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Claude for Autonomous research agent

QA + sanity check in the Autonomous research agent stack. Read the Manus output critically. Cross-check 3 to 5 claims with citations. Don't act on autonomous output without a human-in-the-loop pass.

Updated 2026-05-05· 1 weeks ago

Manus· Autonomous executorClaude· QA + sanity check

Where Claude fits in the workflow

QA with Claude

Don't act on autonomous output blind. Run a structured QA pass against the deliverable.

Prompt · QA pass on autonomous output

Audit the deliverable below for trustworthiness before I act on it.

Deliverable:
"""
{{paste Manus output}}
"""

Goal it was supposed to satisfy:
"""
{{paste original goal}}
"""

Output:
1. **Coverage** — did it actually answer the goal? Anything missing?
2. **Trust spot-checks** — pick 3 specific claims and tell me which I should verify by hand.
3. **Format issues** — does it match the requested format? Are headings, columns, links right?
4. **Red flags** — fabricated facts, broken links, hallucinated names. List specifically.
5. **Verdict** — ship as-is / fix list / re-run with a tighter prompt.

Be a skeptical reviewer, not a polite one.

Cost in this stack

$20 (QA)

Of the $20/mo trial / occasional use budget

Tool pricing

$20/mo Pro · Sonnet API $3/$15 per M tokens (input/output)

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