# Quant Automation

> Chapter 5 · Reading note · Web version: https://finance-agents.dev/categories/quant-automation

Chapter 5 lists agent loops that mine factors, write strategy code, run backtests, and iterate. The chapter question is how that loop stays honest about overfitting.

Full entry list: [Quant Automation](/chapters/5-quantitative-research-automation). The chapter page ends with a pitfall note.

## What the chapter covers

- Research automation systems

## Project pages

- [Qlib](/projects/qlib)
- [RD-Agent](/projects/rd-agent)


## Who it is for

For someone automating a research loop on top of a quant platform, not for a single trading signal.

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