# Find what your research is missing before you present it

> It lists the questions your sources skip and flags where two of them quietly contradict each other.

Ask your notebook what your sources don't answer and where they disagree. You get a research to-do list before a client or audience spots the hole.

- Page: https://thesolocreators.com/prompts/find-what-your-research-is-missing/
- Category: Make smarter decisions
- Made for: Coaches, Consultants, Creators
- Works in: Gemini Notebook, Claude, ChatGPT
- Time: About 5 minutes per notebook
- Effort: A few steps
- Published: 2026-10-22

## How do I find gaps in my research before I present it?

Ask your AI to list what your sources don't answer, where they disagree and which claims rest on one source. Gemini Notebook fits best when your research already sits in a notebook, because it answers only from those sources and you can untick weak ones to compare. Claude or ChatGPT work if you paste or upload the documents into one chat. Run it before you write the deck or report, not after.

## The prompt

Fill in the parts in [square brackets], or leave them and the AI will ask you for them.

```text
I'm about to turn these sources into [WHAT YOU'RE MAKING, e.g. a client workshop on pricing]. The topic is [YOUR TOPIC, e.g. why members leave in month three].

Using only the sources in front of you, don't summarize them. Instead:
1. List the important questions about this topic that the sources don't answer, or only answer partly. For each, name the source that comes closest and say exactly what's missing.
2. List every place where two sources disagree and nothing in the sources settles it. Quote the two claims side by side.
3. Flag any claim that rests on a single source.
4. End with a short to-do list: the kinds of sources I should add to close the biggest gaps, most important first.

If a gap would embarrass me in front of [WHO WILL SEE IT, e.g. a room of gym owners], mark it as urgent.
```

## Step by step

1. Open your notebook in Gemini Notebook with all your sources ticked.
2. Paste the prompt into the chat and fill in your topic and what you're making.
3. Save the answer as a note so you can compare it after you add sources.
4. Untick your weakest sources and run it again to see which gaps they were covering.

## What you'll get

A list of unanswered questions, side-by-side contradictions, single-source claims and a ranked to-do list of sources to add.

## Good to know

**How do I find gaps in my research before I present it?** Ask your AI to list what your sources don't answer, where they disagree and which claims rest on one source. Gemini Notebook fits best when your research already sits in a notebook, because it answers only from those sources and you can untick weak ones to compare. Claude or ChatGPT work if you paste or upload the documents into one chat. Run it before you write the deck or report, not after.

**Which AI tools does this work in?** It works in Gemini Notebook, Claude and ChatGPT. On this page, Claude and ChatGPT open with your prompt already typed in. No paid plan is noted for this one.

**How long does it take?** About 5 minutes per notebook. It's rated "A few steps". There are 4 steps, listed above.

**What do I need before I start?** Just your details for 3 blanks: what you're making, your topic and who will see it. You can skip any, and your AI will ask for them.

**What will I get back?** A list of unanswered questions, side-by-side contradictions, single-source claims and a ranked to-do list of sources to add.

Idea spotted on Reddit, shared by u/Ok_Negotiation_2587: https://www.reddit.com/r/notebooklm/comments/1x9174s/the_most_useful_question_i_ask_a_notebook_isnt/. The prompt is The Solo Creators' own version.

## Go further

Ready-made skills in the Solo Creators AI Studio (https://thesolocreators.com/studio/) that fit this: Board of Advisors (Convene seven AI advisors who debate your decision, vote, and hand back a stress-tested verdict); Fact Checker (Every quote, number, date, and link in your draft checked against its real source, with the fixes handed back as tracked changes you accept or reject).

From AI Use Cases and Prompts by The Solo Creators: https://thesolocreators.com/prompts/. Free to use; please link back to the page when you share it.