Like the original DeerFlow 1.0, we would love to give the community a minimalistic and easy-to-use web interface with a more modern and flexible architecture.

Tech Stack

Framework: Next.js 16 with App Router
UI: React 19, Tailwind CSS 4, Shadcn UI, MagicUI and React Bits
AI Integration: LangGraph SDK and Vercel AI Elements

Quick Start

Prerequisites

Node.js 22+
pnpm 10.26.2+

Installation

# Install dependencies
pnpm install

# Copy environment variables
cp .env.example .env
# Edit .env with your configuration

Development

# Start development server
pnpm dev

# The app will be available at http://localhost:3000

Build

# Type check
pnpm typecheck

# Lint
pnpm lint

# Build for production
pnpm build

# Start production server
pnpm start

Site Map

├── /                    # Landing page
├── /chats               # Chat list
├── /chats/new           # New chat page
└── /chats/[thread_id]   # A specific chat page

Configuration

Environment Variables

Key environment variables (see .env.example for full list):

# Backend API URLs (optional, uses nginx proxy by default)
NEXT_PUBLIC_BACKEND_BASE_URL="http://localhost:8001"
# LangGraph API URLs (optional, uses nginx proxy by default)
NEXT_PUBLIC_LANGGRAPH_BASE_URL="http://localhost:2024"

Project Structure

src/
├── app/                    # Next.js App Router pages
│   ├── api/                # API routes
│   ├── workspace/          # Main workspace pages
│   └── mock/               # Mock/demo pages
├── components/             # React components
│   ├── ui/                 # Reusable UI components
│   ├── workspace/          # Workspace-specific components
│   ├── landing/            # Landing page components
│   └── ai-elements/        # AI-related UI elements
├── core/                   # Core business logic
│   ├── api/                # API client & data fetching
│   ├── artifacts/          # Artifact management
│   ├── config/              # App configuration
│   ├── i18n/               # Internationalization
│   ├── mcp/                # MCP integration
│   ├── messages/           # Message handling
│   ├── models/             # Data models & types
│   ├── settings/           # User settings
│   ├── skills/             # Skills system
│   ├── threads/            # Thread management
│   ├── todos/              # Todo system
│   └── utils/              # Utility functions
├── hooks/                  # Custom React hooks
├── lib/                    # Shared libraries & utilities
├── server/                 # Server-side code (Not available yet)
│   └── better-auth/        # Authentication setup (Not available yet)
└── styles/                 # Global styles

Scripts

Command	Description
`pnpm dev`	Start development server with Turbopack
`pnpm build`	Build for production
`pnpm start`	Start production server
`pnpm lint`	Run ESLint
`pnpm lint:fix`	Fix ESLint issues
`pnpm typecheck`	Run TypeScript type checking
`pnpm check`	Run both lint and typecheck

Development Notes

Uses pnpm workspaces (see packageManager in package.json)
Turbopack enabled by default in development for faster builds
Environment validation can be skipped with SKIP_ENV_VALIDATION=1 (useful for Docker)
Backend API URLs are optional; nginx proxy is used by default in development

License

MIT License. See LICENSE for details.