10 alternatives to gpt-researcher
assafelovic/gpt-researcher — An autonomous agent that conducts deep research on any data using any LLM providers (30,219 stars, Apache-2.0, ui, ai, realtime).
These are the closest projects in the JustClaw-It index that we serve licence-cleared code from, ranked by relevance and by our code-quality score (1–10, the mean over each repo's graded components: completeness, code quality, deployability, reusability, strategic value). JustClaw-It also serves 222 licence-cleared components from assafelovic/gpt-researcher itself.
| # | Repo | Score | Licence | Stars |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | openraiser/nanoresearch | 6.2 | MIT | 1,338 |
| 2 | microsoft/rd-agent | 4.7 | MIT | 15,057 |
| 3 | apify/apify-mcp-server | 5.9 | MIT | 12,450 |
| 4 | thinkinaixyz/deepchat | 6.1 | Apache-2.0 | 6,371 |
| 5 | shawnpana/phone-harness | 7.1 | MIT | 3,916 |
| 6 | patchy631/ai-engineering-hub | 5.9 | MIT | 38,412 |
| 7 | aaif-goose/goose | 7.1 | Apache-2.0 | 55,482 |
| 8 | evermind-ai/everos | 6.8 | Apache-2.0 | 13,550 |
| 9 | github/github-mcp-server | 7.0 | MIT | 33,894 |
| 10 | valuecell-ai/clawx | 6.5 | MIT | 7,601 |
The alternatives in detail
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🦞+🔬 NanoResearch: The Autonomous AI Research Assistantscore 6.2/10 · MIT permissive · 1,338 stars · 171 components · search them
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Research and development (R&D) is crucial for the enhancement of industrial productivity, especially in the AI era, where the core aspects of R&D are mainly focused on data and models. We are committed to automating thesscore 4.7/10 · MIT permissive · 15,057 stars · 520 components · search them
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The Apify MCP server enables your AI agents to extract data from social media, search engines, maps, e-commerce sites, or any other website using thousands of ready-made scrapers, crawlers, and automation tools availablescore 5.9/10 · MIT permissive · 12,450 stars · 178 components · search them
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🐬DeepChat - A smart assistant that connects powerful AI to your personal worldscore 6.1/10 · Apache-2.0 permissive · 6,371 stars · 1,872 components · search them
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let your agent control your phonescore 7.1/10 · MIT permissive · 3,916 stars · 19 components · search them
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In-depth tutorials on LLMs, RAGs and real-world AI agent applications.
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an open source, extensible AI agent that goes beyond code suggestions - install, execute, edit, and test with any LLM
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One portable memory layer for every AI agent: local-first, Markdown-native, user-owned, and self-evolving across apps, tools, and workflows.score 6.8/10 · Apache-2.0 permissive · 13,550 stars · 356 components · search them
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GitHub's official MCP Server
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ClawX is a desktop app that provides a graphical interface for OpenClaw AI agents. It turns CLI-based AI orchestration into a desktop experience without using the terminal. China website is https://clawx.com.cn.score 6.5/10 · MIT permissive · 7,601 stars · 378 components · search them
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