- Trace ids are unconditional — every Gateway HTTP response carries an
- /mnt/skills is reserved for managed enabled-only skill projections.
- sandbox.replicas is enforced for E2B as a capacity limit; the default
- A SKILL.md directory is a runtime package boundary — nested SKILL.md
- Memory is pluggable (memory.managerclass): DeerMem-private settings
- database.checkpointdeltasnapshotfrequency moved to
DeerFlow by ByteDance
Pulse Score
27 / 100
Rank #105 of 157
GitHub stars
83.4K
about +42 a day
Website rank (Tranco)
#1,979,114
deerflow.tech
Latest release
2.1.0
12d ago · 1 in 30 days
Price
Free (OSS)
checked Oct 5, 2026
Overview
Open-source 'super agent' harness from ByteDance that orchestrates subagents, memory, skills and sandboxes for long-horizon research, coding and content-creation tasks. Version 2.0 is a ground-up rewrite of the original Deep Research framework.
The GitHub repository has 83.4K stars, 2,226 of them added in the last 30 days. The latest stable release is 2.1.0, published Sep 24, 2026; there were 1 stable releases in the past 30 days.
Recent developments
- 2026-02-28: reached #1 on GitHub Trending after the DeerFlow 2.0 launch.
- 2026-09-24: v2.1.0 released.
DeerFlow usage and attention over time
Download the raw daily series: deerflow.csv
Key facts
| Maker | ByteDance |
|---|---|
| Type | Super agent harness (open source) |
| License | MIT |
| Interfaces | Web, Messaging apps |
| Models | Any LLM; ByteDance recommends Doubao-Seed-2.0-Code, DeepSeek v3.2 and Kimi 2.5 |
| Bring your own API key | Yes |
| Main language | Python |
| Open issues and PRs | 891 |
Pricing
Free and open source (MIT); users supply their own model access (ByteDance promotes a Volcengine/BytePlus coding plan).
Source: official pricing page, checked Oct 5, 2026. Prices change often; confirm before you buy.
Pulse Score breakdown
Adoption0
Community80
Attention—
Momentum51
Each component is scored 0 to 100 from public signals; a dash means no data for it. Methodology.
What changed: recent DeerFlow releases
1 stable releases in the last 90 days · Full changelog
- Run hydration — runs now hydrate from RunStore and persist interrupted
- Custom agents that update themselves — agents can persist edits to their
- User-owned IM channel connections — users can bind their own Slack,
- More models & community search — StepFun and MiMo reasoning models,
- Richer channels — Discord gets mention-only mode, thread routing, and
- Configurable loop detection with per-tool frequency overrides and
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| 37 |
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| 62 |
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DeerFlow FAQ
How much does DeerFlow cost?
Free and open source (MIT); users supply their own model access (ByteDance promotes a Volcengine/BytePlus coding plan).
Is DeerFlow open source?
Yes. DeerFlow is open source, released under the MIT license.
How popular is DeerFlow?
The GitHub repository has 83.4K stars, 2,226 of them added in the last 30 days. The latest stable release is 2.1.0, published Sep 24, 2026; there were 1 stable releases in the past 30 days.
What is the latest version of DeerFlow?
The latest stable release we track is 2.1.0, published on Sep 24, 2026.
What are the alternatives to DeerFlow?
The closest alternatives in the same category by Pulse Score are OpenClaw, Hermes Agent, Manus, Genspark.
Where these numbers come from
GitHub: bytedance/deer-flow. Site rank: deerflow.tech on the Tranco list. See data sources for how each one is collected.
Product facts and pricing were checked against: github.com, raw.githubusercontent.com.