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AutoResearch (Karpathy)

Workflow Data & Analytics Early

Autonomous research agent from the former Tesla AI director. Conducts multi-step research workflows with web search, paper analysis, and synthesis.

71,384 starsFreeDeveloper setup
New Find — Recently discovered. Looks promising but has limited community feedback so far. We added it early so you can evaluate it before the crowd finds it.
Fair rating — This tool is functional but has notable gaps. Review the evaluation notes below before deploying.

Built by Andrej Karpathy (former Tesla AI director, OpenAI founding team). Strong credibility signal. Demonstrates production-quality autonomous research patterns.

Researchers, analysts, and consultants who need AI to conduct thorough multi-source research autonomously.

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https://github.com/karpathy/autoresearch

By Andrej Karpathy

How to Get It

This is a methodology or approach — no installation needed. You can use it in Claude Cowork, Claude Code, or Claude Chat. Follow the steps described in the overview, or paste the description into a Claude conversation and ask Claude to help you set it up.

CostFree

Trust Signals Automated Scan

Stars71,384Contributors9Last updated2026-03-26Known CVEsNone found

Data & Access

Data processingPrompts sent to Anthropic API. Enterprise/Team plans exclude training.

Community Pulse Active

Discussed on Hacker News, Reddit

36 mentions across 2 sources

Reviewer notes

Automated Scan review. These are observations, not a security certification.

From a highly credible author (Karpathy). Open source.

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Evaluation

Ease of Use
3/5
Versatility
3/5
Reliability
3/5
Security
4/5
Overall score3.15 / 5.00 EarlyEvaluatedApr 2026

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