diff --git a/src/khoj/routers/api_chat.py b/src/khoj/routers/api_chat.py
index 3caf09aa..54d9576a 100644
--- a/src/khoj/routers/api_chat.py
+++ b/src/khoj/routers/api_chat.py
@@ -702,7 +702,26 @@ async def chat(
         inferred_queries: List[Any] = []
         defiltered_query = defilter_query(q)
 
-        if conversation_commands == [ConversationCommand.Default]:
+        if conversation_commands == [ConversationCommand.Default] or is_automated_task:
+            conversation_commands = await aget_relevant_information_sources(
+                q,
+                meta_log,
+                is_automated_task,
+                user=user,
+                query_images=uploaded_images,
+                agent=agent,
+                tracer=tracer,
+            )
+
+            mode = await aget_relevant_output_modes(
+                q, meta_log, is_automated_task, user, uploaded_images, agent, tracer=tracer
+            )
+            async for result in send_event(ChatEvent.STATUS, f"**Decided Response Mode:** {mode.value}"):
+                yield result
+            if mode not in conversation_commands:
+                conversation_commands.append(mode)
+
+        if conversation_commands == [ConversationCommand.Research]:
             async for research_result in execute_information_collection(
                 request=request,
                 user=user,
@@ -738,24 +757,6 @@ async def chat(
 
             pending_research = False
 
-            conversation_commands = await aget_relevant_information_sources(
-                q,
-                meta_log,
-                is_automated_task,
-                user=user,
-                query_images=uploaded_images,
-                agent=agent,
-                tracer=tracer,
-            )
-
-            mode = await aget_relevant_output_modes(
-                q, meta_log, is_automated_task, user, uploaded_images, agent, tracer=tracer
-            )
-            async for result in send_event(ChatEvent.STATUS, f"**Decided Response Mode:** {mode.value}"):
-                yield result
-            if mode not in conversation_commands:
-                conversation_commands.append(mode)
-
         for cmd in conversation_commands:
             await conversation_command_rate_limiter.update_and_check_if_valid(request, cmd)
             q = q.replace(f"/{cmd.value}", "").strip()
diff --git a/src/khoj/routers/helpers.py b/src/khoj/routers/helpers.py
index e8ed3e5e..e6437a7d 100644
--- a/src/khoj/routers/helpers.py
+++ b/src/khoj/routers/helpers.py
@@ -234,6 +234,8 @@ def get_conversation_command(query: str, any_references: bool = False) -> Conver
         return ConversationCommand.Diagram
     elif query.startswith("/code"):
         return ConversationCommand.Code
+    elif query.startswith("/research"):
+        return ConversationCommand.Research
     # If no relevant notes found for the given query
     elif not any_references:
         return ConversationCommand.General
diff --git a/src/khoj/utils/helpers.py b/src/khoj/utils/helpers.py
index a565ee76..bdbafbad 100644
--- a/src/khoj/utils/helpers.py
+++ b/src/khoj/utils/helpers.py
@@ -320,6 +320,7 @@ class ConversationCommand(str, Enum):
     AutomatedTask = "automated_task"
     Summarize = "summarize"
     Diagram = "diagram"
+    Research = "research"
 
 
 command_descriptions = {
@@ -334,6 +335,7 @@ command_descriptions = {
     ConversationCommand.Help: "Get help with how to use or setup Khoj from the documentation",
     ConversationCommand.Summarize: "Get help with a question pertaining to an entire document.",
     ConversationCommand.Diagram: "Draw a flowchart, diagram, or any other visual representation best expressed with primitives like lines, rectangles, and text.",
+    ConversationCommand.Research: "Do deep research on a topic. This will take longer than usual, but give a more detailed, comprehensive answer.",
 }
 
 command_descriptions_for_agent = {
@@ -342,6 +344,7 @@ command_descriptions_for_agent = {
     ConversationCommand.Online: "Agent can search the internet for information.",
     ConversationCommand.Webpage: "Agent can read suggested web pages for information.",
     ConversationCommand.Summarize: "Agent can read an entire document. Agents knowledge base must be a single document.",
+    ConversationCommand.Research: "Agent can do deep research on a topic.",
 }
 
 tool_descriptions_for_llm = {
@@ -352,6 +355,7 @@ tool_descriptions_for_llm = {
     ConversationCommand.Webpage: "To use if the user has directly provided the webpage urls or you are certain of the webpage urls to read.",
     ConversationCommand.Code: "To run Python code in a Pyodide sandbox with no network access. Helpful when need to parse information, run complex calculations, create documents and charts for user. Matplotlib, bs4, pandas, numpy, etc. are available.",
     ConversationCommand.Summarize: "To retrieve an answer that depends on the entire document or a large text.",
+    ConversationCommand.Research: "To use when you need to do DEEP research on a topic. This will take longer than usual, but give a more detailed, comprehensive answer.",
 }
 
 function_calling_description_for_llm = {