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# Document library research and question answering

Search uploaded documents and verify findings with live web lookups

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Opens BotBento. Paste the prompt into a bot; nothing is preconfigured.

- When you askUser submits question
- ThenSearch indexed docs and web
- ResultDeliver cited answer in chat

Ingest uploaded reference files such as manuals, reports, and documentation, then provide grounded answers to team questions. Look up additional public web details when sources require updating or context, citing references directly in the conversational thread.

## Prompt to start with

BotBentoRecommended

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When a user asks a question, search indexed workspace documents and PDFs first to find relevant excerpts. If the internal files lack current information, use the browser tool to look up supplemental details. Always cite the specific file names or sources used in your response. Do not send external emails, publish external posts, or delete any stored documents without explicit user approval.
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## Tools it uses

ChatDocsPDF filesBrowser

## Works with

BotBento

## Tags

- documentation
- knowledge-base
- q&a
- research

## Source

[anything-llm: Stop renting your intelligence. Own it with AnythingLLM. Everything you need for a powerful local-first agent experience ](https://github.com/Mintplex-Labs/anything-llm)
GitHub · checked 2026-10-15

Summarized in our own words. Any results described there are the authors’ own, not measured by BotBento.

By BotBento Editorial · Added 2026-10-15 · Updated 2026-10-15 · [Suggest a correction](/contact/)

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