deep-research
Use any LLMs (Large Language Models) for Deep Research. Support SSE API and MCP server.
Install / Use
claude mcp add u14app -- npx -y github:u14app/deep-researchIf the server publishes to npm under a different name, use that package instead — check the repo README.
MCP Server
Model Context Protocol server
Quality Score
Category
AI & Machine LearningSupported Platforms
Our assessment of deep-research
deep-research scores 88/100 on our quality scale, 440th of 965 AI & Machine Learning skills we index (top 46%).
Its MCP Server is 18 KB long, well organised into 33 sections with 14 code examples: a thorough specification that gives an agent plenty to work with.
With 4,686 GitHub stars, it is one of the more widely adopted skills in the catalogue.
Maintenance, license and trust
- The repository was last updated about 5 months ago. That is recent enough to be usable, but agent tooling moves fast, so check the instructions against your agent's current version.
- Our last check on 2026-10-21 found the source still online.
- It is released under the MIT license, a permissive license that allows use, modification and commercial use with attribution.
- Its trust signals score 93/100, with 1 caution from licensing, adoption, age or documentation. These come from repository metadata, not a code audit — read the skill file before letting an agent act on it.
Safety scan
No issues foundOur scan of the whole file found no instruction hijacking, hidden characters, credential access, data exfiltration or destructive commands (1 minor note below). An AI review of the same text found nothing harmful.
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// AI provider, Possible values ⟨U+200B⟩⟨U+200B⟩include: google, openai, anthropic, deepseek, atlascloud, xai, mistral, azure, openrouter, openaicompati…
AI review by kimi-k2.7-code on 2026-09-24. Automated pattern scan on 2026-09-24. It catches known dangerous patterns, not every risk — read a skill before letting an agent act on it.
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Frequently asked questions
- How do I install deep-research?
- Run
claude mcp add u14app -- npx -y github:u14app/deep-research. The install tabs above show the steps for each supported agent. - Which AI agents does deep-research work with?
- It is written for Claude Code, Claude Desktop and Gemini CLI, as a MCP Server file. Other agents that read the same format can often use it too.
- Is deep-research safe to use?
- Our scan of the whole file found no instruction hijacking, hidden characters, credential access, data exfiltration or destructive commands (1 minor note below). An AI review of the same text found nothing harmful. It is MIT-licensed and scores 93/100 on trust signals. Skills are instructions an agent will follow, so read the file before installing it and do not approve commands you do not understand.
- Is deep-research still maintained?
- The repository was last updated about 5 months ago. That is recent enough to be usable, but agent tooling moves fast, so check the instructions against your agent's current version.
Skill content
View source on GitHubLightning-Fast Deep Research Report
Deep Research uses a variety of powerful AI models to generate in-depth research reports in just a few minutes. It leverages advanced "Thinking" and "Task" models, combined with an internet connection, to provide fast and insightful analysis on a variety of topics. Your privacy is paramount - all data is processed and stored locally.
✨ Features
- Rapid Deep Research: Generates comprehensive research reports in about 2 minutes, significantly accelerating your research process.
- Multi-platform Support: Supports rapid deployment to Vercel, Cloudflare and other platforms.
- Powered by AI: Utilizes the advanced AI models for accurate and insightful analysis.
- Privacy-Focused: Your data remains private and secure, as all data is stored locally on your browser.
- Support for Multi-LLM: Supports a variety of mainstream large language models, including Gemini, OpenAI, Anthropic, Deepseek, Atlas Cloud, Grok, Mistral, Azure OpenAI, any OpenAI Compatible LLMs, OpenRouter, Ollama, etc.
- Support Web Search: Supports search engines such as Searxng, Tavily, Firecrawl, fastCRW, Exa, Bocha, Brave, etc., allowing LLMs that do not support search to use the web search function more conveniently.
- Thinking & Task Models: Employs sophisticated "Thinking" and "Task" models to balance depth and speed, ensuring high-quality results quickly. Support switching research models.
- Support Further Research: You can refine or adjust the research content at any stage of the project and support re-research from that stage.
- Local Knowledge Base: Supports uploading and processing text, Office, PDF and other resource files to generate local knowledge base.
- Artifact: Supports editing of research content, with two editing modes: WYSIWYM and Markdown. It is possible to adjust the reading level, article length and full text translation.
- Knowledge Graph: It supports one-click generation of knowledge graph, allowing you to have a systematic understanding of the report content.
- Research History: Support preservation of research history, you can review previous research results at any time and conduct in-depth research again.
- Local & Server API Support: Offers flexibility with both local and server-side API calling options to suit your needs.
- Support for SaaS and MCP: You can use this project as a deep research service (SaaS) through the SSE API, or use it in other AI services through MCP service.
- Support PWA: With Progressive Web App (PWA) technology, you can use the project like a software.
- Support Multi-Key payload: Support Multi-Key payload to improve API response efficiency.
- Multi-language Support: English, 简体中文, Español.
- Built with Modern Technologies: Developed using Next.js 15 and Shadcn UI, ensuring a modern, performant, and visually appealing user experience.
- MIT Licensed: Open-source and freely available for personal and commercial use under the MIT License.
🎯 Roadmap
- [x] Support preservation of research history
- [x] Support editing final report and search results
- [x] Support for other LLM models
- [x] Support file upload and local knowledge base
- [x] Support SSE API and MCP server
🚀 Getting Started
Use Free Gemini (recommend)
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Get Gemini API Key
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One-click deployment of the project, you can choose to deploy to Vercel or Cloudflare
Currently the project supports deployment to Cloudflare, but you need to follow How to deploy to Cloudflare Pages to do it.
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Start using
Use Other LLM
- Deploy the project to Vercel or Cloudflare
- Set the LLM API key
- Set the LLM API base URL (optional)
- Start using
⌨️ Development
Follow these steps to get Deep Research up and running on your local browser.
Prerequisites
Installation
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Clone the repository:
git clone https://github.com/u14app/deep-research.git cd deep-research -
Install dependencies:
pnpm install # or npm install or yarn install -
Set up Environment Variables:
You need to modify the file
env.tplto.env, or create a.envfile and write the variables to this file.# For Development cp env.tpl .env.local # For Production cp env.tpl .env -
Run the development server:
pnpm dev # or npm run dev or yarn devOpen your browser and visit http://localhost:3000 to access Deep Research.
Custom Model List
The project allow custom model list, but only works in proxy mode. Please add an environment variable named NEXT_PUBLIC_MODEL_LIST in the .env file or environment variables page.
Custom model lists use , to separate multiple models. If you want to disable a model, use the - symbol followed by the model name, i.e. -existing-model-name. To only allow the specified model to be available, use -all,+new-model-name.
🚢 Deployment
Vercel
Cloudflare
Currently the project supports deployment to Cloudflare, but you need to follow How to deploy to Cloudflare Pages to do it.
Docker
The Docker version needs to be 20 or above, otherwise it will prompt that the image cannot be found.
⚠️ Note: Most of the time, the docker version will lag behind the latest version by 1 to 2 days, so the "update exists" prompt will continue to appear after deployment, which is normal.
docker pull xiangfa/deep-research:latest
docker run -d --name deep-research -p 3333:3000 xiangfa/deep-research
You can also specify additional environment variables:
docker run -d --name deep-research \
-p 3333:3000 \
-e ACCESS_PASSWORD=your-password \
-e GOOGLE_GENERATIVE_AI_API_KEY=AIzaSy... \
xiangfa/deep-research
or build your own docker image:
docker build -t deep-research .
docker run -d --name deep-research -p 3333:3000 deep-research
If you need to specify other environment variables, please add -e key=value to the above command to specify it.
Deploy using docker-compose.yml:
version: '3.9'
services:
deep-research:
image: xiangfa/deep-research
container_name: deep-research
environment:
- ACCESS_PASSWORD=your-password
- GOOGLE_GENERATIVE_AI_API_KEY=AIzaSy...
ports:
- 3333:3000
or build your own docker compose:
docker compose -f docker-compose.yml build
Static Deployment
You can also build a static page version directly, and then upload all files in the out directory to any website service that supports static pages, such as Github Page, Cloudflare, Vercel, etc..
pnpm build:export
⚙️ Configuration
As mentioned in the "Getting Started" section, Deep Research utilizes the following environment variables for server-side API configurations:
Please refer to the file env.tpl for all available environment variables.
Important Notes on Environment Variables:
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Privacy Reminder: These environment variables are primarily used for server-side API calls. When using the local API mode, no API keys or server-side configurations are needed, further enhancing your privacy.
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Multi-key Support: Supports multiple keys, each key is separated by
,, i.e.key1,key2,key3. -
Security Setting: By setting
ACCESS_PASSWORD, you can better protect the security of the server API. -
Make variables effective: After adding or modifying this environment variable, please redeploy the project for the changes to take effect.
📄 API documentation
Currently the project supports two forms of API: Server-Sent Events (SSE) and Model Context Protocol (MCP).
Server-Sent Events API
The Deep Research API provides a real-time interface for initiating and monitoring complex research tasks.
Recommended to use the API via @microsoft/fetch-event-source, to get the final report, you need to listen to the message event, the data will be returned in the form of a text stream.
POST method
Endpoint: /api/sse
Method: POST
Body:
interface SSEConfig {
// Research topic
query: string;
// AI provider, Possible values include: google, openai, anthropic, deepseek, atlascloud, xai, mistral, azure, openrouter, openaicompatible, pollinations, ollama
provider: string;
// Thinking model id
thinkingModel: string;
// Task model id
taskModel: string;
// Search provider, Possible values include: model, tavily, firecrawl, crw, exa, bocha, searxng
searchProvider: string;
// Response Language, also affects the search language. (optional)
language?: string;
// Maximum number of search results. Default, `5` (optional)
maxResult?: number;
// Whether to include content-related images in the final report. Default, `true`. (optional)
enableCitationImage?: boolean;
// Whether to include citation links in search results and final reports. Default, `true`. (optional)
enableReferences?: boolean;
}
Headers:
interface Headers {
"Content-Type": "application/json";
// If you set an access password
// Authorization: "Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_PASSWORD";
}
See the detailed API documentation.
GET method
This is an interesting implementation. You can watch the whole process of deep research directly through the URL just like watching a video.
You can access the deep research report via the following link:
http://localhost:3000/api/sse/live?query=AI+trends+for+this+year&provider=pollinations&thinkingModel=openai&taskModel=opena
Truncated for display — read the full file on GitHub.
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