# Getting AI Research hits into a list automatically Source: https://listplus.ai/en/help/find-contacts/research-results-to-a-list Last updated: 2026-10-01 Instead of reviewing matches yourself and adding them by hand, AI Research can hand qualifying hits over to a list on its own, as they're found — for a ListPlus-run research or for one your own AI reports into. ## Turning it on Next to the brief, the **Results** option (shown as a pill once you start typing, or a status line above the matches once a run exists) lets you choose where hits go: **stay here** (the default — you review and add them by hand later), **add to a list automatically** (pick an existing list) or **add to a new list automatically**, named after your brief. Change the choice on a run already in progress, or after it finishes, at any time. ## Only the fit matters, and duplicates stay out Every hit is rated with a fit score from 0 to 100 and a one-line reason, judging how well it matches your brief on role, company, place and signal. With automatic hand-off on, you can also set **Only from fit 50 / 70 / 85** so only hits that clear that bar go to the list; leave it on **all** to hand over every hit regardless of score. What counts as a record needs at least a name plus a company, a domain or a LinkedIn URL — duplicates, and hits missing that much, stay out of the list and keep waiting in the research instead. ## The stop target counts what actually landed With a target list chosen, **Stop at** switches from counting matches to counting **new records actually added to that list** — hits that don't clear the fit bar, or turn out to be duplicates, don't count toward it. Without a target list, a run holds at most 200 matches in total; with one, the ceiling rises to 1,000, since the list itself absorbs and dedupes everything instead of the run's own memory. ## The research no longer expires A research with automatic hand-off to a list switched on no longer has a 7-day expiry — it becomes a standing research, since the list is now the permanent home for what it finds. Turning hand-off back to "stay here" doesn't bring the expiry back for a run that already went standing. ## Related topics ai-research · write-a-good-research-brief · background-runs · your-ai-researches · research-costs-and-sources. ## FAQ ### How do I get AI Research hits into a list without adding them by hand? Open the **Results** option next to the brief (or, on a run in progress, the status line above the matches) and choose an existing list or a new one. From then on, every qualifying hit is added to that list automatically as it's found. ### What is a fit score, and how do I use it to filter hand-offs? Every hit gets a fit score from 0 to 100 with a one-line reason, rating how well it matches your brief. With automatic hand-off on, set **Only from fit 50, 70 or 85** to only send hits that clear that score to the list, or leave it on **all** to send every hit. ### Can duplicates end up in my list from AI Research? No — a hit needs at least a name plus a company, a domain or a LinkedIn URL to count as a record, and duplicates of what's already in the list are kept out automatically. Anything that doesn't qualify stays in the research instead of going to the list. ### Does "Stop at" count the same way with a target list chosen? No — with a target list, the stop number counts new records actually added to that list, not every hit the agent finds; a hit that fails the fit bar or turns out to be a duplicate doesn't count toward it. Without a target list, it counts the hits themselves. ### Does turning on automatic hand-off change how many matches a run can hold? Yes — a run without a target list holds at most 200 matches in total, while one with automatic hand-off on can go up to 1,000, since the list absorbs and dedupes the hits instead of the run's own memory. ### Does a research with automatic hand-off still expire after 7 days? No — once automatic hand-off to a list is on, the research becomes standing and no longer expires, since the list is its permanent record. A run you never turned hand-off on for still expires after 7 days as usual. ### Can I turn automatic hand-off on for a research that's already running? Yes — change the Results choice on a run in progress, or even after it finishes, at any time; it takes effect for new hits from that point on and doesn't retroactively re-file matches found earlier under a different setting. ### Can I still add matches to a list by hand if I don't turn hand-off on? Yes — the default, "stay here," leaves every hit in the research for you to tick and click **Add to list** yourself, exactly as before; automatic hand-off is optional.