How to Create a Custom Research Collection in Eve

Last updated: June 11, 2026

Overview

This article shows firm administrators how to create a custom Research Collection so Eve searches a specific list of websites your team trusts. Custom collections are useful for practice-area sources—for example, a VA resources collection for an SSD practice, or a set of state agency websites for a particular litigation focus. Once created, a custom collection appears alongside the built-in collections in the source selector for everyone at your firm.

Prerequisites

Step-by-Step Instructions

  1. Open Settings > Research — In Eve, go to Settings and select Research.

  2. Create a custom collection — Choose to create a custom collection, then add a name and a list of domains that define which websites Eve should search for that collection.

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  1. Save and confirm it appears — Save the collection. It now appears in the source selector in every chat session for all users at your firm, ready to select before asking a question.