deep-research is a free, open-source alternative to Consensus, Elicit, SciSpace. It can be used without subscription fees — and its source code is open for anyone to inspect, modify and self-host.

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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 Its license (MIT) is permissive: free to use, modify and redistribute — including inside commercial and proprietary products.

What switching gets you

• No subscription, no per-seat pricing — free forever, for individuals and companies alike.
• Your data stays with you: it can run locally or on your own servers, with no vendor lock-in.
• The source code is public — auditable, extensible and maintained in the open by its community.

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