GitHub facts 2026-10-22
Open-source financial research/report agents compared
The first table is four chapter 2 repositories whose listings are research or report agents: Dexter, FinRobot, ai-financial-agent, and FinSight. The second table is two workbenches from the same chapter, FinceptTerminal and LangAlpha. Each group is ordered by GitHub stars on 2026-10-22. Other chapter 2 entries stay on the chapter page. This is not a ranking of memo quality.
Research and report agents
| Repository | Stars | Forks | Last commit | License | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dexter · virattt/dexter | 27,706 | 3,418 | 2026-09-23 | No LICENSE file; README says MIT | TypeScript |
| FinRobot · AI4Finance-Foundation/FinRobot | 8,264 | 1,395 | 2026-09-28 | Apache-2.0 | Python |
| ai-financial-agent · virattt/ai-financial-agent | 2,034 | 408 | 2025-08-19 | Apache-2.0 text; API: NOASSERTION | TypeScript |
| FinSight · RUC-NLPIR/FinSight | 276 | 54 | 2026-02-13 | GPL-3.0 | Jupyter Notebook |
Source: GitHub API, 2026-10-22.
Dexter
TypeScript research agent. package.json depends on LangChain packages and runs with Bun. See the project page for the license wording.
FinRobot
Agent platform. The README separates an educational AutoGen tree from a later Python and desktop stack. See the project page.
virattt/ai-financial-agent
The README calls it a proof of concept for investment research and says it is not for real trading. package.json depends on the Vercel AI SDK packages ai and @ai-sdk/openai. The default-branch commit is 2025-08-19.
RUC-NLPIR/FinSight
The README describes a multi-agent system that goes from data collection to a publication-ready report, and states Python 3.10+. GitHub’s primary language is Jupyter Notebook. GitHub reports GPL-3.0. The default-branch commit is 2026-02-13.
License notes
- virattt/dexter. The GitHub license API returns 404 (no detected license file). The README section "License" states that the project is licensed under the MIT License.
- virattt/ai-financial-agent. The LICENSE file is the Apache License 2.0 text and its copyright line reads "Copyright 2024 Vercel, Inc." GitHub's license API returns SPDX NOASSERTION.
Workbenches from the same chapter
| Repository | Stars | Forks | Last commit | License | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FinceptTerminal · Fincept-Corporation/FinceptTerminal | 32,901 | 4,685 | 2026-10-13 | AGPL-3.0 text; API: NOASSERTION | C++ |
| LangAlpha · ginlix-ai/LangAlpha | 1,982 | 325 | 2026-10-22 | Apache-2.0 | Python |
Source: GitHub API, 2026-10-22.
Fincept-Corporation/FinceptTerminal
This list files it as an open-source finance terminal with market analytics, built-in AI research agents, and broker or backtest hooks. GitHub’s primary language is C++. The LICENSE file is the AGPL-3.0 text; the API label is in the note under the table.
ginlix-ai/LangAlpha
This list’s line calls it a Claude Code style workbench for financial markets research. The GitHub description on the fetch date is “Claude Code for Financial Market.” The README headline on that date says “The harness for agentic trading” and describes research, a thesis, and brokerage orders inside permissions the user sets. pyproject.toml depends on LangChain and LangGraph. GitHub reports Apache-2.0.
License notes
- Fincept-Corporation/FinceptTerminal. The LICENSE file is the GNU Affero General Public License version 3 text (copyright line: 2025-2026 Fincept Corporation). GitHub's license API returns SPDX NOASSERTION.
The full chapter is Investment Research. Project pages: Dexter, FinRobot. FinGPT is a model repository, compared separately on FinGPT vs TradingAgents.