GitHub Deep Research
bytedance/deer-flow
Researches a GitHub repository over four rounds using the GitHub API and web search, then writes a structured markdown report with timeline, metrics and Mermaid diagrams.
Open pipeline for generating deep research trajectories with LLMs
Install Open Researcher Guide
$ npx skills add wentorai/research-plugins --skill open-researcher-guide -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install wentorai/research-plugins open-researcher-guide --agent claude-codeProject scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/wentorai/research-plugins.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/research/deep-research/open-researcher-guide .claude/skills/open-researcher-guide && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.
Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/
Install the "open-researcher-guide" agent skill from https://github.com/wentorai/research-plugins/tree/main/skills/research/deep-research/open-researcher-guide into .claude/skills/open-researcher-guide/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "open-researcher-guide", then confirm the skill loads.Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$skill-installer install https://github.com/wentorai/research-plugins/tree/main/skills/research/deep-research/open-researcher-guideType this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.
$ npx skills add wentorai/research-plugins --skill open-researcher-guide -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install wentorai/research-plugins open-researcher-guide --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/wentorai/research-plugins.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/research/deep-research/open-researcher-guide .agents/skills/open-researcher-guide && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "open-researcher-guide" agent skill from https://github.com/wentorai/research-plugins/tree/main/skills/research/deep-research/open-researcher-guide into .agents/skills/open-researcher-guide/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "open-researcher-guide", then confirm the skill loads.Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add wentorai/research-plugins --skill open-researcher-guide -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install wentorai/research-plugins open-researcher-guide --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/wentorai/research-plugins.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/research/deep-research/open-researcher-guide .cursor/skills/open-researcher-guide && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.
Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/
Install the "open-researcher-guide" agent skill from https://github.com/wentorai/research-plugins/tree/main/skills/research/deep-research/open-researcher-guide into .cursor/skills/open-researcher-guide/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "open-researcher-guide", then confirm the skill loads.Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gemini skills install https://github.com/wentorai/research-plugins.git --path skills/research/deep-research/open-researcher-guide--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.
$ npx skills add wentorai/research-plugins --skill open-researcher-guide -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install wentorai/research-plugins open-researcher-guide --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/wentorai/research-plugins.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/research/deep-research/open-researcher-guide .gemini/skills/open-researcher-guide && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.
Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "open-researcher-guide" agent skill from https://github.com/wentorai/research-plugins/tree/main/skills/research/deep-research/open-researcher-guide into .gemini/skills/open-researcher-guide/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "open-researcher-guide", then confirm the skill loads.Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gh skill install wentorai/research-plugins open-researcher-guideInstalls for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ npx skills add wentorai/research-plugins --skill open-researcher-guide -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/wentorai/research-plugins.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/research/deep-research/open-researcher-guide .github/skills/open-researcher-guide && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.
GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "open-researcher-guide" agent skill from https://github.com/wentorai/research-plugins/tree/main/skills/research/deep-research/open-researcher-guide into .github/skills/open-researcher-guide/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "open-researcher-guide", then confirm the skill loads.GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add wentorai/research-plugins --skill open-researcher-guide -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install wentorai/research-plugins open-researcher-guide --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/wentorai/research-plugins.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/research/deep-research/open-researcher-guide .opencode/skills/open-researcher-guide && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.
OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "open-researcher-guide" agent skill from https://github.com/wentorai/research-plugins/tree/main/skills/research/deep-research/open-researcher-guide into .opencode/skills/open-researcher-guide/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "open-researcher-guide", then confirm the skill loads.OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
Facts
- Skill name
open-researcher-guide- GitHub stars
- 298
- Used in
- 1 other repo
- Token cost
- ~1k tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 109 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 405
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- MIT
At a glance
Open pipeline for generating deep research trajectories with LLMs
- Works in 4 steps: Question Decomposition → Iterative Search and Reading → Knowledge Graph Building → …
- Tasks that involve Deep research
- SKILL.md covers Overview, Pipeline Stages, Configuration and Trajectory Inspection, plus 2 more sections
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
What it does
Open Researcher Guide is an agent skill from wentorai/research-plugins. Open pipeline for generating deep research trajectories with LLMs
Its SKILL.md is about 1k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.
It sits in Research & Science, covering Deep research. The repository describes itself as: 350+ academic research skills, MCP configs, and plugins for Research-Claw and AI agents. The licence is MIT.
When your agent uses it
- Tasks that involve Deep research
Example prompts
- “/open-researcher-guide”
Requirements
- Python 3
Workflow steps
4 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit bf44b3c. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.
Tool permissions
Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.
From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.
Runs code
No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md (its code samples are python).
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
Links to these hosts (documentation or services it may open):
github.com
From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.
Credentials
Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.
From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.
Context cost
Open Researcher Guide loads about 1k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 22 tokens; SKILL.md has 109 words of instructions outside code blocks.
Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.
Safety
Auto-check passed
The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.
Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.
SKILL.md
The full file from wentorai/research-plugins at commit bf44b3c, republished under its MIT licence (© wentorai). 109 words, ~1,013 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/open-researcher-guide/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).- name
- open-researcher-guide
- description
- Open pipeline for generating deep research trajectories with LLMs
OpenResearcher Guide
Overview
OpenResearcher is a fully open pipeline for long-horizon deep research trajectory synthesis. It breaks complex research questions into sub-questions, iteratively searches and reads literature, builds internal knowledge representations, and synthesizes comprehensive answers. Unlike single-shot approaches, it models the researcher's thought process — reading, questioning, connecting, and refining understanding over multiple rounds.
Pipeline Stages
1. Question Decomposition
from open_researcher import OpenResearcher
researcher = OpenResearcher(llm_provider="anthropic")
# Complex research question
result = researcher.research(
"How do retrieval-augmented generation systems handle "
"knowledge conflicts between parametric and retrieved knowledge, "
"and what are the current mitigation strategies?"
)
# Automatically decomposes into sub-questions:
# SQ1: What types of knowledge conflicts occur in RAG?
# SQ2: How are conflicts detected?
# SQ3: What resolution strategies exist?
# SQ4: How effective are these strategies?2. Iterative Search and Reading
# Each sub-question triggers:
# - Academic search (OpenAlex, arXiv)
# - Paper reading (abstract + key sections)
# - Evidence extraction
# - Follow-up question generation
# Configuration
researcher = OpenResearcher(
search_backends=["openalex", "arxiv"],
max_iterations=5, # Research rounds per sub-question
papers_per_iteration=10, # Papers to read per round
follow_up_questions=True, # Generate follow-up questions
)3. Knowledge Graph Building
# Internally builds a knowledge representation:
# - Claims linked to source papers
# - Relationships between concepts
# - Contradictions flagged
# Access the knowledge graph
kg = result.knowledge_graph
print(f"Concepts: {len(kg.nodes)}")
print(f"Relations: {len(kg.edges)}")
print(f"Contradictions: {len(kg.contradictions)}")4. Synthesis and Report
# Multi-section synthesis
report = result.report
# Sections:
# 1. Introduction and scope
# 2. Sub-question answers with evidence
# 3. Cross-cutting themes
# 4. Open questions and future directions
# 5. Full bibliography
report.save("research_report.md")
report.export_bibliography("refs.bib")Configuration
researcher = OpenResearcher(
llm_provider="anthropic",
model="claude-sonnet-4-20250514",
search_config={
"backends": ["openalex", "arxiv"],
"max_results_per_query": 20,
},
reading_config={
"sections": ["abstract", "introduction", "methods", "conclusion"],
"max_tokens_per_paper": 3000,
},
synthesis_config={
"style": "academic", # academic, technical, accessible
"include_contradictions": True,
"cite_inline": True,
},
)Trajectory Inspection
# Inspect the research trajectory
trajectory = result.trajectory
for step in trajectory:
print(f"Round {step.round}: {step.action}")
print(f" Query: {step.query}")
print(f" Papers read: {step.papers_read}")
print(f" Key findings: {step.findings[:100]}...")
print(f" Follow-ups: {step.follow_up_questions}")Use Cases
- Literature surveys: Comprehensive multi-round research
- Research proposals: Evidence gathering for grant applications
- State-of-the-art reports: Current landscape analysis
- Tutorial generation: Deep topic explanations with citations
References
© wentorai, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file
Files
Just SKILL.md in skills/research/deep-research/open-researcher-guide of wentorai/research-plugins.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit bf44b3c
Used in 1 other repository
We found 1 copy of this SKILL.md (exact, near-identical or edited) in other folders, from 1 other GitHub owner. This page covers the copy in wentorai/research-plugins, which our catalogue first saw on October 7, 2026.
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Questions about Open Researcher Guide
What does Open Researcher Guide do?
Open pipeline for generating deep research trajectories with LLMs. Open Researcher Guide is an agent skill from wentorai/research-plugins.
When should I use Open Researcher Guide?
Open Researcher Guide fits situations like: tasks that involve Deep research.
How do I install Open Researcher Guide in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add wentorai/research-plugins --skill open-researcher-guide -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/research/deep-research/open-researcher-guide in wentorai/research-plugins) into .claude/skills/open-researcher-guide in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Open Researcher Guide in Codex?
Run `npx skills add wentorai/research-plugins --skill open-researcher-guide -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/research/deep-research/open-researcher-guide in wentorai/research-plugins) into .agents/skills/open-researcher-guide in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Open Researcher Guide in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?
Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add wentorai/research-plugins --skill open-researcher-guide -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/open-researcher-guide, .gemini/skills/open-researcher-guide, .github/skills/open-researcher-guide and .opencode/skills/open-researcher-guide in your project.
What does Open Researcher Guide need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Open Researcher Guide is instructions for the agent only. Our summary lists: Python 3.
Does Open Researcher Guide access the network?
SKILL.md names 1 domain. As links in the text: github.com. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.
Is Open Researcher Guide safe to install?
Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.
What licence does Open Researcher Guide use?
Open Researcher Guide is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.
How many tokens does Open Researcher Guide use?
About 1k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 4.1k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.
What are the alternatives to Open Researcher Guide?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Open Researcher Guide: GitHub Deep Research (bytedance/deer-flow, 84k stars), Deep Research Workflow (TokenRhythm/opensquilla, 7.1k stars), Deep Research (sanjay3290/ai-skills, 432 stars) and Horizontal-Vertical Deep Research (KKKKhazix/khazix-skills, 21k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Open Researcher Guide?
wentorai (a GitHub user) maintains it in wentorai/research-plugins, which has 298 GitHub stars. The repository holds 405 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on June 19, 2026.
Source: wentorai/research-plugins on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.