* fix: strip <think> tags from LLM output to prevent thinking text leakage (#781)
Some models (e.g. DeepSeek-R1, QwQ via ollama) embed reasoning in
content using <think>...</think> tags instead of the separate
reasoning_content field. This causes thinking text to leak into
both streamed messages and the final report.
Fix at two layers:
- server/app.py: strip <think> tags in _create_event_stream_message
so ALL streamed content is filtered (coordinator, planner, etc.)
- graph/nodes.py: strip <think> tags in reporter_node before storing
final_report (which is not streamed through the event layer)
The regex uses a fast-path check ("<think>" in content) to avoid
unnecessary regex calls on normal content.
* refactor: add defensive check for think tag stripping and add reporter_node tests (#781)
- Add isinstance and fast-path check in reporter_node before regex, consistent with app.py
- Add TestReporterNodeThinkTagStripping with 5 test cases covering various scenarios
* chore: re-trigger review
* fix: move Key Citations to early position in reporter prompt to reduce URL hallucination
Move the Key Citations section from position 6 (end of report) to position 2
(immediately after title) in the reporter prompt. When citations are placed at
the end of a long report, LLMs tend to forget real URLs from source material
and fabricate plausible-looking but non-existent URLs.
Changes to src/prompts/reporter.md:
- Move Key Citations from section 6 to section 2 (right after Title)
- Add explicit anti-hallucination instructions: only use URLs from provided
source material, never fabricate or guess URLs
- Keep a repeated citation list at the end (section 7) for completeness
- Renumber all subsequent sections accordingly
- Update Notes section to reflect new structure
Tested with real DeerFlow backend + DuckDuckGo search:
- Before: multiple hallucinated URLs in report citations
- After: hallucinated URLs reduced significantly
Closes#825
* fix: move citations after observations in reporter_node to reduce URL hallucination
Previously, the citation message was appended BEFORE observation messages,
meaning it got buried under potentially thousands of chars of research data.
By the time the LLM reached the end of the context to generate the report,
it had 'forgotten' the real URLs and fabricated plausible-looking ones.
Now citations are appended AFTER compressed observations, placing them
closest to the LLM's generation point for maximum recall accuracy.
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This commit fixes a potential AttributeError in ChatStreamManager.__init__().
Problem:
- When checkpoint_saver=True and db_uri=None, the code attempts to call
self.db_uri.startswith() on line 56, which raises AttributeError
- Line 56: if self.db_uri.startswith("mongodb://"):
This fails with "AttributeError: 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'startswith'"
Root Cause:
- The __init__ method accepts db_uri: Optional[str] = None
- If None is passed, self.db_uri is set to None
- The code doesn't check if db_uri is None before calling .startswith()
Solution:
- Add explicit None check before string prefix checks
- Provide clear warning message when db_uri is None but checkpoint_saver is enabled
- This prevents AttributeError and helps users understand the configuration issue
Changes:
```python
# Before:
if self.checkpoint_saver:
if self.db_uri.startswith("mongodb://"):
# After:
if self.checkpoint_saver:
if self.db_uri is None:
self.logger.warning(
"Checkpoint saver is enabled but db_uri is None. "
"Please provide a valid database URI or disable checkpoint saver."
)
elif self.db_uri.startswith("mongodb://"):
```
This makes the error handling more robust and provides better user feedback.
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* feat: add citation support in research report block and markdown
- Enhanced ResearchReportBlock to fetch citations based on researchId and pass them to the Markdown component.
- Introduced CitationLink component to display citation metadata on hover for links in markdown.
- Implemented CitationCard and CitationList components for displaying citation details and lists.
- Updated Markdown component to handle citation links and inline citations.
- Created HoverCard component for displaying citation information in a tooltip-like manner.
- Modified store to manage citations, including setting and retrieving citations for ongoing research.
- Added CitationsEvent type to handle citations in chat events and updated Message type to include citations.
* fix(log): Enable the logging level when enabling the DEBUG environment variable (#793)
* fix(frontend): render all tool calls in the frontend #796 (#797)
* build(deps): bump jspdf from 3.0.4 to 4.0.0 in /web (#798)
Bumps [jspdf](https://github.com/parallax/jsPDF) from 3.0.4 to 4.0.0.
- [Release notes](https://github.com/parallax/jsPDF/releases)
- [Changelog](https://github.com/parallax/jsPDF/blob/master/RELEASE.md)
- [Commits](https://github.com/parallax/jsPDF/compare/v3.0.4...v4.0.0)
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- dependency-name: jspdf
dependency-version: 4.0.0
dependency-type: direct:production
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* fix(frontend):added the display of the 'analyst' message #800 (#801)
* fix: migrate from deprecated create_react_agent to langchain.agents.create_agent (#802)
* fix: migrate from deprecated create_react_agent to langchain.agents.create_agent
Fixes#799
- Replace deprecated langgraph.prebuilt.create_react_agent with
langchain.agents.create_agent (LangGraph 1.0 migration)
- Add DynamicPromptMiddleware to handle dynamic prompt templates
(replaces the 'prompt' callable parameter)
- Add PreModelHookMiddleware to handle pre-model hooks
(replaces the 'pre_model_hook' parameter)
- Update AgentState import from langchain.agents in template.py
- Update tests to use the new API
* fix:update the code with review comments
* fix: Add runtime parameter to compress_messages method(#803)
* fix: Add runtime parameter to compress_messages method(#803)
The compress_messages method was being called by PreModelHookMiddleware
with both state and runtime parameters, but only accepted state parameter.
This caused a TypeError when the middleware executed the pre_model_hook.
Added optional runtime parameter to compress_messages signature to match
the expected interface while maintaining backward compatibility.
* Update the code with the review comments
* fix: Refactor citation handling and add comprehensive tests for citation features
* refactor: Clean up imports and formatting across citation modules
* fix: Add monkeypatch to clear AGENT_RECURSION_LIMIT in recursion limit tests
* feat: Enhance citation link handling in Markdown component
* fix: Exclude citations from finish reason handling in mergeMessage function
* fix(nodes): update message handling
* fix(citations): improve citation extraction and handling in event processing
* feat(citations): enhance citation extraction and handling with improved merging and normalization
* fix(reporter): update citation formatting instructions for clarity and consistency
* fix(reporter): prioritize using Markdown tables for data presentation and comparison
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This PR addresses token limit issues when web_search is enabled with include_raw_content by implementing a two-pronged approach: changing the default behavior to exclude raw content and adding compression logic for when raw content is included.
* feat: Implement DeerFlow API server with chat streaming, Langgraph orchestration, and various content generation capabilities.
* Apply suggestions from code review
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* - Use MongoDB `$push` with `$each` to append new messages to existing threads
- Use PostgreSQL jsonb concatenation operator to merge messages instead of overwriting
- Update comments to reflect append behavior in both database implementations
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Fixes a critical bug in the from_runnable_config() method where falsy values (like False, 0, and empty strings) were being incorrectly filtered out, causing configuration fields to revert to their default values. The fix changes the filter condition from if v to if v is not None, ensuring only None values are skipped.
* fix(config): Add support for MCP server configuration parameters
* refact: rename the sse_readtimeout to sse_read_timeout
* update the code with review comments
* update the MCP document for the latest change
* fix: Add runtime parameter to compress_messages method(#803)
The compress_messages method was being called by PreModelHookMiddleware
with both state and runtime parameters, but only accepted state parameter.
This caused a TypeError when the middleware executed the pre_model_hook.
Added optional runtime parameter to compress_messages signature to match
the expected interface while maintaining backward compatibility.
* Update the code with the review comments
* fix: migrate from deprecated create_react_agent to langchain.agents.create_agent
Fixes#799
- Replace deprecated langgraph.prebuilt.create_react_agent with
langchain.agents.create_agent (LangGraph 1.0 migration)
- Add DynamicPromptMiddleware to handle dynamic prompt templates
(replaces the 'prompt' callable parameter)
- Add PreModelHookMiddleware to handle pre-model hooks
(replaces the 'pre_model_hook' parameter)
- Update AgentState import from langchain.agents in template.py
- Update tests to use the new API
* fix:update the code with review comments
* fix(podcast): add fallback for models without json_object support (#747)
Models like Kimi K2 don't support response_format.type: json_object.
Add try-except to fall back to regular prompting with JSON parsing
when BadRequestError mentions json_object not supported.
- Add fallback to prompting + repair_json_output parsing
- Re-raise other BadRequestError types
- Add unit tests for script_writer_node with 100% coverage
* Apply suggestions from code review
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* fixes: the unit test error of test_script_writer_node.py
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* feat(eval): add report quality evaluation module
Addresses issue #773 - How to evaluate generated report quality objectively.
This module provides two evaluation approaches:
1. Automated metrics (no LLM required):
- Citation count and source diversity
- Word count compliance per report style
- Section structure validation
- Image inclusion tracking
2. LLM-as-Judge evaluation:
- Factual accuracy scoring
- Completeness assessment
- Coherence evaluation
- Relevance and citation quality checks
The combined evaluator provides a final score (1-10) and letter grade (A+ to F).
Files added:
- src/eval/__init__.py
- src/eval/metrics.py
- src/eval/llm_judge.py
- src/eval/evaluator.py
- tests/unit/eval/test_metrics.py
- tests/unit/eval/test_evaluator.py
* feat(eval): integrate report evaluation with web UI
This commit adds the web UI integration for the evaluation module:
Backend:
- Add EvaluateReportRequest/Response models in src/server/eval_request.py
- Add /api/report/evaluate endpoint to src/server/app.py
Frontend:
- Add evaluateReport API function in web/src/core/api/evaluate.ts
- Create EvaluationDialog component with grade badge, metrics display,
and optional LLM deep evaluation
- Add evaluation button (graduation cap icon) to research-block.tsx toolbar
- Add i18n translations for English and Chinese
The evaluation UI allows users to:
1. View quick metrics-only evaluation (instant)
2. Optionally run deep LLM-based evaluation for detailed analysis
3. See grade (A+ to F), score (1-10), and metric breakdown
* feat(eval): improve evaluation reliability and add LLM judge tests
- Extract MAX_REPORT_LENGTH constant in llm_judge.py for maintainability
- Add comprehensive unit tests for LLMJudge class (parse_response,
calculate_weighted_score, evaluate with mocked LLM)
- Pass reportStyle prop to EvaluationDialog for accurate evaluation criteria
- Add researchQueries store map to reliably associate queries with research
- Add getResearchQuery helper to retrieve query by researchId
- Remove unused imports in test_metrics.py
* fix(eval): use resolveServiceURL for evaluate API endpoint
The evaluateReport function was using a relative URL '/api/report/evaluate'
which sent requests to the Next.js server instead of the FastAPI backend.
Changed to use resolveServiceURL() consistent with other API functions.
* fix: improve type accuracy and React hooks in evaluation components
- Fix get_word_count_target return type from Optional[Dict] to Dict since it always returns a value via default fallback
- Fix useEffect dependency issue in EvaluationDialog using useRef to prevent unwanted re-evaluations
- Add aria-label to GradeBadge for screen reader accessibility
* test: add unit tests for global connection pool (Issue #778)
- Add TestLifespanFunction class with 9 tests for lifespan management:
- PostgreSQL/MongoDB pool initialization success/failure
- Cleanup on shutdown
- Skip initialization when not configured
- Add TestGlobalConnectionPoolUsage class with 4 tests:
- Using global pools when available
- Fallback to per-request connections
- Fix missing dict_row import in app.py (bug from PR #757)
* Apply suggestions from code review
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* feat: add Serper search engine support
* docs: update configuration guide and env example for Serper
* test: add test case for Serper with missing API key
* feat: add enable_web_search config to disable web search (#681)
* fix: skip enforce_researcher_search validation when web search is disabled
- Return json.dumps([]) instead of empty string for consistency in background_investigation_node
- Add enable_web_search check to skip validation warning when user intentionally disabled web search
- Add warning log when researcher has no tools available
- Update tests to include new enable_web_search parameter
* fix: address Copilot review feedback
- Coordinate enforce_web_search with enable_web_search in validate_and_fix_plan
- Fix misleading comment in background_investigation_node
* docs: add warning about local RAG setup when disabling web search
* docs: add web search toggle section to configuration guide
* fix: handle greetings without triggering research workflow (#733)
* test: update tests for direct_response tool behavior
* fix: address Copilot review comments for coordinator_node - Extract locale from direct_response tool_args - Fix import sorting (ruff I001)
* fix: remove locale extraction from tool_args in direct_response
Use locale from state instead of tool_args to avoid potential side effects. The locale is already properly passed from frontend via state.
* fix: only fallback to planner when clarification is enabled
In legacy mode (BRANCH 1), no tool calls should end the workflow gracefully instead of falling back to planner. This fixes the test_coordinator_node_no_tool_calls integration test.
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* Update uv.lock to sync with pyproject.toml
* fix: update Interrupt object attribute access for LangGraph 1.0+ (#730)
The Interrupt class in LangGraph 1.0 no longer has the 'ns' attribute.
This change updates _create_interrupt_event() to use the new 'id'
attribute instead, with a fallback to thread_id for compatibility.
Changes:
- Replace event_data["__interrupt__"][0].ns[0] with interrupt.id
- Use getattr() with fallback for backward compatibility
- Update debug log message from 'ns=' to 'id='
- Add unit tests for _create_interrupt_event function
* fix the unit test error and address review comment
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* support infoquest
* support html checker
* support html checker
* change line break format
* change line break format
* change line break format
* change line break format
* change line break format
* change line break format
* change line break format
* change line break format
* Fix several critical issues in the codebase
- Resolve crawler panic by improving error handling
- Fix plan validation to prevent invalid configurations
- Correct InfoQuest crawler JSON conversion logic
* add test for infoquest
* add test for infoquest
* Add InfoQuest introduction to the README
* add test for infoquest
* fix readme for infoquest
* fix readme for infoquest
* resolve the conflict
* resolve the conflict
* resolve the conflict
* Fix formatting of INFOQUEST in SearchEngine enum
* Apply suggestions from code review
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* fix(llm): filter unexpected config keys to prevent LangChain warnings (#411)
Add allowlist validation for LLM configuration keys to prevent unexpected
parameters like SEARCH_ENGINE from being passed to LLM constructors.
Changes:
- Add ALLOWED_LLM_CONFIG_KEYS set with valid LLM configuration parameters
- Filter out unexpected keys before creating LLM instances
- Log clear warning messages when unexpected keys are removed
- Add unit test for configuration key filtering
This fixes the confusing LangChain warning "WARNING! SEARCH_ENGINE is not
default parameter. SEARCH_ENGINE was transferred to model_kwargs" that
occurred when users accidentally placed configuration keys in wrong sections
of conf.yaml.
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Add a new "analysis" step type to handle reasoning and synthesis tasks
that don't require code execution, addressing the concern that routing
all non-search tasks to the coder agent was inappropriate.
Changes:
- Add ANALYSIS enum value to StepType in planner_model.py
- Create analyst_node for pure LLM reasoning without tools
- Update graph routing to route analysis steps to analyst agent
- Add analyst agent to AGENT_LLM_MAP configuration
- Create analyst prompts (English and Chinese)
- Update planner prompts with guidance on choosing between
analysis (reasoning/synthesis) and processing (code execution)
- Change default step_type inference from "processing" to "analysis"
when need_search=false
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* fix: revert the part of patch of issue-710 to extract the content from the plan
* Upgrade the ddgs for the new compatible version
* Upgraded langchain to 1.1.0
updated langchain related package to the new compatable version
* Update pyproject.toml
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* fix: apply context compression to prevent token overflow (Issue #721)
- Add token_limit configuration to conf.yaml.example for BASIC_MODEL and REASONING_MODEL
- Implement context compression in _execute_agent_step() before agent invocation
- Preserve first 3 messages (system prompt + context) during compression
- Enhance ContextManager logging with better token count reporting
- Prevent 400 Input tokens exceeded errors by automatically compressing message history
* feat: add model-based token limit inference for Issue #721
- Add smart default token limits based on common LLM models
- Support model name inference when token_limit not explicitly configured
- Models include: OpenAI (GPT-4o, GPT-4, etc.), Claude, Gemini, Doubao, DeepSeek, etc.
- Conservative defaults prevent token overflow even without explicit configuration
- Priority: explicit config > model inference > safe default (100,000 tokens)
- Ensures Issue #721 protection for all users, not just those with token_limit set
* fix: Missing Required Fields in Plan Validation
* fix: the exception of plan validation
* Fixed the test errors
* Addressed the comments of the PR reviews
* fix: multiple web_search ToolMessages only showing last result
* fix: Missing Required Fields in Plan Validation
* fix: the exception of plan validation
* Fixed the test errors
* Addressed the comments of the PR reviews
* fix: the crawling error when encountering PDF URLs
* Added the unit test for the new feature of crawl tool
* fix: address the code review problems
* fix: address the code review problems
