / Interaction
Actionable Intelligence
Don't just read. Act. Chat with your research, draft emails, or export verified data directly to your workflow.
Deliverables
Not chat. Research outputs.
Zak produces structured artifacts ready for real work. Every document includes verifiable citations, claim-level confidence scoring, and clear action insights.
Structured Artifacts
Generate comprehensive documents ready for export to Notion, PDF, or your team's knowledge base. Zak produces work artifacts, not temporary conversations.
Executive Reports
Decision Briefs
Validation Memos
Literature Reviews
Risk Summaries
Market Analysis
Strategic Analysis: Q3
PDF4.2MBVerified
Executive Summary
Key Findings
Market Projections
Risk Factors
RegulatoryMED
Supply ChainHIGH
[1] Source
[2] Source
[3] Source
[4] Source
Synced to Notion
Critical Thinking
Zak doesn’t just summarize. It evaluates arguments and logic.
Challenges weak logic
Surfaces counter-arguments
Flags unverified assumptions
Identifies knowledge gaps
Verifiable Truth
Interactive
Hover over any claim to see the exact source it came from.
Live Verification
3 Verified
Global AI adoption is projected to reach 65% by 2026. [1]
Only 14% of enterprises have deployed Generative AI in production. [2]
Early adopters report a 30% efficiency gain in coding tasks. [3]
Automated Intelligence
Research that doesn't sleep.
Standard research expires the moment you finish it. Lookouts are persistent agents that monitor trends, track changes, and compare reports over time automatically.
Active Monitoring
Next Run: 24h
01 / Automation
Periodic Monitoring
Set research to run daily or weekly. Zak proactively gathers new information without you lifting a finger.
Diff Analysis
Trend Deviation
+12.4%detected
Keywords
AIGrowth
02 / Analysis
Trend & Diff Reports
Each run generates a new report compared against previous ones to highlight data changes, shifting trends, and new keywords.
Data Sources
03 / Sources
Connected Apps
Connect 3rd party accounts like Twitter/X to monitor personal analytics and growth automatically alongside web data.
Versatility
Zak adapts to why you’re researching.
Zak adjusts how it researches based on your specific goals, not just how it writes. Same engine, different rules.
Business & SaaS
Market signals, competitors, risks, and go/no-go memos.
Market demand signals
Competitor landscape
Strategic risks
Go / No-Go memos
Academic & Deep Research
Peer-review prioritization, contradictions, and literature mapping.
Peer-review prioritization
Contradiction analysis
Literature mapping
Proper citations
Decision Support
Option comparison, trade-offs, and bias checks.
Option comparison
Trade-off analysis
Consequence mapping
Bias checks
Ecosystem
Don't let insights die in a chat window.
Export your research where real work happens. Zak produces work artifacts, not temporary conversations.
Notion
Direct page export
PDF Reports
Executive ready
Google Drive
Auto-save artifacts
Excel / CSV
Data extraction
Email
Daily briefings
Slack
Team alerts
Analyzing results
Cleaning up...
Quality Assessment
Research Complete
Export to PDF
Send to Slack
#research-updates
New report available: "Competitor Analysis Q3"
Strategy Wiki
Technical Spec
Not another chatbot.
Chatbots help you sound smart. Zak helps you be correct.
Feature
Standard AI
Zak Protocol
Architecture
Others guess the next word. Zak builds a research graph.
Predicts text
Builds a research graph
Validation
Zak checks every generated claim against source fragments.
None
Claim-level verification
Output
Get clean structured reports, not just chat bubbles and text.
Chat responses
Structured reports
Transparency
See exactly which sources contributed to which sentence.
Black box
Full audit trail
Reliability
Zak prioritizes evidence over sounding smart.
Sounds confident
Shows evidence
Plans & Access
Simple. Transparent. Built for depth.
Start
Explore the protocol and run basic queries.
$0/mo
Limited research depth
5 Messages / day
1 Research / week
Web sources only
Standard support
No Lookouts
No 3rd party apps
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Recommended
Pro
For serious analysis requiring deep diligence.
$29/ month
Full research protocol
Unlimited chat
10 Daily researches
5 Active Lookouts
Claim confidence scoring
3rd party app connections
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Plus
Maximum power for advanced intelligence workflows.
$199/ month
Unlimited researches
20 active lookouts
Report exports
Research history & citations
Priority support
Advanced configurations
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"If the decision matters, the research must be defensible. Zak is a research operating system for people who can't afford to be wrong."
Privacy First
Your data is yours. We don't train on it.
Serious research requires serious privacy. Zak is built for professionals who handle sensitive information, with zero-retention guarantees.
Zero Retention
Your data is yours. Always. We have a zero-retention policy for your research.
No Training
We never train our models on your private data, documents, or research queries.
Private Deployment
Encrypted infrastructure with private deployments available for enterprise teams.
FAQ
Common Questions
How is Zak different from ChatGPT?
Can I upload my own documents?
Does Zak hallucinate?
What are 'Lookouts'?
Secure Protocol Alpha v0.8
If the decision matters, the research must be defensible.
Zak is a research operating system for people who can't afford to be wrong. Move with confidence, not guesswork.