Claude Code ecosystem
autoresearch
Pick a mechanical metric and let the agent grind on it
★ 6.3k
August 2026
MIT
Claude Code ecosystem
What we checked ourselves
Not copied from the project's own blurb. These are things we opened and verified, with the date.
- 9 Sept 2026We checked that the link to the project still resolves.
- 14 Aug 2026We read the licence text itself (LICENSE). No unusual restrictions were stated.
- 2 Sept 2026We read the project's own documentation and found no sign that development has stopped.
Where this sits among the 63 tools we list in Claude Code ecosystem
- No API key required43 of 63
- Commercial use confirmed as allowed53 of 63
- Requires terminal commands9 that do not →
- Sends your input to the provider19 that do not →
Only 38 of the 63 meet all of the conditions above.
Counted from our own checks: every tool we list is examined against the same criteria.
What it does
Turns Claude Code, OpenCode or Codex into a loop that keeps iterating until a machine-checkable number improves — constraint plus metric plus autonomy, following Karpathy's formulation. Removing the human from each judgement is exactly what makes it compound, and exactly where it goes wrong: a badly chosen metric gets optimised at the expense of the thing you actually wanted, and an unattended loop bills continuously. Set the metric carefully and cap the spend. MIT.
Summary based on the project's own description. The Japanese page has a fuller beginner guide: setup difficulty, what to prepare, and a step-by-step start.
Screenshots & visuals
Before you start
- Setup difficultyEasy to start
- Command lineRequired
- API keyNot required
- Sends data onlineYes
Judged automatically from the project's own metadata. Always confirm on the official page.
autoresearch FAQ
- Is autoresearch free?
- Yes. It runs on your own machine, so there is no usage-based cost either.
- Do I need to install anything or write code to use autoresearch?
- It needs the command line. If you are not comfortable typing commands, expect to get stuck during setup.
- Does autoresearch work on a phone?
- No. It needs a computer.
- Can I use autoresearch commercially?
- The licence is MIT, which permits commercial use. Conditions such as keeping the copyright notice still apply, so read the licence text before shipping it inside something.
How it compares
The conditions that decide whether you can actually use it, side by side.
| Tool | Command line | API key | Sends data out | Phone | Commercial use |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| autoresearch (this page) | Required | Not needed | Yes | No | Yes |
| oh-my-openagent | Required | Required | Yes | No | Not verified |
| agents | Required | Not needed | Yes | No | Yes |
| lazycodex | Required | Not needed | Yes | No | Yes |
"Sends data out" means your input is uploaded to someone's server. Pick "No" when the material cannot leave your organisation.