> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.orbid.dev/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Research, opportunities, and monitors

> Orbid AI web_research, opportunity search, and tender monitors (create/list/update/stop).

# Research, opportunities & monitors

> **Tools reference.** Prefer [Workflows](/guides/workflows) and [What to say](/guides/what-to-say) for daily use.

Research and monitor skills help discover opportunities, run structured web research, and set standing monitors. Some monitor tooling may be evolving—validate in your workspace.

## Skills in this group

* **`web_research`**
  * User-facing name: Market / web research
  * Summary: External research on market, regs, competitors
* **`search_opportunities`**
  * User-facing name: Search tender opportunities
  * Summary: Opportunity search
* **`analyze_opportunity`**
  * User-facing name: Analyze opportunity
  * Summary: Opportunity-level analysis
* **`create_monitor` / `list_monitors` / `update_monitor` / `stop_monitor`**
  * User-facing name: Tender monitors
  * Summary: Standing monitors (**capability may be evolving**)
* **`bid_intelligence`**
  * User-facing name: Bid intelligence
  * Summary: Intelligence over bid context
* **`analyze_bid_strategy`**
  * User-facing name: Strategy analysis
  * Summary: Also listed under risk/strategy

## When to use

Use these skills inside an [Agents](/guides/workspace/agents-sessions) session at the appropriate phase (see [Core loop](/guides/core-loop)).

## How to use (example utterances)

* `market research` / `research competitor landscape`
* `search tenders` / `search opportunities`
* `create monitor` / `list monitors`

## Prerequisites

Works on empty sessions for research/opportunity discovery.

## Professional notes

* Do not invent source counts or coverage KPIs; see orbid.dev for marketing claims.
* Monitors: if behavior is limited in your tenant, treat as evolving.
* Research exports may use `produce_artifact`.

## Related

* [Use cases](/use-cases) · [Knowledge](/guides/skills/knowledge-memory)