# 🦌 [About DeerFlow](https://github.com/bytedance/deer-flow)

> **From Open Source, Back to Open Source**

**DeerFlow** (**D**eep **E**xploration and **E**fficient **R**esearch **Flow**) is a community-driven AI automation framework inspired by the remarkable contributions of the open source community. Our mission is to seamlessly integrate language models with specialized tools for tasks such as web search, crawling, and Python code execution—all while giving back to the community that made this innovation possible.

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## 🌟 GitHub Repository

Explore DeerFlow on GitHub: [github.com/bytedance/deer-flow](https://github.com/bytedance/deer-flow)

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## 📜 License

DeerFlow is proudly open source and distributed under the **MIT License**.

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## 🙌 Acknowledgments

We extend our heartfelt gratitude to the open source projects and contributors who have made DeerFlow a reality. We truly stand on the shoulders of giants.

### Core Frameworks
- **[LangChain](https://github.com/langchain-ai/langchain)**: A phenomenal framework that powers our LLM interactions and chains.
- **[LangGraph](https://github.com/langchain-ai/langgraph)**: Enabling sophisticated multi-agent orchestration.
- **[Next.js](https://nextjs.org/)**: A cutting-edge framework for building web applications.

### UI Libraries
- **[Shadcn](https://ui.shadcn.com/)**: Minimalistic components that power our UI.
- **[Zustand](https://zustand.docs.pmnd.rs/)**: A stunning state management library.
- **[Framer Motion](https://www.framer.com/motion/)**: An amazing animation library.
- **[React Markdown](https://www.npmjs.com/package/react-markdown)**: Exceptional markdown rendering with customizability.
- **[SToneX](https://github.com/stonexer)**: For his invaluable contribution to token-by-token visual effects.

These outstanding projects form the backbone of DeerFlow and exemplify the transformative power of open source collaboration.

### Special Thanks
Finally, we want to express our heartfelt gratitude to the core authors of `DeerFlow`:

- **[Daniel Walnut](https://github.com/hetaoBackend/)**
- **[Henry Li](https://github.com/magiccube/)**

Without their vision, passion and dedication, `DeerFlow` would not be what it is today.
