Back to all agents
#18 by GitHub stars · Research

DeerFlow

ByteDance

A self-hosted super-agent harness for research, coding, files, reports, presentations, and subagent delegation.

View source on GitHub 80,040 stars checked 2026-08-15
Access
Open source
Setup
Technical
Pricing
Free software; model and search costs
License
MIT
Maintenance
Active
Last repository push
2026-08-15
Our verdict

Capable long-horizon research agent

It combines deep research with useful output formats and explicit configuration for models, search, sandboxes, and tools.

Who it fits

Technical researchers and teams that want a configurable, locally controlled multi-step research workflow.

Who should skip it

Users who want a hosted one-click research product without API and infrastructure setup.

What you need

  • Docker recommended
  • LLM provider
  • Optional search provider