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# DeepCode Logo DeepCode: Open Agentic Coding ### *Advancing Code Generation with Multi-Agent Systems*

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### 🖥️ **Interface Showcase**
#### 🖥️ **CLI Interface** **Terminal-Based Development**
CLI Interface Demo
🚀 Advanced Terminal Experience
⚡ Fast command-line workflow
🔧 Developer-friendly interface
📊 Real-time progress tracking
*Professional terminal interface for advanced users and CI/CD integration*
#### 🌐 **Web Interface** **Visual Interactive Experience**
Web Interface Demo
🎨 Modern Web Dashboard
🖱️ Intuitive drag-and-drop
📱 Responsive design
🎯 Visual progress tracking
*Beautiful web interface with streamlined workflow for all skill levels*
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### 🎬 **Introduction Video**
DeepCode Introduction Video
*🎯 **Watch our complete introduction** - See how DeepCode transforms research papers and natural language into production-ready code*

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--- > *"Where AI Agents Transform Ideas into Production-Ready Code"*
--- ## 📑 Table of Contents - [📰 News](#-news) - [🚀 Key Features](#-key-features) - [🏗️ Architecture](#️-architecture) - [📊 Experimental Results](#-experimental-results) - [🚀 Quick Start](#-quick-start) - [🤖 nanobot Integration (Feishu Chatbot)](#-nanobot-integration-feishu-chatbot) - [💡 Examples](#-examples) - [🎬 Live Demonstrations](#-live-demonstrations) - [⭐ Star History](#-star-history) - [📄 License](#-license) --- ## 📰 News 🧭 **[2026-05-01] OpenRouter model selector, session cleanup & workflow UX hardening** - 🧠 **OpenRouter model catalog in Settings.** The new UI can now fetch OpenRouter model metadata from `https://openrouter.ai/api/v1/models`, cache it locally, and expose searchable model selectors for the Default, Planning, and Implementation phases. Use exact OpenRouter model ids such as `z-ai/glm-5.1` without editing JSON by hand. - 🔄 **Runtime model switching.** Saving model choices from Settings updates `deepcode_config.json` and reloads the in-process LLM runtime so newly started workflows pick up the selected provider/model combination immediately. - 🗑️ **Session deletion now performs safe cascade cleanup.** Deleting a session from the UI removes its persistent session store and associated `deepcode_lab/tasks//` workspaces, while preserving shared `uploads/` source files. Sessions with `pending`, `running`, or `waiting_for_input` tasks are blocked with a clear `409 Conflict`. - 📊 **More accurate Paper2Code progress.** The frontend now shows backend stage messages and avoids marking intermediate phases as fully "Done" while long LLM work is still running. - 🛡️ **Workflow robustness fixes.** Uploads now reject Git LFS pointer files, cancelled tasks stop backend work promptly, stale browser session ids recover cleanly, planner retries fall back to a minimal valid plan when a model defers/tool-calls incorrectly, and document segmentation skips an extra validation LLM call that could stall progress. --- 🗂️ **[2026-04-28] Persistent sessions & dual-layer logging** - 🆕 **Sessions are now persistent.** Every CLI / UI run is automatically attached to a session under `~/.deepcode/sessions//` (override with `DEEPCODE_SESSIONS_DIR`). Sessions are JSONL — `tail -f session.jsonl` works out of the box. List / inspect / branch them with `python cli/main_cli.py session list|show |new|resume |delete `, or via `GET /api/v1/sessions` from the backend. - 🔄 **Resume a previous run** by passing `--session ` to the CLI or `session_id` to `POST /api/v1/workflows/paper-to-code` (or `chat-planning`). Backend restarts no longer drop task history; running tasks left over from a crash are surfaced as `interrupted`. - 💻 **CLI session UX.** The interactive CLI now supports Cursor-style slash commands: `/resume` opens a numbered session picker, `/new [title]` creates and switches sessions, `/session` shows the active session, and `/help` lists commands. You can also paste inline inputs directly at the menu prompt with `@/path/to/paper.pdf`, `@"C:\path with spaces\paper.pdf"`, or `@https://...`. - 📜 **Two-layer structured logging.** A global rotating JSONL lives at `logs/server-YYYYMMDD.jsonl`; per-task logs at `deepcode_lab/tasks//logs/{system,llm,mcp}.jsonl`. Every `loguru.logger` call automatically picks up the active `task_id` via a contextvar — business code did not have to change. Configure via the new `logger.{globalFile,taskFile,llm}` block in `deepcode_config.json`. - 📡 **WebSocket log streaming.** Tail one task with `/ws/tasks/{task_id}/logs?channel=llm`, or merge every task in a session via `/ws/sessions/{session_id}/logs`. The legacy `/ws/logs/{session_id}` endpoint that silently ignored its parameter has been removed. - 🧹 **Dead code removed.** `utils/simple_llm_logger.py`, `utils/dialogue_logger.py`, and the in-memory `services/session_service.py` implementation are gone (the latter is now a thin re-export of `core.sessions.SessionStore`). --- 🛠️ **[2026-04-17] Stability, Windows compatibility & secrets hygiene update** - 🐛 **Code Implementation no longer crashes** with `name 'LoopDetector' is not defined` — added the missing `LoopDetector`/`ProgressTracker` imports in both `workflows/code_implementation_workflow.py` and `workflows/code_implementation_workflow_index.py`. - 🪟 **Windows: `mkdir -p` / `touch` / `rm -rf` / `cp -r` / `mv` now work natively.** `tools/command_executor.py` translates these common Unix file-tree commands via `pathlib`/`shutil` on every platform, eliminating the bug where `cmd.exe` would create a literal `-p` directory and stall the workflow. - 🚀 **Removed Brave Search end-to-end.** All Python code, MCP server config, Dockerfile pre-installs, nanobot integration and docs are scrubbed of `brave`/`BRAVE_API_KEY`/`WebSearchTool`. Web fetching now relies entirely on the built-in `fetch` MCP server. - 🔌 **OpenAI-compatible providers documented.** New `Quick Start → Configuration` snippet shows how to point the `openai`/`openrouter` blocks at Poe (`https://api.poe.com/v1`), OpenRouter, or Alibaba DashScope, plus how to set `agents.defaults.model` / `agents.planning.model` / `agents.implementation.model` (e.g. `openai/gpt-5.4`). - 🔐 **Secrets hygiene.** All YAML config has been collapsed into a single `deepcode_config.json` (nanobot-style), and `.gitignore` now ignores it alongside `secrets.json`, `*credentials*.json`, `.env`, `.env.*` (with `*.env.example` whitelisted). - 📝 **Launch table fixed.** `deepcode` (no flags) actually starts Docker mode — the README now shows `deepcode --local` for the no-Docker path and adds explicit Troubleshooting rows for "Docker is installed but not running", Windows GBK encoding, and the issues fixed above. - 🧹 **Misc:** auto-create `logs/` directory so JSONL logging never fails on a fresh checkout, replace bare `except:` with `except Exception:` in `agent_orchestration_engine.py` (Ruff E722), `command_executor` MCP tool descriptions now embed the host OS so the LLM picks compatible commands. --- 🎉 **[2026-02] nanobot ✖️ DeepCode. Just chat naturally with openclaw/nanobot to handle your coding tasks:**
DeepCode

nanobot
- [nanobot](https://github.com/HKUDS/nanobot) nanobot now powers your agentic coding & engineering! 🤖💻 - Step away from your laptop — make vibe coding even more vibe! Code directly from your phone! 📱✨ - One-command deploy: `./nanobot/run_nanobot.sh` → **[Setup Guide →](#-nanobot-integration-feishu-chatbot)**
Feishu Chat Example 1 Feishu Chat Example 2
Feishu Bot in Action — Natural language → Full code generation with setup instructions
--- 🎉 **[2026-02] New Web UI Experience Upgrade!** - 🔄 **User-in-Loop Interaction**: Support real-time user interaction during workflows - AI asks clarifying questions directly in the chat - 💬 **Inline Interaction Design**: Interaction prompts appear naturally within the chat flow for a seamless experience - 🚀 **One-Click Launch**: Simply run `deepcode` to start the new UI (cross-platform: Windows/macOS/Linux) - 🔧 **Improved Process Management**: Enhanced service start/stop mechanism with automatic port cleanup - 📡 **WebSocket Real-time Communication**: Fixed message loss issues, ensuring proper interaction state synchronization
DeepCode New UI
DeepCode New Web UI - Modern React-based Interface
--- 🎉 **[2025-10-28] DeepCode Achieves SOTA on PaperBench!** DeepCode sets new benchmarks on OpenAI's PaperBench Code-Dev across all categories: - 🏆 **Surpasses Human Experts**: **75.9%** (DeepCode) vs Top Machine Learning PhDs 72.4% (+3.5%). - 🥇 **Outperforms SOTA Commercial Code Agents**: **84.8%** (DeepCode) vs Leading Commercial Code Agents (+26.1%) (Cursor, Claude Code, and Codex). - 🔬 **Advances Scientific Coding**: **73.5%** (DeepCode) vs PaperCoder 51.1% (+22.4%). - 🚀 **Beats LLM Agents**: **73.5%** (DeepCode) vs best LLM frameworks 43.3% (+30.2%). --- ## 🚀 Key Features

🚀 Paper2Code

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Automated Implementation of Complex Algorithms

Effortlessly converts complex algorithms from research papers into high-quality, production-ready code, accelerating algorithm reproduction.

🎨 Text2Web

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Automated Front-End Web Development

Translates plain textual descriptions into fully functional, visually appealing front-end web code for rapid interface creation.

⚙️ Text2Backend

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Automated Back-End Development

Generates efficient, scalable, and feature-rich back-end code from simple text inputs, streamlining server-side development.


--- ## 📊 Experimental Results


We evaluate **DeepCode** on the [*PaperBench*](https://openai.com/index/paperbench/) benchmark (released by OpenAI), a rigorous testbed requiring AI agents to independently reproduce 20 ICML 2024 papers from scratch. The benchmark comprises 8,316 gradable components assessed using SimpleJudge with hierarchical weighting. Our experiments compare DeepCode against four baseline categories: **(1) Human Experts**, **(2) State-of-the-Art Commercial Code Agents**, **(3) Scientific Code Agents**, and **(4) LLM-Based Agents**. ### ① 🧠 Human Expert Performance (Top Machine Learning PhD) **DeepCode: 75.9% vs. Top Machine Learning PhD: 72.4% (+3.5%)** DeepCode achieves **75.9%** on the 3-paper human evaluation subset, **surpassing the best-of-3 human expert baseline (72.4%) by +3.5 percentage points**. This demonstrates that our framework not only matches but exceeds expert-level code reproduction capabilities, representing a significant milestone in autonomous scientific software engineering. ### ② 💼 State-of-the-Art Commercial Code Agents **DeepCode: 84.8% vs. Best Commercial Agent: 58.7% (+26.1%)** On the 5-paper subset, DeepCode substantially outperforms leading commercial coding tools: - Cursor: 58.4% - Claude Code: 58.7% - Codex: 40.0% - **DeepCode: 84.8%** This represents a **+26.1% improvement** over the leading commercial code agent. All commercial agents utilize Claude Sonnet 4.5 or GPT-5 Codex-high, highlighting that **DeepCode's superior architecture**—rather than base model capability—drives this performance gap. ### ③ 🔬 Scientific Code Agents **DeepCode: 73.5% vs. PaperCoder: 51.1% (+22.4%)** Compared to PaperCoder (**51.1%**), the state-of-the-art scientific code reproduction framework, DeepCode achieves **73.5%**, demonstrating a **+22.4% relative improvement**. This substantial margin validates our multi-module architecture combining planning, hierarchical task decomposition, code generation, and iterative debugging over simpler pipeline-based approaches. ### ④ 🤖 LLM-Based Agents **DeepCode: 73.5% vs. Best LLM Agent: 43.3% (+30.2%)** DeepCode significantly outperforms all tested LLM agents: - Claude 3.5 Sonnet + IterativeAgent: 27.5% - o1 + IterativeAgent (36 hours): 42.4% - o1 BasicAgent: 43.3% - **DeepCode: 73.5%** The **+30.2% improvement** over the best-performing LLM agent demonstrates that sophisticated agent scaffolding, rather than extended inference time or larger models, is critical for complex code reproduction tasks. --- ### 🎯 **Autonomous Self-Orchestrating Multi-Agent Architecture** **The Challenges**: - 📄 **Implementation Complexity**: Converting academic papers and complex algorithms into working code requires significant technical effort and domain expertise - 🔬 **Research Bottleneck**: Researchers spend valuable time implementing algorithms instead of focusing on their core research and discovery work - ⏱️ **Development Delays**: Product teams experience long wait times between concept and testable prototypes, slowing down innovation cycles - 🔄 **Repetitive Coding**: Developers repeatedly implement similar patterns and functionality instead of building on existing solutions **DeepCode** addresses these workflow inefficiencies by providing reliable automation for common development tasks, streamlining your development workflow from concept to code.
```mermaid flowchart LR A["📄 Research Papers
💬 Text Prompts
🌐 URLs & Document
📎 Files: PDF, DOC, PPTX, TXT, HTML"] --> B["🧠 DeepCode
Multi-Agent Engine"] B --> C["🚀 Algorithm Implementation
🎨 Frontend Development
⚙️ Backend Development"] style A fill:#ff6b6b,stroke:#c0392b,stroke-width:2px,color:#000 style B fill:#00d4ff,stroke:#0984e3,stroke-width:3px,color:#000 style C fill:#00b894,stroke:#00a085,stroke-width:2px,color:#000 ```
--- ## 🏗️ Architecture ### 📊 **System Overview** **DeepCode** is an AI-powered development platform that automates code generation and implementation tasks. Our multi-agent system handles the complexity of translating requirements into functional, well-structured code, allowing you to focus on innovation rather than implementation details. 🎯 **Technical Capabilities**: 🧬 **Research-to-Production Pipeline**
Multi-modal document analysis engine that extracts algorithmic logic and mathematical models from academic papers. Generates optimized implementations with proper data structures while preserving computational complexity characteristics. 🪄 **Natural Language Code Synthesis**
Context-aware code generation using fine-tuned language models trained on curated code repositories. Maintains architectural consistency across modules while supporting multiple programming languages and frameworks. ⚡ **Automated Prototyping Engine**
Intelligent scaffolding system generating complete application structures including database schemas, API endpoints, and frontend components. Uses dependency analysis to ensure scalable architecture from initial generation. 💎 **Quality Assurance Automation**
Integrated static analysis with automated unit test generation and documentation synthesis. Employs AST analysis for code correctness and property-based testing for comprehensive coverage. 🔮 **CodeRAG Integration System**
Advanced retrieval-augmented generation combining semantic vector embeddings with graph-based dependency analysis. Automatically discovers optimal libraries and implementation patterns from large-scale code corpus. --- ### 🔧 **Core Techniques** - 🧠 **Intelligent Orchestration Agent**: Central decision-making system that coordinates workflow phases and analyzes requirements. Employs dynamic planning algorithms to adapt execution strategies in real-time based on evolving project complexity. Dynamically selects optimal processing strategies for each implementation step.
- 💾 **Efficient Memory Mechanism**: Advanced context engineering system that manages large-scale code contexts efficiently. Implements hierarchical memory structures with intelligent compression for handling complex codebases. This component enables instant retrieval of implementation patterns and maintains semantic coherence across extended development sessions.
- 🔍 **Advanced CodeRAG System**: Global code comprehension engine that analyzes complex inter-dependencies across repositories. Performs cross-codebase relationship mapping to understand architectural patterns from a holistic perspective. This module leverages dependency graphs and semantic analysis to provide globally-aware code recommendations during implementation. --- ### 🤖 **Multi-Agent Architecture of DeepCode**: - **🎯 Central Orchestrating Agent**: Orchestrates entire workflow execution and makes strategic decisions. Coordinates specialized agents based on input complexity analysis. Implements dynamic task planning and resource allocation algorithms.
- **📝 Intent Understanding Agent**: Performs deep semantic analysis of user requirements to decode complex intentions. Extracts functional specifications and technical constraints through advanced NLP processing. Transforms ambiguous human descriptions into precise, actionable development specifications with structured task decomposition.
- **📄 Document Parsing Agent**: Processes complex technical documents and research papers with advanced parsing capabilities. Extracts algorithms and methodologies using document understanding models. Converts academic concepts into practical implementation specifications through intelligent content analysis.
- **🏗️ Code Planning Agent**: Performs architectural design and technology stack optimization. Dynamic planning for adaptive development roadmaps. Enforces coding standards and generates modular structures through automated design pattern selection.
- **🔍 Code Reference Mining Agent**: Discovers relevant repositories and frameworks through intelligent search algorithms. Analyzes codebases for compatibility and integration potential. Provides recommendations based on similarity metrics and automated dependency analysis.
- **📚 Code Indexing Agent**: Builds comprehensive knowledge graphs of discovered codebases. Maintains semantic relationships between code components. Enables intelligent retrieval and cross-reference capabilities.
- **🧬 Code Generation Agent**: Synthesizes gathered information into executable code implementations. Creates functional interfaces and integrates discovered components. Generates comprehensive test suites and documentation for reproducibility. --- #### 🛠️ **Implementation Tools Matrix** **🔧 Powered by MCP (Model Context Protocol)** DeepCode leverages the **Model Context Protocol (MCP)** standard to seamlessly integrate with various tools and services. This standardized approach ensures reliable communication between AI agents and external systems, enabling powerful automation capabilities. ##### 📡 **MCP Servers & Tools** | 🛠️ **MCP Server** | 🔧 **Primary Function** | 💡 **Purpose & Capabilities** | |-------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------------| | **📂 filesystem** | File System Operations | Local file and directory management, read/write operations | | **🌐 fetch** | Web Content Retrieval | Fetch and extract content from URLs and web resources | | **📥 github-downloader** | Repository Management | Clone and download GitHub repositories for analysis | | **📋 file-downloader** | Document Processing | Download and convert files (PDF, DOCX, etc.) to Markdown | | **⚡ command-executor** | System Commands | Execute bash/shell commands for environment management | | **🧬 code-implementation** | Code Generation Hub | Comprehensive code reproduction with execution and testing | | **📚 code-reference-indexer** | Smart Code Search | Intelligent indexing and search of code repositories | | **📄 document-segmentation** | Smart Document Analysis | Intelligent document segmentation for large papers and technical documents | ##### 🔧 **Legacy Tool Functions** *(for reference)* | 🛠️ **Function** | 🎯 **Usage Context** | |-----------------|---------------------| | **📄 read_code_mem** | Efficient code context retrieval from memory | | **✍️ write_file** | Direct file content generation and modification | | **🐍 execute_python** | Python code testing and validation | | **📁 get_file_structure** | Project structure analysis and organization | | **⚙️ set_workspace** | Dynamic workspace and environment configuration | | **📊 get_operation_history** | Process monitoring and operation tracking | --- 🎛️ **Multi-Interface Framework**
RESTful API with CLI and web frontends featuring real-time code streaming, interactive debugging, and extensible plugin architecture for CI/CD integration. **🚀 Multi-Agent Intelligent Pipeline:**
### 🌟 **Intelligence Processing Flow**
💡 INPUT LAYER
📄 Research Papers • 💬 Natural Language • 🌐 URLs • 📋 Requirements
🎯 CENTRAL ORCHESTRATION
Strategic Decision Making • Workflow Coordination • Agent Management
📝 TEXT ANALYSIS
Requirement Processing
📄 DOCUMENT ANALYSIS
Paper & Spec Processing
📋 REPRODUCTION PLANNING
Deep Paper Analysis • Code Requirements Parsing • Reproduction Strategy Development
🔍 REFERENCE ANALYSIS
Repository Discovery
📚 CODE INDEXING
Knowledge Graph Building
🧬 CODE IMPLEMENTATION
Implementation Generation • Testing • Documentation
OUTPUT DELIVERY
📦 Complete Codebase • 🧪 Test Suite • 📚 Documentation • 🚀 Deployment Ready

### 🔄 **Process Intelligence Features**

🎯 Adaptive Flow

Dynamic agent selection based on input complexity

🧠 Smart Coordination

Intelligent task distribution and parallel processing

🔍 Context Awareness

Deep understanding through CodeRAG integration

⚡ Quality Assurance

Automated testing and validation throughout

--- ## 🚀 Quick Start ### 📋 **Prerequisites** Before installing DeepCode, ensure you have the following: | Requirement | Version | Purpose | |-------------|---------|---------| | **Python** | 3.9+ | Core runtime | | **Node.js** | 18+ | New UI frontend | | **npm** | 8+ | Package management | ```bash # Check your versions python --version # Should be 3.9+ node --version # Should be 18+ npm --version # Should be 8+ ```
📥 Install Node.js (if not installed) ```bash # macOS (using Homebrew) brew install node # Ubuntu/Debian curl -fsSL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_20.x | sudo -E bash - sudo apt-get install -y nodejs # Windows # Download from https://nodejs.org/ ```
### 📦 **Step 1: Installation** Choose one of the following installation methods: #### ⚡ **Direct Installation (Recommended)** ```bash # 🚀 Install DeepCode package directly pip install deepcode-hku # 🔑 Download the unified configuration template curl -O https://raw.githubusercontent.com/HKUDS/DeepCode/main/deepcode_config.json.example cp deepcode_config.json.example deepcode_config.json ``` #### 🔧 **Development Installation (From Source)**
📂 Click to expand development installation options ##### 🔥 **Using UV (Recommended for Development)** ```bash git clone https://github.com/HKUDS/DeepCode.git cd DeepCode/ curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh uv venv --python=3.13 source .venv/bin/activate # On Windows: .venv\Scripts\activate uv pip install -r requirements.txt # Install frontend dependencies npm install --prefix new_ui/frontend ``` ##### 🐍 **Using Traditional pip** ```bash git clone https://github.com/HKUDS/DeepCode.git cd DeepCode/ pip install -r requirements.txt # Install frontend dependencies npm install --prefix new_ui/frontend ``` ##### 🧪 **Editable install (lets `deepcode` always run THIS checkout)** If you want the global `deepcode` command to launch the source tree you are hacking on, install the project in editable mode after the steps above: ```bash pip install -e . ``` This registers a `deepcode-hku` package (current version 1.2.0) and exposes the `deepcode` CLI entry point. Any local code change is picked up immediately on next launch — no reinstall needed. > If you maintain multiple DeepCode checkouts, only one of them can own the > `deepcode` command at a time (the most recent `pip install -e .` wins). > Reinstall in the checkout you currently want to be active.
### 🔧 **Step 2: Configuration** > The following configuration applies to **all installation methods** (pip, UV, source, and Docker). Everything lives in **one** file: `deepcode_config.json` (single source of truth, nanobot-style). #### 🔑 API Keys *(required)* Edit `deepcode_config.json` and fill in at least one provider key. Inline strings work, and `${ENV_VAR}` references are resolved at load time. ```json { "providers": { "openai": { "apiKey": "your_openai_api_key" }, "anthropic": { "apiKey": "${ANTHROPIC_API_KEY}" }, "gemini": { "apiKey": "" } } } ```
🔌 Using OpenAI-compatible providers (OpenRouter / Poe / DashScope / etc.) Any OpenAI-compatible endpoint is supported by overriding `apiBase` on the matching provider entry. Then set the model name on the `agents` block (using `provider/model` slugs): ```json { "agents": { "defaults": { "provider": "openrouter", "model": "z-ai/glm-5.1" }, "planning": { "provider": "openrouter", "model": "z-ai/glm-5.1" }, "implementation": { "provider": "openrouter", "model": "z-ai/glm-5.1" } }, "providers": { "openai": { "apiKey": "your_openai_api_key" }, "openrouter": { "apiKey": "your_openrouter_key", "apiBase": "https://openrouter.ai/api/v1" } } } ``` OpenRouter model ids must use the exact `id` returned by OpenRouter, for example `z-ai/glm-5.1`, `anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5`, or `google/gemini-2.5-pro`. In the new UI, open **Settings → OpenRouter Models** to search the live OpenRouter catalog and update the Default, Planning, and Implementation models without editing this file manually. Saving from the UI reloads the runtime for newly started workflows. > **🔐 Never commit `deepcode_config.json`.** It is already in `.gitignore`.
#### 🤖 LLM Provider *(optional)* The provider is inferred from the `model` slug (`openai/...`, `anthropic/...`, `gemini/...`, etc.). To force a specific backend, set `agents.defaults.provider`: ```json { "agents": { "defaults": { "provider": "openai" } } } ``` #### 📄 Document Segmentation *(optional)* ```json { "documentSegmentation": { "enabled": true, "sizeThresholdChars": 50000 } } ```
🪟 Windows Users: Additional MCP Server Configuration On Windows you may need to configure MCP servers manually in `deepcode_config.json` (`tools.mcpServers`): ```bash # 1. Install MCP servers globally npm i -g @modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem # 2. Find your global node_modules path npm -g root ``` ```json { "tools": { "mcpServers": { "filesystem": { "type": "stdio", "command": "node", "args": ["C:/Program Files/nodejs/node_modules/@modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem/dist/index.js", "."] } } } } ``` > Replace the path with the actual global `node_modules` path from step 2.
🔍 Web Search Configuration DeepCode performs web content retrieval through the built-in `fetch` MCP server (no API key required) and reads local files via `filesystem`. The auxiliary search server defaults to `filesystem`: ```json { "tools": { "defaultSearchServer": "filesystem" } } ``` > **💡 Tip**: To plug in another search backend, add it under `tools.mcpServers` in `deepcode_config.json` and set `tools.defaultSearchServer` to its name.
### ⚡ **Step 3: Launch Application** Choose your preferred launch method:
🐳 Docker (Recommended) 🚀 Local — no Docker 🛠️ Other Methods
No Python/Node needed — everything in container. ```bash git clone https://github.com/HKUDS/DeepCode.git cd DeepCode/ cp deepcode_config.json.example \ deepcode_config.json # Edit deepcode_config.json with your API keys ./deepcode_docker/run_docker.sh # Access → http://localhost:8000 ``` > Plain `deepcode` (no flags) is equivalent to launching this Docker > path. It will fail with `Docker is installed but not running` if > Docker Desktop isn't started — use the `--local` mode on the right > in that case. Run the new UI directly on the host (frontend + backend, no container). ```bash deepcode --local # Frontend → http://localhost:5173 # Backend → http://localhost:8000 # Ctrl+C to stop ``` Features: User-in-Loop, real-time progress, inline chat. Use this when Docker isn't available or you need to iterate on local source changes. ```bash # macOS / Linux ./run.sh # or: python deepcode.py --local # Windows run.bat # or: python deepcode.py --local # Classic Streamlit UI deepcode --classic # CLI mode deepcode --cli # or: python cli/main_cli.py ```
#### 💻 **CLI sessions & inline inputs** The CLI is session-aware by default. A run without `--session` creates a new persistent session under `~/.deepcode/sessions//`; pass `--session ` to attach a new task to an existing session. ```bash # Session management from the shell python cli/main_cli.py session list python cli/main_cli.py session show python cli/main_cli.py session resume # show history, then enter interactive mode python cli/main_cli.py --session --file paper.pdf ``` Inside `python cli/main_cli.py`, type these at the main menu prompt: ```text /resume # pick a previous session from a numbered list /new My experiment # create and switch to a fresh session /session # show the currently active session @/absolute/path.pdf # process a file without opening the file picker @"C:\path with spaces\paper.pdf" @https://arxiv.org/pdf/.... ``` Every task created from these flows inherits the active `session_id`; per-task logs are written to `deepcode_lab/tasks//logs/`. In the web UI, use the **Sessions** menu in the header to resume or delete a session. Deleting a session removes its JSONL session record and associated task workspace under `deepcode_lab/tasks/`, but keeps original files in `uploads/`. If the session still has `pending`, `running`, or `waiting_for_input` tasks, the backend rejects the deletion until the task is cancelled or completed.
🐳 Docker Management Commands ```bash ./deepcode_docker/run_docker.sh stop # Stop ./deepcode_docker/run_docker.sh restart # Restart (no rebuild needed for config changes) ./deepcode_docker/run_docker.sh --build # Force rebuild ./deepcode_docker/run_docker.sh logs # Real-time logs ./deepcode_docker/run_docker.sh status # Health check ./deepcode_docker/run_docker.sh clean # Remove containers & images ``` Or with Docker Compose directly: ```bash docker compose -f deepcode_docker/docker-compose.yml up --build # Build & start docker compose -f deepcode_docker/docker-compose.yml down # Stop docker compose -f deepcode_docker/docker-compose.yml logs -f # Logs ``` > **💡** Config files are mounted as volumes — edit and restart, no rebuild needed. > **💡** Windows users: run `docker compose` commands directly if shell scripts aren't available.
### 🎯 **Step 4: Generate Code** 1. **📄 Input** — Upload a research paper, type requirements, or paste a URL 2. **🤖 Processing** — The multi-agent system analyzes, plans, and generates 3. **⚡ Output** — Receive production-ready code with tests and documentation --- ### 🔧 **Troubleshooting**
❓ Common Issues & Solutions | Problem | Cause | Fix | |---|---|---| | Docker build fails with `tsc: not found` | Corrupted build cache | `docker builder prune -f` then rebuild with `--no-cache` | | `error during connect` / `cannot find the file` / `Docker is installed but not running` | Docker Desktop not running | Either start Docker Desktop, **or** skip Docker entirely with `deepcode --local` | | Frontend blank page | Corrupted `node_modules` | `cd new_ui/frontend && rm -rf node_modules && npm install` | | `ERR_CONNECTION_REFUSED` | Wrong port / backend not running | Docker: `http://localhost:8000`. Local (`--local`): frontend `http://localhost:5173`, backend `http://localhost:8000` | | `npm install` → `Could not read package.json` | Wrong directory | Use `npm install --prefix new_ui/frontend` | | Windows: MCP servers not working | Need absolute paths | See [Windows MCP Configuration](#-step-2-configuration) above | | Windows: `UnicodeEncodeError: 'gbk' codec can't encode...` on launch | Default GBK console can't render emoji in startup banner | Set UTF-8 first: `set PYTHONIOENCODING=utf-8 && set PYTHONUTF8=1` (cmd) or `$env:PYTHONIOENCODING="utf-8"; $env:PYTHONUTF8="1"` (PowerShell) | | Windows: code-implementation stage hangs / produces a `-p` directory | LLM emitted `mkdir -p ...` and `cmd.exe` treated `-p` as a folder name | Already fixed in `tools/command_executor.py` — common Unix commands (`mkdir -p`, `touch`, `rm -rf`, `cp -r`, `mv`) are now executed natively via `pathlib`/`shutil`, no shell needed | | `name 'LoopDetector' is not defined` during code implementation | Missing import in workflow modules | Already fixed — `LoopDetector` and `ProgressTracker` are now imported from `utils.loop_detector` in both `workflows/code_implementation_workflow.py` and `workflows/code_implementation_workflow_index.py` |
--- ## 🤖 nanobot Integration (Feishu Chatbot) > Chat with DeepCode from **Feishu** — powered by [nanobot](https://github.com/HKUDS/nanobot).
```mermaid flowchart LR subgraph Clients["💬 Chat Platforms"] direction TB F["Feishu
WebSocket"] T["Telegram
Polling"] D["Discord
Gateway"] end subgraph Gateway["🐈 nanobot Gateway"] direction TB A["Agent Loop
LLM + Tool Calls"] end subgraph Engine["🧠 DeepCode Engine"] direction TB P2C["Paper → Code"] C2C["Chat → Code"] TRK["Task Tracking"] end F & T & D <-->|"messages"| A A -->|"HTTP API"| P2C & C2C & TRK A -.->|"LLM API"| LLM["☁️ OpenRouter"] style Clients fill:#1a1a2e,stroke:#00d9ff,color:#fff style Gateway fill:#1a1a2e,stroke:#4ecdc4,color:#fff style Engine fill:#1a1a2e,stroke:#ff6b6b,color:#fff style LLM fill:#1a1a2e,stroke:#9b59b6,color:#fff ```
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Both services run inside the same **Docker Compose** network. Prerequisites: **Docker Desktop** + **OpenRouter API Key** ([get one](https://openrouter.ai/keys)) + **Feishu App**. --- ### Step 1 · Create a Feishu Bot
Feishu / Lark (Recommended — WebSocket, no public IP needed) 1. Go to [Feishu Open Platform](https://open.feishu.cn/app) → **Create Custom App** 2. Enable **Bot** capability in App Features 3. Add permissions: `im:message` · `im:message:send_as_bot` 4. Event Subscription → select **Long Connection** → add `im.message.receive_v1` 5. Note your **App ID** (`cli_xxx`) and **App Secret** → Publish the app > **Note**: Feishu requires an active WebSocket connection before you can save "Long Connection" mode. Start nanobot first (Step 3), then come back to configure Event Subscription.
### Step 2 · Configure ```bash cp nanobot_config.json.example nanobot_config.json ``` Edit `nanobot_config.json` — fill in the 3 required fields: ```jsonc { "channels": { "feishu": { "enabled": true, "appId": "cli_xxx", // ← Feishu App ID "appSecret": "xxx", // ← Feishu App Secret "allowFrom": [] // [] = allow all users } }, "providers": { "openrouter": { "apiKey": "sk-or-v1-xxx" // ← OpenRouter API Key } }, "agents": { "defaults": { "model": "anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-20250514" } } } ``` > **Model choice**: Any model on [openrouter.ai/models](https://openrouter.ai/models). Use `anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-20250514` for English, `minimax/minimax-m2.1` for Chinese. --- ### Step 3 · Launch Make sure `deepcode_config.json` has your DeepCode API keys (see [Configuration](#-step-2-configuration)), then: ```bash ./nanobot/run_nanobot.sh -d # Start both DeepCode + nanobot in background ``` The script checks Docker, validates configs, builds images (first run only), and starts both containers. ``` ✓ DeepCode API: http://localhost:8000 ✓ Nanobot: http://localhost:18790 ``` Now open Feishu → find your bot → send a message!
Management Commands ```bash ./nanobot/run_nanobot.sh # Start (foreground) ./nanobot/run_nanobot.sh -d # Start (background) ./nanobot/run_nanobot.sh stop # Stop all services ./nanobot/run_nanobot.sh restart # Restart (config changes take effect immediately) ./nanobot/run_nanobot.sh --build # Force rebuild Docker images ./nanobot/run_nanobot.sh logs # View real-time logs ./nanobot/run_nanobot.sh status # Health check ./nanobot/run_nanobot.sh clean # Remove containers & images ```
Troubleshooting | Problem | Fix | |---|---| | Feishu bot doesn't respond | Check logs (`./nanobot/run_nanobot.sh logs`), verify `appId`/`appSecret`, ensure app is published with Long Connection mode | | Can't connect to DeepCode | Verify `deepcode` container is healthy: `curl http://localhost:8000/health` | | Wrong language output | Switch model — `minimax-m2.1` defaults to Chinese, use Claude/GPT for English | | Config not taking effect | Just restart: `./nanobot/run_nanobot.sh restart` (no rebuild needed) | | Clear chat history | Send `/clear` in chat, or: `docker exec nanobot sh -c 'rm -rf /root/.nanobot/sessions/*.jsonl'` |
--- ## 💡 Examples ### 🎬 **Live Demonstrations**
#### 📄 **Paper2Code Demo** **Research to Implementation**
Paper2Code Demo **[▶️ Watch Demo](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQZYpLkzsbw)** *Transform academic papers into production-ready code automatically*
#### 🖼️ **Image Processing Demo** **AI-Powered Image Tools**
Image Processing Demo **[▶️ Watch Demo](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFt5mLaMEac)** *Intelligent image processing with background removal and enhancement*
#### 🌐 **Frontend Implementation** **Complete Web Application**
Frontend Demo **[▶️ Watch Demo](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78wx3dkTaAU)** *Full-stack web development from concept to deployment*
### 🆕 **Recent Updates** #### 📄 **Smart Document Segmentation (v1.2.0)** - **Intelligent Processing**: Automatically handles large research papers and technical documents that exceed LLM token limits - **Configurable Control**: Toggle segmentation via configuration with size-based thresholds - **Semantic Analysis**: Advanced content understanding with algorithm, concept, and formula preservation - **Backward Compatibility**: Seamlessly falls back to traditional processing for smaller documents ### 🚀 **Coming Soon** We're continuously enhancing DeepCode with exciting new features: #### 🔧 **Enhanced Code Reliability & Validation** - **Automated Testing**: Comprehensive functionality testing with execution verification and error detection. - **Code Quality Assurance**: Multi-level validation through static analysis, dynamic testing, and performance benchmarking. - **Smart Debugging**: AI-powered error detection with automatic correction suggestions #### 📊 **PaperBench Performance Showcase** - **Benchmark Dashboard**: Comprehensive performance metrics on the PaperBench evaluation suite. - **Accuracy Metrics**: Detailed comparison with state-of-the-art paper reproduction systems. - **Success Analytics**: Statistical analysis across paper categories and complexity levels. #### ⚡ **System-wide Optimizations** - **Performance Boost**: Multi-threaded processing and optimized agent coordination for faster generation. - **Enhanced Reasoning**: Advanced reasoning capabilities with improved context understanding. - **Expanded Support**: Extended compatibility with additional programming languages and frameworks. --- ## ⭐ Star History
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### 📖 **Citation** If you find DeepCode useful in your research or applications, please kindly cite: ``` @misc{li2025deepcodeopenagenticcoding, title={DeepCode: Open Agentic Coding}, author={Zongwei Li and Zhonghang Li and Zirui Guo and Xubin Ren and Chao Huang}, year={2025}, eprint={2512.07921}, archivePrefix={arXiv}, primaryClass={cs.SE}, url={https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.07921}, } ``` --- ### 📄 **License**
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