Storm

Storm is an LLM-powered knowledge curation system developed by Stanford University that automates the process of researching a topic and generating a comprehensive, well-cited report. It simulates a multi-perspective conversation between two AI agents (one playing the role of a knowledgeable expert, the other a curious learner) to deeply explore a subject, then synthesizes the dialogue into a structured article with inline citations. Storm is designed for researchers, students, writers, and anyone who needs to quickly gather and organize information on a new topic. It goes beyond simple summarization by actively seeking out diverse viewpoints and grounding its output in real sources. Users can customize the depth and focus of the research by providing a topic, optional outline, or specific sources to include. The system stands out because it doesn't just retrieve information—it simulates the research process itself, identifying knowledge gaps and prompting for deeper exploration. It produces reports comparable to Wikipedia articles in structure and citation quality, saving hours of manual literature review. Storm is currently free to use with a web-based interface, and an API is available for programmatic access.