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├── .gitignore
├── .nvmrc
├── .prettierignore
├── Dockerfile
├── LICENSE
├── README.md
├── docker-compose.yml
├── package.json
├── prettier.config.mjs
├── src/
│ ├── ai/
│ │ ├── providers.ts
│ │ ├── text-splitter.test.ts
│ │ └── text-splitter.ts
│ ├── api.ts
│ ├── deep-research.ts
│ ├── feedback.ts
│ ├── prompt.ts
│ └── run.ts
└── tsconfig.json
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FROM node:18-alpine
WORKDIR /app
COPY . .
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COPY .env.local ./.env.local
RUN npm install
CMD ["npm", "run", "docker"]
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FILE: LICENSE
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FILE: README.md
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# Open Deep Research
An AI-powered research assistant that performs iterative, deep research on any topic by combining search engines, web scraping, and large language models.
The goal of this repo is to provide the simplest implementation of a deep research agent - e.g. an agent that can refine its research direction over time and deep dive into a topic. Goal is to keep the repo size at <500 LoC so it is easy to understand and build on top of.
If you like this project, please consider starring it and giving me a follow on [X/Twitter](https://x.com/dzhng). This project is sponsored by [Aomni](https://aomni.com).
## How It Works
```mermaid
flowchart TB
subgraph Input
Q[User Query]
B[Breadth Parameter]
D[Depth Parameter]
end
DR[Deep Research] -->
SQ[SERP Queries] -->
PR[Process Results]
subgraph Results[Results]
direction TB
NL((Learnings))
ND((Directions))
end
PR --> NL
PR --> ND
DP{depth > 0?}
RD["Next Direction:
- Prior Goals
- New Questions
- Learnings"]
MR[Markdown Report]
%% Main Flow
Q & B & D --> DR
%% Results to Decision
NL & ND --> DP
%% Circular Flow
DP -->|Yes| RD
RD -->|New Context| DR
%% Final Output
DP -->|No| MR
%% Styling
classDef input fill:#7bed9f,stroke:#2ed573,color:black
classDef process fill:#70a1ff,stroke:#1e90ff,color:black
classDef recursive fill:#ffa502,stroke:#ff7f50,color:black
classDef output fill:#ff4757,stroke:#ff6b81,color:black
classDef results fill:#a8e6cf,stroke:#3b7a57,color:black
class Q,B,D input
class DR,SQ,PR process
class DP,RD recursive
class MR output
class NL,ND results
```
## Features
- **Iterative Research**: Performs deep research by iteratively generating search queries, processing results, and diving deeper based on findings
- **Intelligent Query Generation**: Uses LLMs to generate targeted search queries based on research goals and previous findings
- **Depth & Breadth Control**: Configurable parameters to control how wide (breadth) and deep (depth) the research goes
- **Smart Follow-up**: Generates follow-up questions to better understand research needs
- **Comprehensive Reports**: Produces detailed markdown reports with findings and sources
- **Concurrent Processing**: Handles multiple searches and result processing in parallel for efficiency
## Requirements
- Node.js environment
- API keys for:
- Firecrawl API (for web search and content extraction)
- OpenAI API (for o3 mini model)
## Setup
### Node.js
1. Clone the repository
2. Install dependencies:
```bash
npm install
```
3. Set up environment variables in a `.env.local` file:
```bash
FIRECRAWL_KEY="your_firecrawl_key"
# If you want to use your self-hosted Firecrawl, add the following below:
# FIRECRAWL_BASE_URL="http://localhost:3002"
OPENAI_KEY="your_openai_key"
```
To use local LLM, comment out `OPENAI_KEY` and instead uncomment `OPENAI_ENDPOINT` and `OPENAI_MODEL`:
- Set `OPENAI_ENDPOINT` to the address of your local server (eg."http://localhost:1234/v1")
- Set `OPENAI_MODEL` to the name of the model loaded in your local server.
### Docker
1. Clone the repository
2. Rename `.env.example` to `.env.local` and set your API keys
3. Run `docker build -f Dockerfile`
4. Run the Docker image:
```bash
docker compose up -d
```
5. Execute `npm run docker` in the docker service:
```bash
docker exec -it deep-research npm run docker
```
## Usage
Run the research assistant:
```bash
npm start
```
You'll be prompted to:
1. Enter your research query
2. Specify research breadth (recommended: 3-10, default: 4)
3. Specify research depth (recommended: 1-5, default: 2)
4. Answer follow-up questions to refine the research direction
The system will then:
1. Generate and execute search queries
2. Process and analyze search results
3. Recursively explore deeper based on findings
4. Generate a comprehensive markdown report
The final report will be saved as `report.md` or `answer.md` in your working directory, depending on which modes you selected.
### Concurrency
If you have a paid version of Firecrawl or a local version, feel free to increase the `ConcurrencyLimit` by setting the `CONCURRENCY_LIMIT` environment variable so it runs faster.
If you have a free version, you may sometimes run into rate limit errors, you can reduce the limit to 1 (but it will run a lot slower).
### DeepSeek R1
Deep research performs great on R1! We use [Fireworks](http://fireworks.ai) as the main provider for the R1 model. To use R1, simply set a Fireworks API key:
```bash
FIREWORKS_KEY="api_key"
```
The system will automatically switch over to use R1 instead of `o3-mini` when the key is detected.
### Custom endpoints and models
There are 2 other optional env vars that lets you tweak the endpoint (for other OpenAI compatible APIs like OpenRouter or Gemini) as well as the model string.
```bash
OPENAI_ENDPOINT="custom_endpoint"
CUSTOM_MODEL="custom_model"
```
## How It Works
1. **Initial Setup**
- Takes user query and research parameters (breadth & depth)
- Generates follow-up questions to understand research needs better
2. **Deep Research Process**
- Generates multiple SERP queries based on research goals
- Processes search results to extract key learnings
- Generates follow-up research directions
3. **Recursive Exploration**
- If depth > 0, takes new research directions and continues exploration
- Each iteration builds on previous learnings
- Maintains context of research goals and findings
4. **Report Generation**
- Compiles all findings into a comprehensive markdown report
- Includes all sources and references
- Organizes information in a clear, readable format
## Community implementations
**Python**: https://github.com/Finance-LLMs/deep-research-python
## License
MIT License - feel free to use and modify as needed.
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FILE: docker-compose.yml
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services:
deep-research:
container_name: deep-research
build: .
env_file:
- .env.local
volumes:
- ./:/app/
tty: true
stdin_open: true
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FILE: package.json
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{
"name": "open-deep-research",
"version": "0.0.1",
"main": "index.ts",
"scripts": {
"format": "prettier --write \"src/**/*.{ts,tsx}\"",
"tsx": "tsx --env-file=.env.local",
"start": "tsx --env-file=.env.local src/run.ts",
"api": "tsx --env-file=.env.local src/api.ts",
"docker": "tsx src/run.ts",
"test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1"
},
"author": "",
"license": "ISC",
"description": "",
"devDependencies": {
"@ianvs/prettier-plugin-sort-imports": "^4.4.1",
"@types/cors": "^2.8.17",
"@types/express": "^4.17.21",
"@types/lodash-es": "^4.17.12",
"@types/node": "^22.13.0",
"@types/uuid": "^9.0.8",
"prettier": "^3.4.2",
"tsx": "^4.19.2",
"typescript": "^5.7.3"
},
"dependencies": {
"@ai-sdk/fireworks": "^0.1.14",
"@ai-sdk/openai": "^1.1.9",
"@mendable/firecrawl-js": "^1.16.0",
"ai": "^4.1.17",
"cors": "^2.8.5",
"express": "^4.18.3",
"js-tiktoken": "^1.0.17",
"lodash-es": "^4.17.21",
"p-limit": "^6.2.0",
"uuid": "^9.0.1",
"zod": "^3.24.1"
},
"engines": {
"node": "22.x"
}
}
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FILE: prettier.config.mjs
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/** @type {import('prettier').Config} */
export default {
endOfLine: 'lf',
semi: true,
useTabs: false,
singleQuote: true,
arrowParens: 'avoid',
tabWidth: 2,
trailingComma: 'all',
importOrder: [
'^(react/(.*)$)|^(react$)',
'^(next/(.*)$)|^(next$)',
'<THIRD_PARTY_MODULES>',
'',
'@repo/(.*)$',
'',
'^@/(.*)$',
'',
'^[./]',
],
importOrderParserPlugins: ['typescript', 'jsx'],
importOrderTypeScriptVersion: '5.7.2',
plugins: ['@ianvs/prettier-plugin-sort-imports'],
};
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FILE: src/ai/providers.ts
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import { createFireworks } from '@ai-sdk/fireworks';
import { createOpenAI } from '@ai-sdk/openai';
import {
extractReasoningMiddleware,
LanguageModelV1,
wrapLanguageModel,
} from 'ai';
import { getEncoding } from 'js-tiktoken';
import { RecursiveCharacterTextSplitter } from './text-splitter';
// Providers
const openai = process.env.OPENAI_KEY
? createOpenAI({
apiKey: process.env.OPENAI_KEY,
baseURL: process.env.OPENAI_ENDPOINT || 'https://api.openai.com/v1',
})
: undefined;
const fireworks = process.env.FIREWORKS_KEY
? createFireworks({
apiKey: process.env.FIREWORKS_KEY,
})
: undefined;
const customModel = process.env.CUSTOM_MODEL
? openai?.(process.env.CUSTOM_MODEL, {
structuredOutputs: true,
})
: undefined;
// Models
const o3MiniModel = openai?.('o3-mini', {
reasoningEffort: 'medium',
structuredOutputs: true,
});
const deepSeekR1Model = fireworks
? wrapLanguageModel({
model: fireworks(
'accounts/fireworks/models/deepseek-r1',
) as LanguageModelV1,
middleware: extractReasoningMiddleware({ tagName: 'think' }),
})
: undefined;
export function getModel(): LanguageModelV1 {
if (customModel) {
return customModel;
}
const model = deepSeekR1Model ?? o3MiniModel;
if (!model) {
throw new Error('No model found');
}
return model as LanguageModelV1;
}
const MinChunkSize = 140;
const encoder = getEncoding('o200k_base');
// trim prompt to maximum context size
export function trimPrompt(
prompt: string,
contextSize = Number(process.env.CONTEXT_SIZE) || 128_000,
) {
if (!prompt) {
return '';
}
const length = encoder.encode(prompt).length;
if (length <= contextSize) {
return prompt;
}
const overflowTokens = length - contextSize;
// on average it's 3 characters per token, so multiply by 3 to get a rough estimate of the number of characters
const chunkSize = prompt.length - overflowTokens * 3;
if (chunkSize < MinChunkSize) {
return prompt.slice(0, MinChunkSize);
}
const splitter = new RecursiveCharacterTextSplitter({
chunkSize,
chunkOverlap: 0,
});
const trimmedPrompt = splitter.splitText(prompt)[0] ?? '';
// last catch, there's a chance that the trimmed prompt is same length as the original prompt, due to how tokens are split & innerworkings of the splitter, handle this case by just doing a hard cut
if (trimmedPrompt.length === prompt.length) {
return trimPrompt(prompt.slice(0, chunkSize), contextSize);
}
// recursively trim until the prompt is within the context size
return trimPrompt(trimmedPrompt, contextSize);
}
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FILE: src/ai/text-splitter.test.ts
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import assert from 'node:assert';
import { describe, it, beforeEach } from 'node:test';
import { RecursiveCharacterTextSplitter } from './text-splitter';
describe('RecursiveCharacterTextSplitter', () => {
let splitter: RecursiveCharacterTextSplitter;
beforeEach(() => {
splitter = new RecursiveCharacterTextSplitter({
chunkSize: 50,
chunkOverlap: 10,
});
});
it('Should correctly split text by separators', () => {
const text = 'Hello world, this is a test of the recursive text splitter.';
// Test with initial chunkSize
assert.deepEqual(
splitter.splitText(text),
['Hello world', 'this is a test of the recursive text splitter']
);
// Test with updated chunkSize
splitter.chunkSize = 100;
assert.deepEqual(
splitter.splitText(
'Hello world, this is a test of the recursive text splitter. If I have a period, it should split along the period.'
),
[
'Hello world, this is a test of the recursive text splitter',
'If I have a period, it should split along the period.',
]
);
// Test with another updated chunkSize
splitter.chunkSize = 110;
assert.deepEqual(
splitter.splitText(
'Hello world, this is a test of the recursive text splitter. If I have a period, it should split along the period.\nOr, if there is a new line, it should prioritize splitting on new lines instead.'
),
[
'Hello world, this is a test of the recursive text splitter',
'If I have a period, it should split along the period.',
'Or, if there is a new line, it should prioritize splitting on new lines instead.',
]
);
});
it('Should handle empty string', () => {
assert.deepEqual(splitter.splitText(''), []);
});
it('Should handle special characters and large texts', () => {
const largeText = 'A'.repeat(1000);
splitter.chunkSize = 200;
assert.deepEqual(
splitter.splitText(largeText),
Array(5).fill('A'.repeat(200))
);
const specialCharText = 'Hello!@# world$%^ &*( this) is+ a-test';
assert.deepEqual(
splitter.splitText(specialCharText),
['Hello!@#', 'world$%^', '&*( this)', 'is+', 'a-test']
);
});
it('Should handle chunkSize equal to chunkOverlap', () => {
splitter.chunkSize = 50;
splitter.chunkOverlap = 50;
assert.throws(
() => splitter.splitText('Invalid configuration'),
new Error('Cannot have chunkOverlap >= chunkSize')
);
});
});
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FILE: src/ai/text-splitter.ts
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interface TextSplitterParams {
chunkSize: number;
chunkOverlap: number;
}
abstract class TextSplitter implements TextSplitterParams {
chunkSize = 1000;
chunkOverlap = 200;
constructor(fields?: Partial<TextSplitterParams>) {
this.chunkSize = fields?.chunkSize ?? this.chunkSize;
this.chunkOverlap = fields?.chunkOverlap ?? this.chunkOverlap;
if (this.chunkOverlap >= this.chunkSize) {
throw new Error('Cannot have chunkOverlap >= chunkSize');
}
}
abstract splitText(text: string): string[];
createDocuments(texts: string[]): string[] {
const documents: string[] = [];
for (let i = 0; i < texts.length; i += 1) {
const text = texts[i];
for (const chunk of this.splitText(text!)) {
documents.push(chunk);
}
}
return documents;
}
splitDocuments(documents: string[]): string[] {
return this.createDocuments(documents);
}
private joinDocs(docs: string[], separator: string): string | null {
const text = docs.join(separator).trim();
return text === '' ? null : text;
}
mergeSplits(splits: string[], separator: string): string[] {
const docs: string[] = [];
const currentDoc: string[] = [];
let total = 0;
for (const d of splits) {
const _len = d.length;
if (total + _len >= this.chunkSize) {
if (total > this.chunkSize) {
console.warn(
`Created a chunk of size ${total}, +
which is longer than the specified ${this.chunkSize}`,
);
}
if (currentDoc.length > 0) {
const doc = this.joinDocs(currentDoc, separator);
if (doc !== null) {
docs.push(doc);
}
// Keep on popping if:
// - we have a larger chunk than in the chunk overlap
// - or if we still have any chunks and the length is long
while (
total > this.chunkOverlap ||
(total + _len > this.chunkSize && total > 0)
) {
total -= currentDoc[0]!.length;
currentDoc.shift();
}
}
}
currentDoc.push(d);
total += _len;
}
const doc = this.joinDocs(currentDoc, separator);
if (doc !== null) {
docs.push(doc);
}
return docs;
}
}
export interface RecursiveCharacterTextSplitterParams
extends TextSplitterParams {
separators: string[];
}
export class RecursiveCharacterTextSplitter
extends TextSplitter
implements RecursiveCharacterTextSplitterParams
{
separators: string[] = ['\n\n', '\n', '.', ',', '>', '<', ' ', ''];
constructor(fields?: Partial<RecursiveCharacterTextSplitterParams>) {
super(fields);
this.separators = fields?.separators ?? this.separators;
}
splitText(text: string): string[] {
const finalChunks: string[] = [];
// Get appropriate separator to use
let separator: string = this.separators[this.separators.length - 1]!;
for (const s of this.separators) {
if (s === '') {
separator = s;
break;
}
if (text.includes(s)) {
separator = s;
break;
}
}
// Now that we have the separator, split the text
let splits: string[];
if (separator) {
splits = text.split(separator);
} else {
splits = text.split('');
}
// Now go merging things, recursively splitting longer texts.
let goodSplits: string[] = [];
for (const s of splits) {
if (s.length < this.chunkSize) {
goodSplits.push(s);
} else {
if (goodSplits.length) {
const mergedText = this.mergeSplits(goodSplits, separator);
finalChunks.push(...mergedText);
goodSplits = [];
}
const otherInfo = this.splitText(s);
finalChunks.push(...otherInfo);
}
}
if (goodSplits.length) {
const mergedText = this.mergeSplits(goodSplits, separator);
finalChunks.push(...mergedText);
}
return finalChunks;
}
}
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FILE: src/api.ts
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import cors from 'cors';
import express, { Request, Response } from 'express';
import { deepResearch, writeFinalAnswer,writeFinalReport } from './deep-research';
const app = express();
const port = process.env.PORT || 3051;
// Middleware
app.use(cors());
app.use(express.json());
// Helper function for consistent logging
function log(...args: any[]) {
console.log(...args);
}
// API endpoint to run research
app.post('/api/research', async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
try {
const { query, depth = 3, breadth = 3 } = req.body;
if (!query) {
return res.status(400).json({ error: 'Query is required' });
}
log('\nStarting research...\n');
const { learnings, visitedUrls } = await deepResearch({
query,
breadth,
depth,
});
log(`\n\nLearnings:\n\n${learnings.join('\n')}`);
log(
`\n\nVisited URLs (${visitedUrls.length}):\n\n${visitedUrls.join('\n')}`,
);
const answer = await writeFinalAnswer({
prompt: query,
learnings,
});
// Return the results
return res.json({
success: true,
answer,
learnings,
visitedUrls,
});
} catch (error: unknown) {
console.error('Error in research API:', error);
return res.status(500).json({
error: 'An error occurred during research',
message: error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error),
});
}
});
// generate report API
app.post('/api/generate-report',async(req:Request,res:Response)=>{
try{
const {query,depth = 3,breadth=3 } = req.body;
if(!query){
return res.status(400).json({error:'Query is required'});
}
log('\n Starting research...\n')
const {learnings,visitedUrls} = await deepResearch({
query,
breadth,
depth
});
log(`\n\nLearnings:\n\n${learnings.join('\n')}`);
log(
`\n\nVisited URLs (${visitedUrls.length}):\n\n${visitedUrls.join('\n')}`,
);
const report = await writeFinalReport({
prompt:query,
learnings,
visitedUrls
});
return report
}catch(error:unknown){
console.error("Error in generate report API:",error)
return res.status(500).json({
error:'An error occurred during research',
message:error instanceof Error? error.message: String(error),
})
}
})
// Start the server
app.listen(port, () => {
console.log(`Deep Research API running on port ${port}`);
});
export default app;
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FILE: src/deep-research.ts
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import FirecrawlApp, { SearchResponse } from '@mendable/firecrawl-js';
import { generateObject } from 'ai';
import { compact } from 'lodash-es';
import pLimit from 'p-limit';
import { z } from 'zod';
import { getModel, trimPrompt } from './ai/providers';
import { systemPrompt } from './prompt';
function log(...args: any[]) {
console.log(...args);
}
export type ResearchProgress = {
currentDepth: number;
totalDepth: number;
currentBreadth: number;
totalBreadth: number;
currentQuery?: string;
totalQueries: number;
completedQueries: number;
};
type ResearchResult = {
learnings: string[];
visitedUrls: string[];
};
// increase this if you have higher API rate limits
const ConcurrencyLimit = Number(process.env.FIRECRAWL_CONCURRENCY) || 2;
// Initialize Firecrawl with optional API key and optional base url
const firecrawl = new FirecrawlApp({
apiKey: process.env.FIRECRAWL_KEY ?? '',
apiUrl: process.env.FIRECRAWL_BASE_URL,
});
// take en user query, return a list of SERP queries
async function generateSerpQueries({
query,
numQueries = 3,
learnings,
}: {
query: string;
numQueries?: number;
// optional, if provided, the research will continue from the last learning
learnings?: string[];
}) {
const res = await generateObject({
model: getModel(),
system: systemPrompt(),
prompt: `Given the following prompt from the user, generate a list of SERP queries to research the topic. Return a maximum of ${numQueries} queries, but feel free to return less if the original prompt is clear. Make sure each query is unique and not similar to each other: <prompt>${query}</prompt>\n\n${
learnings
? `Here are some learnings from previous research, use them to generate more specific queries: ${learnings.join(
'\n',
)}`
: ''
}`,
schema: z.object({
queries: z
.array(
z.object({
query: z.string().describe('The SERP query'),
researchGoal: z
.string()
.describe(
'First talk about the goal of the research that this query is meant to accomplish, then go deeper into how to advance the research once the results are found, mention additional research directions. Be as specific as possible, especially for additional research directions.',
),
}),
)
.describe(`List of SERP queries, max of ${numQueries}`),
}),
});
log(`Created ${res.object.queries.length} queries`, res.object.queries);
return res.object.queries.slice(0, numQueries);
}
async function processSerpResult({
query,
result,
numLearnings = 3,
numFollowUpQuestions = 3,
}: {
query: string;
result: SearchResponse;
numLearnings?: number;
numFollowUpQuestions?: number;
}) {
const contents = compact(result.data.map(item => item.markdown)).map(content =>
trimPrompt(content, 25_000),
);
log(`Ran ${query}, found ${contents.length} contents`);
const res = await generateObject({
model: getModel(),
abortSignal: AbortSignal.timeout(60_000),
system: systemPrompt(),
prompt: trimPrompt(
`Given the following contents from a SERP search for the query <query>${query}</query>, generate a list of learnings from the contents. Return a maximum of ${numLearnings} learnings, but feel free to return less if the contents are clear. Make sure each learning is unique and not similar to each other. The learnings should be concise and to the point, as detailed and information dense as possible. Make sure to include any entities like people, places, companies, products, things, etc in the learnings, as well as any exact metrics, numbers, or dates. The learnings will be used to research the topic further.\n\n<contents>${contents
.map(content => `<content>\n${content}\n</content>`)
.join('\n')}</contents>`,
),
schema: z.object({
learnings: z.array(z.string()).describe(`List of learnings, max of ${numLearnings}`),
followUpQuestions: z
.array(z.string())
.describe(
`List of follow-up questions to research the topic further, max of ${numFollowUpQuestions}`,
),
}),
});
log(`Created ${res.object.learnings.length} learnings`, res.object.learnings);
return res.object;
}
export async function writeFinalReport({
prompt,
learnings,
visitedUrls,
}: {
prompt: string;
learnings: string[];
visitedUrls: string[];
}) {
const learningsString = learnings
.map(learning => `<learning>\n${learning}\n</learning>`)
.join('\n');
const res = await generateObject({
model: getModel(),
system: systemPrompt(),
prompt: trimPrompt(
`Given the following prompt from the user, write a final report on the topic using the learnings from research. Make it as as detailed as possible, aim for 3 or more pages, include ALL the learnings from research:\n\n<prompt>${prompt}</prompt>\n\nHere are all the learnings from previous research:\n\n<learnings>\n${learningsString}\n</learnings>`,
),
schema: z.object({
reportMarkdown: z.string().describe('Final report on the topic in Markdown'),
}),
});
// Append the visited URLs section to the report
const urlsSection = `\n\n## Sources\n\n${visitedUrls.map(url => `- ${url}`).join('\n')}`;
return res.object.reportMarkdown + urlsSection;
}
export async function writeFinalAnswer({
prompt,
learnings,
}: {
prompt: string;
learnings: string[];
}) {
const learningsString = learnings
.map(learning => `<learning>\n${learning}\n</learning>`)
.join('\n');
const res = await generateObject({
model: getModel(),
system: systemPrompt(),
prompt: trimPrompt(
`Given the following prompt from the user, write a final answer on the topic using the learnings from research. Follow the format specified in the prompt. Do not yap or babble or include any other text than the answer besides the format specified in the prompt. Keep the answer as concise as possible - usually it should be just a few words or maximum a sentence. Try to follow the format specified in the prompt (for example, if the prompt is using Latex, the answer should be in Latex. If the prompt gives multiple answer choices, the answer should be one of the choices).\n\n<prompt>${prompt}</prompt>\n\nHere are all the learnings from research on the topic that you can use to help answer the prompt:\n\n<learnings>\n${learningsString}\n</learnings>`,
),
schema: z.object({
exactAnswer: z
.string()
.describe('The final answer, make it short and concise, just the answer, no other text'),
}),
});
return res.object.exactAnswer;
}
export async function deepResearch({
query,
breadth,
depth,
learnings = [],
visitedUrls = [],
onProgress,
}: {
query: string;
breadth: number;
depth: number;
learnings?: string[];
visitedUrls?: string[];
onProgress?: (progress: ResearchProgress) => void;
}): Promise<ResearchResult> {
const progress: ResearchProgress = {
currentDepth: depth,
totalDepth: depth,
currentBreadth: breadth,
totalBreadth: breadth,
totalQueries: 0,
completedQueries: 0,
};
const reportProgress = (update: Partial<ResearchProgress>) => {
Object.assign(progress, update);
onProgress?.(progress);
};
const serpQueries = await generateSerpQueries({
query,
learnings,
numQueries: breadth,
});
reportProgress({
totalQueries: serpQueries.length,
currentQuery: serpQueries[0]?.query,
});
const limit = pLimit(ConcurrencyLimit);
const results = await Promise.all(
serpQueries.map(serpQuery =>
limit(async () => {
try {
const result = await firecrawl.search(serpQuery.query, {
timeout: 15000,
limit: 5,
scrapeOptions: { formats: ['markdown'] },
});
// Collect URLs from this search
const newUrls = compact(result.data.map(item => item.url));
const newBreadth = Math.ceil(breadth / 2);
const newDepth = depth - 1;
const newLearnings = await processSerpResult({
query: serpQuery.query,
result,
numFollowUpQuestions: newBreadth,
});
const allLearnings = [...learnings, ...newLearnings.learnings];
const allUrls = [...visitedUrls, ...newUrls];
if (newDepth > 0) {
log(`Researching deeper, breadth: ${newBreadth}, depth: ${newDepth}`);
reportProgress({
currentDepth: newDepth,
currentBreadth: newBreadth,
completedQueries: progress.completedQueries + 1,
currentQuery: serpQuery.query,
});
const nextQuery = `
Previous research goal: ${serpQuery.researchGoal}
Follow-up research directions: ${newLearnings.followUpQuestions.map(q => `\n${q}`).join('')}
`.trim();
return deepResearch({
query: nextQuery,
breadth: newBreadth,
depth: newDepth,
learnings: allLearnings,
visitedUrls: allUrls,
onProgress,
});
} else {
reportProgress({
currentDepth: 0,
completedQueries: progress.completedQueries + 1,
currentQuery: serpQuery.query,
});
return {
learnings: allLearnings,
visitedUrls: allUrls,
};
}
} catch (e: any) {
if (e.message && e.message.includes('Timeout')) {
log(`Timeout error running query: ${serpQuery.query}: `, e);
} else {
log(`Error running query: ${serpQuery.query}: `, e);
}
return {
learnings: [],
visitedUrls: [],
};
}
}),
),
);
return {
learnings: [...new Set(results.flatMap(r => r.learnings))],
visitedUrls: [...new Set(results.flatMap(r => r.visitedUrls))],
};
}
================================================
FILE: src/feedback.ts
================================================
import { generateObject } from 'ai';
import { z } from 'zod';
import { getModel } from './ai/providers';
import { systemPrompt } from './prompt';
export async function generateFeedback({
query,
numQuestions = 3,
}: {
query: string;
numQuestions?: number;
}) {
const userFeedback = await generateObject({
model: getModel(),
system: systemPrompt(),
prompt: `Given the following query from the user, ask some follow up questions to clarify the research direction. Return a maximum of ${numQuestions} questions, but feel free to return less if the original query is clear: <query>${query}</query>`,
schema: z.object({
questions: z
.array(z.string())
.describe(
`Follow up questions to clarify the research direction, max of ${numQuestions}`,
),
}),
});
return userFeedback.object.questions.slice(0, numQuestions);
}
================================================
FILE: src/prompt.ts
================================================
export const systemPrompt = () => {
const now = new Date().toISOString();
return `You are an expert researcher. Today is ${now}. Follow these instructions when responding:
- You may be asked to research subjects that is after your knowledge cutoff, assume the user is right when presented with news.
- The user is a highly experienced analyst, no need to simplify it, be as detailed as possible and make sure your response is correct.
- Be highly organized.
- Suggest solutions that I didn't think about.
- Be proactive and anticipate my needs.
- Treat me as an expert in all subject matter.
- Mistakes erode my trust, so be accurate and thorough.
- Provide detailed explanations, I'm comfortable with lots of detail.
- Value good arguments over authorities, the source is irrelevant.
- Consider new technologies and contrarian ideas, not just the conventional wisdom.
- You may use high levels of speculation or prediction, just flag it for me.`;
};
================================================
FILE: src/run.ts
================================================
import * as fs from 'fs/promises';
import * as readline from 'readline';
import { getModel } from './ai/providers';
import {
deepResearch,
writeFinalAnswer,
writeFinalReport,
} from './deep-research';
import { generateFeedback } from './feedback';
// Helper function for consistent logging
function log(...args: any[]) {
console.log(...args);
}
const rl = readline.createInterface({
input: process.stdin,
output: process.stdout,
});
// Helper function to get user input
function askQuestion(query: string): Promise<string> {
return new Promise(resolve => {
rl.question(query, answer => {
resolve(answer);
});
});
}
// run the agent
async function run() {
console.log('Using model: ', getModel().modelId);
// Get initial query
const initialQuery = await askQuestion('What would you like to research? ');
// Get breath and depth parameters
const breadth =
parseInt(
await askQuestion(
'Enter research breadth (recommended 2-10, default 4): ',
),
10,
) || 4;
const depth =
parseInt(
await askQuestion('Enter research depth (recommended 1-5, default 2): '),
10,
) || 2;
const isReport =
(await askQuestion(
'Do you want to generate a long report or a specific answer? (report/answer, default report): ',
)) !== 'answer';
let combinedQuery = initialQuery;
if (isReport) {
log(`Creating research plan...`);
// Generate follow-up questions
const followUpQuestions = await generateFeedback({
query: initialQuery,
});
log(
'\nTo better understand your research needs, please answer these follow-up questions:',
);
// Collect answers to follow-up questions
const answers: string[] = [];
for (const question of followUpQuestions) {
const answer = await askQuestion(`\n${question}\nYour answer: `);
answers.push(answer);
}
// Combine all information for deep research
combinedQuery = `
Initial Query: ${initialQuery}
Follow-up Questions and Answers:
${followUpQuestions.map((q: string, i: number) => `Q: ${q}\nA: ${answers[i]}`).join('\n')}
`;
}
log('\nStarting research...\n');
const { learnings, visitedUrls } = await deepResearch({
query: combinedQuery,
breadth,
depth,
});
log(`\n\nLearnings:\n\n${learnings.join('\n')}`);
log(`\n\nVisited URLs (${visitedUrls.length}):\n\n${visitedUrls.join('\n')}`);
log('Writing final report...');
if (isReport) {
const report = await writeFinalReport({
prompt: combinedQuery,
learnings,
visitedUrls,
});
await fs.writeFile('report.md', report, 'utf-8');
console.log(`\n\nFinal Report:\n\n${report}`);
console.log('\nReport has been saved to report.md');
} else {
const answer = await writeFinalAnswer({
prompt: combinedQuery,
learnings,
});
await fs.writeFile('answer.md', answer, 'utf-8');
console.log(`\n\nFinal Answer:\n\n${answer}`);
console.log('\nAnswer has been saved to answer.md');
}
rl.close();
}
run().catch(console.error);
================================================
FILE: tsconfig.json
================================================
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"$schema": "https://json.schemastore.org/tsconfig",
"compilerOptions": {
"declaration": true,
"declarationMap": true,
"esModuleInterop": true,
"incremental": false,
"isolatedModules": true,
"lib": ["es2022", "DOM", "DOM.Iterable"],
"module": "ESNext",
"moduleDetection": "force",
"moduleResolution": "Bundler",
"noUncheckedIndexedAccess": true,
"resolveJsonModule": true,
"skipLibCheck": true,
"strict": true,
"target": "ES2022"
}
}
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FILE: src/ai/providers.ts
function getModel (line 48) | function getModel(): LanguageModelV1 {
function trimPrompt (line 65) | function trimPrompt(
FILE: src/ai/text-splitter.ts
type TextSplitterParams (line 1) | interface TextSplitterParams {
method constructor (line 11) | constructor(fields?: Partial<TextSplitterParams>) {
method createDocuments (line 21) | createDocuments(texts: string[]): string[] {
method splitDocuments (line 32) | splitDocuments(documents: string[]): string[] {
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type RecursiveCharacterTextSplitterParams (line 82) | interface RecursiveCharacterTextSplitterParams
class RecursiveCharacterTextSplitter (line 87) | class RecursiveCharacterTextSplitter
method constructor (line 93) | constructor(fields?: Partial<RecursiveCharacterTextSplitterParams>) {
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FILE: src/api.ts
function log (line 14) | function log(...args: any[]) {
FILE: src/deep-research.ts
function log (line 10) | function log(...args: any[]) {
type ResearchProgress (line 14) | type ResearchProgress = {
type ResearchResult (line 24) | type ResearchResult = {
function generateSerpQueries (line 40) | async function generateSerpQueries({
function processSerpResult (line 81) | async function processSerpResult({
function writeFinalReport (line 120) | async function writeFinalReport({
function writeFinalAnswer (line 149) | async function writeFinalAnswer({
function deepResearch (line 176) | async function deepResearch({
FILE: src/feedback.ts
function generateFeedback (line 7) | async function generateFeedback({
FILE: src/run.ts
function log (line 13) | function log(...args: any[]) {
function askQuestion (line 23) | function askQuestion(query: string): Promise<string> {
function run (line 32) | async function run() {
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