DeerFlow
DeerFlow is an open-source super agent that researches topics, writes code, and creates content over tasks that take minutes to hours, for people who need multi-step work done.
What it is good for
- Researching a topic across many sources and writing a report
- Writing and running code for a multi-step project
- Turning research into a podcast or audio summary
- Breaking a large job into parts handled by sub-agents
At a glance
- Who it is for
- Setup
- Guided command-line setup
Level 4 of 5. You copy and paste commands into a terminal by following the instructions. Comfortable territory for vibe coders.
- Cost
- Free and open source
- Type
- Agent app
- Tasks
Momentum
- Rank this week
- Not ranked (last #48, week 41, 2026)
- Best rank
- #48 week 41, 2026
- GitHub stars
- 84,871
GitHub numbers as of Nov 2, 2026. Updated weekly.
Ranking history
Official links
Setup steps are on the official pages. We do not repeat them here, since they change.
Questions
- Is DeerFlow free?
- Yes. It is free and open source (MIT license).
- Do I need to know how to code to use DeerFlow?
- You do not need to write code, but setup means copying and pasting commands into a terminal by following its instructions.
- What is DeerFlow good for?
- Researching a topic across many sources and writing a report, writing and running code for a multi-step project, turning research into a podcast or audio summary, and breaking a large job into parts handled by sub-agents.
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