# deer-flow alternatives: 12 Claude Code plugins like bytedance/deer-flow

deer-flow has 84,424 stars, gained 358 in 7 days and was last pushed Oct 30, 2026; the top pick, gpt-researcher, has 30,310 stars and gained 114 in 7 days.

Published: Oct 23, 2026 · Updated: Oct 30, 2026 · Author: Flowy
Canonical: https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/bytedance-deer-flow

## How they compare

Flowy lists 108 other Research plugins like deer-flow, ranked by shared technologies, then GitHub stars; nothing in this list is paid.

| Plugin | Stars | 7 days | Updated | License | Contains |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | --- | --- |
| [deer-flow](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/bytedance-deer-flow) | 84,424 | +358 | Oct 30, 2026 | MIT | 29 skills, 2 agents |
| [gpt-researcher](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/assafelovic-gpt-researcher) | 30,310 | +114 | Oct 10, 2026 | Apache-2.0 | 1 skill, 1 MCP server |
| [open-science](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/aipoch-open-science) | 5,387 | +57 | Oct 27, 2026 | Apache-2.0 | 26 skills |
| [medgeclaw](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/xjtulyc-medgeclaw) | 618 | -1 | Mar 12, 2026 | – | 7 skills |
| [ask-search](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/ythx-101-ask-search) | 537 | -1 | Mar 22, 2026 | MIT | 1 skill |
| [cute-agent](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/owwzo-ai-agent) | 209 | – | Oct 24, 2026 | – | 32 skills |
| [last30days](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/mvanhorn-last30days-skill) | 65,709 | +768 | Oct 27, 2026 | MIT | 1 skill |
| [nature-skills](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/yuan1z0825-nature-skills) | 51,234 | +1,276 | Oct 28, 2026 | Apache-2.0 | 24 skills |
| [mathmodelagent](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/jihe520-mathmodelagent) | 6,252 | +30 | Oct 26, 2026 | – | 10 skills |
| [openkb](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/vectifyai-openkb) | 4,810 | +31 | Jul 22, 2026 | Apache-2.0 | 4 skills |
| [bgauryy-octocode-2](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/bgauryy-octocode) | 956 | +4 | Oct 21, 2026 | MIT | 13 skills |
| [union-search-skill](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/runningz1-union-search-skill) | 763 | +11 | Oct 26, 2026 | MIT | 1 skill |
| [browser-search](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/johell1ns-browser-search) | 538 | +1 | Oct 22, 2026 | MIT | 1 skill |

## The 12 closest alternatives

1. [gpt-researcher](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/assafelovic-gpt-researcher) (30,310 stars, +114 this week). GPT Researcher the first open deep research agent designed for both web and local research on any given task. [gpt-researcher on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/assafelovic-gpt-researcher) · [gpt-researcher alternatives](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/assafelovic-gpt-researcher)
2. [open-science](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/aipoch-open-science) (5,387 stars, +57 this week). The open-source AI research workbench for scientific research and agent workflows. [open-science on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/aipoch-open-science) · [open-science alternatives](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/aipoch-open-science)
3. [medgeclaw](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/xjtulyc-medgeclaw) (618 stars, -1 this week). Open-source AI research assistant for biomedicine — chat to run RNA-seq, drug discovery, clinical analysis, and more. [medgeclaw on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/xjtulyc-medgeclaw)
4. [ask-search](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/ythx-101-ask-search) (537 stars, -1 this week). Self-hosted web search for AI agents — zero API key, full privacy. [ask-search on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/ythx-101-ask-search)
5. [cute-agent](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/owwzo-ai-agent) (209 stars). 一个面向全网研究与复杂数据分析的云端智能体，能在公开网络、YouTube、BiliBili、X、小红书、Hacker News上研究任何主题 。项目wiki：https://zread.ai/OWWZO/ai-agent. [cute-agent on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/owwzo-ai-agent)
6. [last30days](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/mvanhorn-last30days-skill) (65,709 stars, +768 this week). An AI agent-led search engine scored by upvotes, likes, and real money - not editors. [last30days on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/mvanhorn-last30days-skill) · [last30days alternatives](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/mvanhorn-last30days-skill)
7. [nature-skills](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/yuan1z0825-nature-skills) (51,234 stars, +1,276 this week). 符合nature论文学术表达和科研绘图的Skill. [nature-skills on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/yuan1z0825-nature-skills) · [nature-skills alternatives](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/yuan1z0825-nature-skills)
8. [mathmodelagent](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/jihe520-mathmodelagent) (6,252 stars, +30 this week). 🤖📐专为数学建模设计的 Agent & skills ,自动完成数学建模，生成一份完整的可以直接提交的论文。 An Agent Designed for Mathematical Modeling ,Automatically complete mathmodel and… [mathmodelagent on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/jihe520-mathmodelagent) · [mathmodelagent alternatives](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/jihe520-mathmodelagent)
9. [openkb](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/vectifyai-openkb) (4,810 stars, +31 this week). Scale to long documents • Reasoning-based retrieval • Native multi-modality • No Vector DB 📢 Recent Updates Google Open Knowledge Format… [openkb on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/vectifyai-openkb) · [openkb alternatives](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/vectifyai-openkb)
10. [bgauryy-octocode-2](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/bgauryy-octocode) (956 stars, +4 this week). Evidence-first code research for AI agents and developers. [bgauryy-octocode-2 on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/bgauryy-octocode)
11. [union-search-skill](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/runningz1-union-search-skill) (763 stars, +11 this week). 一次搜索 51 个渠道，默认返回每个渠道取到的全部结果，再按页面地址去重。覆盖网页、GitHub、YouTube、知乎、播客和 AI 搜索。. [union-search-skill on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/runningz1-union-search-skill)
12. [browser-search](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/johell1ns-browser-search) (538 stars, +1 this week). =20.19"\> A skill for AI agents. [browser-search on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/johell1ns-browser-search)

## Questions about deer-flow alternatives

### What is the best alternative to deer-flow?

gpt-researcher is the first of 12 alternatives to deer-flow by shared technologies: it has 30,310 stars (behind deer-flow), gained 114 stars this week and ships 1 MCP server, which deer-flow does not.

### Which deer-flow alternative has the most skills?

cute-agent has the most, with 32 skills of the 12 alternatives listed. deer-flow has 29.

### Is deer-flow free?

Yes. deer-flow is published under the MIT license, so it is free to use.

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