> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.myrmex.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Iris

> The researcher — gathers open-source intelligence and external context from across the web.

import { CardGroup, Card, Note } from '@mintlify/components';

**Iris** is the researcher. When a question needs information from outside your environment, Iris searches the web, reads the sources, and brings back the context you need — vendor advisories, documentation, current trends, regulatory details, and more.

## What Iris Does

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Open-source intelligence" icon="magnifying-glass">
    Gathers OSINT from public sources across the web to answer questions your
    internal data can't.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Reads and summarizes" icon="file-lines">
    Extracts and distills the relevant parts of web pages and documents so you
    don't have to.
  </Card>

  <Card title="External context" icon="globe">
    Pulls in vendor guidance, product details, and current cybersecurity trends to
    enrich an analysis.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Stays current" icon="newspaper">
    Looks up the latest information from the web rather than relying on a fixed
    knowledge cutoff.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## Iris vs. Orion

Both agents look outward, but for different jobs:

* **Iris** does general research — the open web, documentation, background, and trends.
* **Orion** does threat intelligence — IOCs, domain and IP reputation, and breach exposure.

Reach for Iris when you want to understand something; reach for [Orion](/documentation/multi-agent-system/orion) when you want to know whether something is a threat.

## How to Use Iris

Ask in plain language, and `@`-mention Iris to send research its way:

* *"@Iris summarize the latest guidance on this CVE and who's affected."*
* *"What are the current best practices for hardening this software?"*
* *"Research this vendor and give me a short background."*

<Note>
  Iris gathers external context; the other agents put it to work — for example,
  feeding what Iris finds into an analysis by Athena or a report by Scribe.
</Note>