# gpt-researcher - Doramagic AI Context Pack > Purpose: pre-work context for the user's host AI. This pack does not prove that the project has been installed, run, or validated. ## Project - canonical_name: `assafelovic/gpt-researcher` - capability: An autonomous agent that conducts deep research on any data using any LLM providers - expected_user_outcome: An autonomous agent that conducts deep research on any data using any LLM providers ## Operating Boundaries - Do not claim that the project has been installed, run, called through an API, or used on local files unless separate evidence proves it. - Project facts must come from repo evidence, Claim Graph, or explicit source references. - When a capability is not verified, mark it as unverified instead of completing it as fact. - publish_status: `publishable` - blocking_gaps: none --- ## Doramagic Context Augmentation The following sections strengthen the repository context for a host AI. Human Manual data is a reading route, and pitfall notes become operating constraints. ## Human Manual Outline Usage rule: this is only a reading route and salience signal, not factual authority. Concrete claims must still return to repo evidence or Claim Graph. Host AI hard rules: - Do not treat page titles, section order, summaries, or importance values as factual project evidence. - When explaining the Human Manual outline, state that it is only a reading route or salience signal. - Capability, installation, compatibility, runtime state, and risk claims must cite repo evidence, source paths, or Claim Graph. - **Overview and Core Architecture**: importance `high` - source_paths: README.md, main.py, cli.py, gpt_researcher/__init__.py, gpt_researcher/agent.py - **Research Pipeline: Retrievers, Scrapers, Context, and Deep Research**: importance `high` - source_paths: gpt_researcher/skills/researcher.py, gpt_researcher/skills/writer.py, gpt_researcher/skills/curator.py, gpt_researcher/skills/context_manager.py, gpt_researcher/skills/deep_research.py - **Extensions: MCP, Multi-Agent, Image Generation, Local Documents, and LLM Providers**: importance `high` - source_paths: gpt_researcher/mcp/__init__.py, gpt_researcher/mcp/client.py, gpt_researcher/mcp/research.py, gpt_researcher/mcp/streaming.py, gpt_researcher/mcp/tool_selector.py - **Backend Server, Frontend, Deployment, and Security**: importance `high` - source_paths: backend/server/app.py, backend/server/websocket_manager.py, backend/server/server_utils.py, backend/server/agent_discovery.py, backend/server/multi_agent_runner.py ## Repo Inspection Evidence - repo_clone_verified: true - repo_inspection_verified: true - repo_commit: `b364917f55ea579c47e5ef3f038f7e56f51213df` - inspected_files: `Dockerfile`, `README.md`, `docker-compose.yml`, `pyproject.toml`, `requirements.txt`, `docs/README.md`, `docs/babel.config.js`, `docs/blog/2023-09-22-gpt-researcher/index.md`, `docs/blog/2023-11-12-openai-assistant/index.md`, `docs/blog/2024-05-19-gptr-langgraph/index.md`, `docs/blog/2024-09-7-hybrid-research/index.md`, `docs/blog/2025-02-26-deep-research/index.md`, `docs/blog/2025-03-10-stepping-into-the-story/index.md`, `docs/blog/2026-03-03-gpt-researcher-ag2/index.md`, `docs/blog/authors.yml`, `docs/discord-bot/commands/ask.js`, `docs/discord-bot/deploy-commands.js`, `docs/discord-bot/gptr-webhook.js`, `docs/discord-bot/index.js`, `docs/discord-bot/package.json` Host AI hard rules: - Without repo_clone_verified=true, do not claim that the source code has been read. - Without repo_inspection_verified=true, do not write README, docs, or package-file conclusions as facts. - Without quick_start_verified=true, do not claim that the Quick Start path has run successfully. ## Doramagic Pitfall Constraints These rules come from Doramagic discovery, validation, or compilation findings. The host AI must treat them as operating constraints, not background notes. ### Constraint 1: Security or permission risk requires verification - Trigger: Project evidence flags a security or permission risk. Review the linked source before relying on this workflow. - Host AI rule: Reproduce the official install and quickstart path in an isolated environment. - Why it matters: May increase setup, validation, or first-run risk for the user. - Evidence: community_evidence:github | https://github.com/assafelovic/gpt-researcher/issues/1794 - Hard boundary: Do not present this pitfall as solved, verified, or ignorable unless later evidence explicitly closes it. ### Constraint 2: Configuration risk requires verification - Trigger: Project evidence flags a configuration risk. Review the linked source before relying on this workflow. - Host AI rule: Reproduce the official install and quickstart path in an isolated environment. - Why it matters: May increase setup, validation, or first-run risk for the user. - Evidence: capability.host_targets | https://github.com/assafelovic/gpt-researcher - Hard boundary: Do not present this pitfall as solved, verified, or ignorable unless later evidence explicitly closes it. ### Constraint 3: Configuration risk requires verification - Trigger: Project evidence flags a configuration risk. Review the linked source before relying on this workflow. - Host AI rule: Reproduce the official install and quickstart path in an isolated environment. - Why it matters: May increase setup, validation, or first-run risk for the user. - Evidence: community_evidence:github | https://github.com/assafelovic/gpt-researcher/issues/1797 - Hard boundary: Do not present this pitfall as solved, verified, or ignorable unless later evidence explicitly closes it. ### Constraint 4: Capability evidence risk requires verification - Trigger: README/documentation is current enough for a first validation pass. - Host AI rule: Reproduce the official install and quickstart path in an isolated environment. - Why it matters: May increase setup, validation, or first-run risk for the user. - Evidence: capability.assumptions | https://github.com/assafelovic/gpt-researcher - Hard boundary: Do not present this pitfall as solved, verified, or ignorable unless later evidence explicitly closes it. ### Constraint 5: Maintenance risk requires verification - Trigger: Project evidence flags a maintenance risk. Review the linked source before relying on this workflow. - Host AI rule: Reproduce the official install and quickstart path in an isolated environment. - Why it matters: May increase setup, validation, or first-run risk for the user. - Evidence: community_evidence:github | https://github.com/assafelovic/gpt-researcher/issues/1807 - Hard boundary: Do not present this pitfall as solved, verified, or ignorable unless later evidence explicitly closes it. ### Constraint 6: Maintenance risk requires verification - Trigger: Project evidence flags a maintenance risk. Review the linked source before relying on this workflow. - Host AI rule: Reproduce the official install and quickstart path in an isolated environment. - Why it matters: May increase setup, validation, or first-run risk for the user. - Evidence: evidence.maintainer_signals | https://github.com/assafelovic/gpt-researcher - Hard boundary: Do not present this pitfall as solved, verified, or ignorable unless later evidence explicitly closes it. ### Constraint 7: Security or permission risk requires verification - Trigger: no_demo - Host AI rule: Reproduce the official install and quickstart path in an isolated environment. - Why it matters: May increase setup, validation, or first-run risk for the user. - Evidence: downstream_validation.risk_items | https://github.com/assafelovic/gpt-researcher - Hard boundary: Do not present this pitfall as solved, verified, or ignorable unless later evidence explicitly closes it. ### Constraint 8: Security or permission risk requires verification - Trigger: no_demo - Host AI rule: Reproduce the official install and quickstart path in an isolated environment. - Why it matters: May increase setup, validation, or first-run risk for the user. - Evidence: risks.scoring_risks | https://github.com/assafelovic/gpt-researcher - Hard boundary: Do not present this pitfall as solved, verified, or ignorable unless later evidence explicitly closes it. ### Constraint 9: Security or permission risk requires verification - Trigger: Project evidence flags a security or permission risk. Review the linked source before relying on this workflow. - Host AI rule: Reproduce the official install and quickstart path in an isolated environment. - Why it matters: May increase setup, validation, or first-run risk for the user. - Evidence: community_evidence:github | https://github.com/assafelovic/gpt-researcher/issues/1800 - Hard boundary: Do not present this pitfall as solved, verified, or ignorable unless later evidence explicitly closes it. ### Constraint 10: Security or permission risk requires verification - Trigger: Project evidence flags a security or permission risk. Review the linked source before relying on this workflow. - Host AI rule: Reproduce the official install and quickstart path in an isolated environment. - Why it matters: May increase setup, validation, or first-run risk for the user. - Evidence: community_evidence:github | https://github.com/assafelovic/gpt-researcher/issues/1805 - Hard boundary: Do not present this pitfall as solved, verified, or ignorable unless later evidence explicitly closes it.