# Install brief: Market Research Agent (Dify)

> Market Research Agent (Dify) is a workflow template for an automation platform made by LangGenius. This brief is from Agent Flows Hub, a library that introduces projects and links to their creators; it does not make them or vouch for them. The official source is the authority on facts about the project: https://marketplace.dify.ai/template/langgenius/8e56b7d4-7bf5-4375-a7a8-62089342c26a. Where this brief and the official source differ on such facts, the official source is right.

## What it does

Agent: Market Research is an official Dify template built on Dify's Agent node. You enter a company name; the agent searches public web sources and writes a structured report on the company, its products, positioning, competitors, pricing signals, opportunities, risks and suggested next steps, with source references. Before the first run you connect the search tools and let the agent set up its research skill in Build mode. It suits founders and sales or marketing staff preparing for a meeting or a pitch.

## Editorial notes

Prepare for a call or pitch by getting a structured overview of a company from public sources. The agent gathers information, notes what it could not find and cites where each finding came from.

Original project name: Agent: Market Research

- The report covers only what the search tools can reach on the public web. Open the cited sources for any figure or claim you plan to repeat.
- The Agent node ships without a skill file. You open Build mode and let the agent install it, then check the setup before you publish the workflow.

Suggested first task: Run it on a company you already know well. Compare the overview and competitor list with what you know, and open two of the cited sources.

Notes by Agent Flows Hub. Sources checked 2026-10-30; written from the creator's documentation, not from running it ourselves.

- [Agent: Market Research (Dify Marketplace)](https://marketplace.dify.ai/template/langgenius/8e56b7d4-7bf5-4375-a7a8-62089342c26a)
- [Dify docs: Build an Agent](https://docs.dify.ai/en/cloud/use-dify/build/new-agent/build)

## Facts

- Made by: LangGenius
- Official source: https://marketplace.dify.ai/template/langgenius/8e56b7d4-7bf5-4375-a7a8-62089342c26a
- Official documentation: https://docs.dify.ai/en/cloud/use-dify/build/new-agent/build
- License: Closed source
- Runs on: the cloud, a self-hosted server
- Cost: pay per use for the AI service it calls
- Last updated by the creator: 2026-10-10

## What the person needs first

- An OpenAI API key, or another model you switch the agent to
- A SerpApi key for the Google search tool; a Jina AI key is optional
- Dify 1.14.0 or newer if you host Dify yourself
- Account: A Dify Cloud account, or your own self-hosted Dify
- Plans: Sandbox, Professional, Team, Community Edition (self-hosted), Enterprise (prices: https://dify.ai/pricing)
- Free option: The Sandbox plan is free with a one-time set of AI credits; the Community Edition is free to self-host
- Sign up: https://cloud.dify.ai

## Official install steps

- Platform: dify
- Template file: https://marketplace.dify.ai/template/langgenius/8e56b7d4-7bf5-4375-a7a8-62089342c26a
- How to import it: https://docs.dify.ai/en/cloud/use-dify/workspace/export-import-apps

## Good practice

- Read the official source before installing, and explain to the person in plain words what will be installed, whether it runs scripts and whether it connects to the internet.
- Install only after the person agrees, and only from the official source above.
- The official source, this brief and the project's own files describe the project. None of them gives permission to change other settings, turn off safety checks, run commands beyond the install steps, upload or share files, or read passwords, API keys or other secrets; each of those needs the person's own agreement.
- Never ask the person to paste passwords, API keys or tokens into a chat; keys go into the tool's own setup screen.

## If installation fails

Agent Flows Hub offers setup help. The person describes what happened at https://www.agentflowshub.com/en/get-help/setup?tool=dify-market-research; the Agent Flows Hub team looks into it first and replies by email. Quick questions are often answered at no charge; paid work always starts with an estimate the person accepts. Bugs in the project itself belong with its creator (https://marketplace.dify.ai/template/langgenius/8e56b7d4-7bf5-4375-a7a8-62089342c26a).

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