Open Researcher

A powerful AI-powered research tool that combines Firecrawl's web scraping capabilities with advanced AI reasoning to help you search, analyze, and understand web content.

Features

• AI-Powered Search: Intelligently search and analyze web content
• Real-time Web Scraping: Powered by Firecrawl for accurate, up-to-date information
• Thinking Display: See the AI's reasoning process in real-time
• Smart Citations: Automatic source tracking and citation generation
• Split View Interface: Side-by-side view of chat and search results

Prerequisites

• Node.js 18+ and npm
• API Keys (at least one required):
  • ANTHROPIC_API_KEY - For AI functionality
  • FIRECRAWL_API_KEY - For web scraping (can be added via UI)

Quick Start

1. **Clone the repository**

   git clone https://github.com/mendableai/open-researcher
   cd open-researcher

2. **Install dependencies**

   npm install

3. **Set up environment variables**

   cp .env.local.example .env.local

   Edit `.env.local` and add your API keys:

   ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=your_anthropic_api_key
   FIRECRAWL_API_KEY=your_firecrawl_api_key  # Optional, can be added via UI

4. **Run the development server**

   npm run dev

5. **Open your browser** Navigate to [http://localhost:3000](http://localhost:3000)

Environment Variables

Variable	Required	Description
ANTHROPIC_API_KEY	Yes	Claude API key for AI functionality
FIRECRAWL_API_KEY	No*	Firecrawl API key for web scraping

*Can be provided through the UI if not set in environment variables

Getting API