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AGENTS.md from bytedance/deer-flow is an AGENTS.md file: the standing instructions coding agents read in that repo.

Install it, pinned
mdr add bytedance/deer-flow/AGENTS.md@git:20261020.2c880a3

Pins git:20261020.2c880a3 in mdr.lock. Pin the fingerprint instead.

Audit grade
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AGENTS.md file
Repository
bytedance/deer-flow
Path
AGENTS.md
Versions recorded
27
Latest version
git:20261020.2c880a3, committed Oct 20, 2026
First version recorded
Aug 30, 2026
Size
13,916 bytes
Repository stars
84,193
License
MIT

Collected from public GitHub. Every version is saved exactly as it was and never changes. Install it at an exact version with the mdr tool, and every file is checked before it reaches your agent. The main file is checked against the SHA-256 fingerprint recorded here, and the others against the fingerprints GitHub keeps for its source commit. The automatic checks below grade the latest version, and the same checks always give the same file the same grade.

What the file says

# AGENTS.md

Guidance source; `CLAUDE.md` imports `@AGENTS.md`.
Module guides:

- **[backend/AGENTS.md](backend/AGENTS.md)** — backend depth: harness/app split, agent &
  middleware chain, sandbox, MCP, skills, memory, IM channels, persistence/migrations,
  config system, test layout.
- **[frontend/AGENTS.md](frontend/AGENTS.md)** — frontend depth: Next.js App Router layout,
  thread/streaming data flow, code style, commands.

## What is DeerFlow

DeerFlow combines LangGraph and Next.js with thread-isolated sandbox execution,
memory, subagents and extensible tools. IM channels connect through the Gateway.

## Service Topology

A single `make dev` / Docker stack runs four cooperating services:

| Service         | Port   | Role                                                                 |
| --------------- | ------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Nginx**       | `2026` | Unified reverse-proxy entry point — open this in the browser        |
| **Gateway API** | `8001` | FastAPI REST API + embedded LangGraph-compatible agent runtime      |
| **Frontend**    | `3000` | Next.js web interface                                               |
…

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How to install

The exact contents, by fingerprint
mdr add bytedance/deer-flow/AGENTS.md@sha256:8eb4cd6359b185cd

The line at the top of this page pins the label git:20261020.2c880a3, which is what most people want. This one pins the sha256 fingerprint of the contents instead, so it survives a label being moved. Either way the exact version is written to mdr.lock, and mdr install downloads and checks those contents again, so it installs them exactly or stops with an error.

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Source

GitHub

bytedance/deer-flow · 84,193 stars · license MIT · pushed 2026-10-20 · branch main

API

GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_bybuolekgo2f3awu
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=bytedance/deer-flow/AGENTS.md
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/8eb4cd6359b185cd5e0158ae6e05d001c90d0d8b051d365466fea5c449b366df

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