Research & Analysis
CVE lookups, vendor documentation search, upgrade planning, and deep research reports.
Damira AI can search the internet, vendor documentation, and security databases to answer research questions about your network infrastructure.
Fast Research (10–30 seconds)
Quick lookups that search multiple sources and return a concise answer.
CVE Search
"Are there any critical CVEs for Cisco IOS XE 17.9?"
Searches NVD, vendor advisories, and security feeds.
Vendor Documentation
"What's the BGP graceful restart configuration for FRR 10.2?"
Searches vendor docs and returns relevant configuration examples.
Release Notes
"What changed in PAN-OS 11.1.3?"
Searches vendor release notes and highlights security fixes, new features, and known issues.
Deep Research (3–5 minutes)
Multi-stage research that produces comprehensive reports. Use for complex questions that need analysis across multiple sources.
"Compare OSPF vs IS-IS for our data center migration. We're running Cisco Nexus with 200 switches."
"Research FRR 10.2.x CVEs and create an upgrade recommendation for our 4-router lab."
The deep researcher:
- Plans a research strategy
- Searches multiple sources in parallel
- Synthesizes findings into a structured report
- Returns the result as a research brief for follow-up
Research Templates
Deep research uses domain-specific templates that define scope, methodology, and required report sections. Templates are auto-selected based on your question:
| Template | Triggered By | Required Sections |
|---|---|---|
| Upgrade | "upgrade", "update version" | Upgrade path, CVE advisories, compatibility matrix, known issues, rollback, time estimates |
| Migration | "migrate", "move from" | Feature parity, migration strategy, cutover procedure, licensing delta, risk register |
| Best Practices | "best practice", "design" | Reference architecture, security hardening, config standards, common pitfalls, monitoring |
| General | Everything else | Flexible structure based on the question |
You don't need to select a template manually — Damira classifies your question and applies the right one.
Research Briefs
A research brief stays in your AI session's context, so you can build on it in follow-up questions. To keep it beyond the session, ask your AI to save it to a file (for example notes/).
"Based on the CVE research, create an upgrade timeline for our routers."
Your AI uses the brief already in the conversation as context for the upgrade plan.
Roll Research into Deliverables
After a research brief is complete, you can roll its findings directly into a deliverable document — ask for a MOP or an upgrade plan based on it.
The research findings become the knowledge foundation for the document your AI writes, so there's no need to re-explain your environment or repeat context. This is the recommended workflow for complex upgrades: research first, then write deliverables from the research. See Documents.
Search Sources
| Source | What It Searches | Speed |
|---|---|---|
| Internet search | General web, forums, blogs | Fast |
| Vendor docs | Official documentation sites | Fast |
| CVE databases | NVD, GitHub Security Advisories | Fast |
| Release notes | Vendor release pages, changelogs | Fast |
| Deep research | All sources + synthesis | 3–5 min |
Tips
- Include version numbers: "FRR 10.2.x" gets better results than just "FRR".
- Specify your environment: Include your hardware, topology, and constraints for upgrade planning.
- Use deep research for decisions: Quick searches find facts; deep research synthesizes recommendations.