AI Agents for Academic Research
& Writing — OwnDraft
You write. Our agents guide. Go beyond auto-generation with our specialized AI agents for academic research and writing. Using dedicated sub-agents and tools, you can conduct deep research, verify sources, analyze structure, and detect inconsistencies; no fake citations, no blind writing. Every word has depth, and your voice leads.
How OwnDraft works
Guided by 2 main agents
A research agent analyzes sources, plans strategy, and validates context. A writing agent directly edits your document, drafts content, and collaborates with sub-agents to execute every change.
Powered by 8 specialized sub-agents
Each sub-agent is a specialist — citations, paraphrasing, autocomplete, drafting, document processing, image handling, and humanization. They work on direct agent orders to modify your content with precision.
Equipped with 16+ powerful tools
Search the web, query academic repositories, analyze your personal library, verify claims against sources, find and restructure text, insert or delete blocks — all from inside your editor.
Your Workspace
A Complete Workspace Powered by AI Agents for Academic Writing
A full-featured academic writing environment — not just an AI chat.
Project & version management — organize your research into projects, keep multiple versions, and never lose progress.
Rich editor + AI slash commands — format with a full toolbar, insert citations, tables, and images. Trigger AI agents right from your text with /commands.
Track changes, plagiarism & AI detection — review every edit, verify originality, and check for AI-generated content — all from your editor.
How Our AI Agents for Academic Research
& Writing Orchestrate Your Workflow
Two modes power your workflow: a Planning Agent that researches and strategizes without touching your document, and a Build Agent that writes and edits with surgical precision. Eight specialized sub-agents — from citations to paraphrasing to autocomplete — handle the details on command.
Planning Agent
Research, Analyze, Strategize
Your exploration hub. Maps your document structure, searches 250M+ academic papers, finds relevant passages in your uploaded PDFs, verifies claims against sources, and helps plan chapters, methodology, and frameworks. Read-only — your manuscript stays safe while you research.
Build Agent
Write, Edit, Refine
Your writing powerhouse. Inserts new paragraphs, rewrites content word by word, finds and replaces text across the document, executes batch edits, and applies surgical changes at the block level. Includes a safety protocol that prevents accidental modifications — it asks before acting.
Specialized Sub-agents
Seven Specialists, Each Purpose-Built for One Task
Our agents work on direct orders to execute specific tasks with precision. From finding the perfect citation to polishing your final draft — each is built for a single job and does it exceptionally well.
Citation Sub-agent
- Research & References
- Semantic Search
- 250M+ Papers
Searches 250M+ academic papers via OpenAlex, Google Scholar, and SciELO — selects the most relevant sources for your context and generates properly formatted citations, both in-text and in your bibliography. No fake or mismatched references.
Autocomplete Sub-agent
- Writing Assistance
- Context-aware
- 2 Intelligent Variants
Reads your current paragraph and predicts two intelligent continuations based on context. Handles grammatical seams — capitalization, punctuation — so the transition is always seamless. Cycle between variants before accepting.
Paraphrase Sub-agent
- Content Refinement
- Deep Restructuring
- Preserves Hard Data
Completely restructures your paragraph — not just synonym swapping — to avoid plagiarism while preserving names, years, numbers, and existing citations. Outputs clean, structured content ready for your editor.
Drafting Sub-agent
- Academic Writing
- Expand Brief Ideas
- Rigorous Academic Tone
Takes a short instruction and prior context, then expands it into a full, rigorous academic paragraph. Never invents citations or authors. Maintains natural transitions from your existing text.
Humanizer Sub-agent
- Quality & Originality
- Multi-pass AI Evasion
- Perplexity + Burstiness
Rewrites text to bypass AI detection while maintaining academic quality. Evaluates output with perplexity, burstiness, and AI pattern analysis. Preserves formatting and citations throughout the process.
Document Processing Sub-agent
- Knowledge Management
- PDF Upload & Vectorize
- Semantic Search
Upload your research papers, theses, and articles. They are vectorized and stored — your agents can search them semantically to find exact passages, support claims, and verify facts against your sources.
Image Processing Sub-agent
- Visual Content
- Secure Upload
- AI-powered Descriptions
Upload images directly into your document. Each image is securely stored via S3, given an AI-generated description for accessibility, and organized with metadata — all integrated seamlessly into your editor.
16+ AI-Powered Tools at Your Disposal
These are some of the most important tools our agents use to research, verify, edit, and enhance your work. Each one is designed to handle a specific part of the writing workflow.
Web Search
The agent searches the web in real time to find sources, statistics, news, and updated references for any topic.
Academic Paper Search
The agent searches across 250M+ scientific papers to find relevant studies, cite data, and build your literature review.
Local Document Search
The agent semantically scans your uploaded PDFs and documents to extract specific data, frameworks, and supporting evidence.
Statement Verification
Before writing critical claims, the agent cross-checks each statement against your source documents to prevent misinformation.
Batch Block Editing
The agent inserts, deletes, replaces, or restructures entire sections of your document in a single operation — ideal for reorganizing chapters.
Precision Search & Replace
The agent fixes typos, renames terms, and adjusts formatting across the entire document with surgical precision — without breaking structure.
Flexible Pricing That Fits Your Research Needs
Start free. Upgrade when you need more. All plans include the core AI agents and document editor.
Free
$00
Free forever
Includes one-time credits. Once used up, upgrade to refill monthly.
3 Projects
100 AI requests/one-time
40 web searches/one-time
25 academic searches/one-time
40 autocompletions/one-time
10 citations/one-time
10 paraphrases/one-time
5 rewrites/one-time
5 humanization runs/one-time
800 plagiarism words/one-time
800 AI content checks/one-time
5 source documents
Unlimited local doc searches
5 media processings/one-time
Basic
$10
Billed monthly
5 Projects
1,000 AI requests/month
160 web searches/month
100 academic searches/month
200 autocompletions/month
45 citations/month
70 paraphrases/month
24 rewrites/month
15 humanization runs/month
4,000 plagiarism words/month
4,000 AI content checks/month
10 source documents
Unlimited local doc searches
20 media processings/month
Popular
Pro
$15
Billed monthly
10 Projects
1,500 AI requests/month
350 web searches/month
200 academic searches/month
320 autocompletions/month
65 citations/month
110 paraphrases/month
36 rewrites/month
25 humanization runs/month
7,500 plagiarism words/month
7,500 AI content checks/month
15 source documents
Unlimited local doc searches
30 media processings/month
Pro+
$22
Billed monthly
20 Projects
2,500 AI requests/month
600 web searches/month
350 academic searches/month
480 autocompletions/month
95 citations/month
170 paraphrases/month
52 rewrites/month
30 humanization runs/month
9,000 plagiarism words/month
9,000 AI content checks/month
20 source documents
Unlimited local doc searches
40 media processings/month
Premium
$30
Billed monthly
30 Projects
3,500 AI requests/month
700 web searches/month
400 academic searches/month
720 autocompletions/month
140 citations/month
250 paraphrases/month
76 rewrites/month
40 humanization runs/month
11,000 plagiarism words/month
11,000 AI content checks/month
30 source documents
Unlimited local doc searches
60 media processings/month
Questions About the Platform?
Everything you need to know about how our AI agents work with your research and writing.
Our agents work in two modes: Plan mode (read-only) researches, analyzes literature, and builds outlines — it never touches your text. Build mode can write and edit, but follows a strict safety protocol: it first reads your document structure, searches for context, and asks for confirmation before making changes. The agents run a multi-step loop (up to 10 iterations per message), calling tools sequentially — search → verify → edit → verify — to ensure quality, not speed. You always have the final word.
Every Student Deserves Powerful Research Tools
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