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Research

Research is Orbit filling the blanks — so Search is not staring at empty titles.

What happens automatically

If a contact has a trusted LinkedIn URL, Orbit researches work and education in the background (Free and Pro). That is the main Free promise: your LinkedIn network, researched. Contacts that only came from Google or iPhone without LinkedIn get light name cleanup. They are still searchable; they just will not look as complete until a LinkedIn URL lands or you research them.

Deep research (Pro)

On Pro, open a contact card and use the on-demand deep research action (the wand) when:
  • someone matters and the card still looks thin
  • you need a sharper company / role picture before outreach
There is no “Research all” sprint that burns through your whole graph on upgrade day — research stays intentional and automatic where LinkedIn trust exists.

Free vs Pro

What good looks like

Open a contact you care about. You should see:
  • current role and company
  • sensible history when available
  • enough context that Search can explain why they matched
If a card is wrong, edit fields or add a note via Add to Orbit — your corrections teach the graph.
Research quality follows LinkedIn coverage. Prefer LinkedIn import on Mac for Day 1.