Automated Perplexity Research Log
Every morning, WebRun opens a Notion watchlist of companies or topics you track, asks Perplexity for the latest sourced update on each, logs the answer along with its cited sources as a new row in Airtable, and updates the Notion page so the most recent finding sits at the top of each entry.
How do I keep a sourced research log on companies or topics I watch?
Every morning, WebRun reads a Notion watchlist of companies or topics you track, asks Perplexity for a sourced update on each, and logs the answer with its cited sources as a new Airtable row. This builds a running, sourced research log automatically, so you always have a dated answer and its citation rather than a stale memory.
- Every finding comes with a source instead of an unverified claim
- A dated research history builds up automatically in Airtable
- Meaningful shifts in an answer get flagged instead of buried
Built for market researchers · competitive intelligence teams · founders · investors
What does WebRun do on every run?
The exact actions WebRun takes, in order - in plain language, so you can adjust anything.
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WebRun signs in and gets to work
Opens
perplexity.aiin a real browser with your saved login - no setup, no API keys. -
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Notion - check the research watchlist
notion.so
WebRun opens Notion to check the research watchlist. - Open the research watchlist page in Notion
- Read the list of companies or topics currently being tracked
- Note the question being asked for each
Done when Every watchlist entry and its question is captured.
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Perplexity - research each topic with sources
perplexity.ai
WebRun opens Perplexity to research each topic with sources. - Open Perplexity and ask each watchlist question
- Read the sourced answer and note which sources it cites
- Flag any topic where the answer changed meaningfully from the last check
Done when Every watchlist topic has a fresh, sourced answer.
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Airtable - log the answer and its sources
airtable.com
WebRun opens Airtable to log the answer and its sources. - Open the research log base in Airtable
- Add a row per topic with today's answer, its cited sources, and the date
- Keep every prior entry in place so the log builds a history
Done when Today's findings are logged alongside the research history.
How is each run configured?
Secure by default
Connect once, stays signed in
WebRun signs in once and keeps each session in a persistent environment, so every run picks up right where it left off.
Every action is checked against this policy before it runs.
Questions, answered
Does it just give an answer, or does it show where the answer came from?
It logs the sources Perplexity cites alongside every answer in Airtable, so you can check the original source rather than take the summary on faith.
Can I add or remove topics from the watchlist?
Yes. It reads whatever list sits in the Notion watchlist page each morning, so adding or dropping a topic there changes what gets researched the next day.
Does it tell me when an answer has changed from before?
Yes. It flags a topic when today's answer reads meaningfully differently from the prior entry in the log, so shifts do not get buried in routine updates.
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