# Dexter

> Chapter 2 · GitHub facts 2026-10-22 · Web version: https://finance-agents.dev/projects/dexter

## What it does

The README describes Dexter as an autonomous financial research agent that plans tasks, reflects, and uses market data. `package.json` names the package `dexter-ts` and its start script is `bun run`. Dependencies include `@langchain/core`, provider packages for Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, and Ollama, plus `better-sqlite3` and `playwright`. This list files it as a deep research agent with tool use and structured reports.

## Repository facts

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| Repository | [virattt/dexter](https://github.com/virattt/dexter) |
| GitHub description | An autonomous agent for deep financial research |
| Stars | 27,706 |
| Forks | 3,418 |
| Created | 2025-10-14 |
| Default branch | `main` |
| Last commit | [2026-09-23](https://github.com/virattt/dexter/commit/534f6be455523c5926eba72bdaf4f914555be5c9) `534f6be` |
| Last push | 2026-09-23 |
| License | No LICENSE file; README says MIT |
| Primary language | TypeScript |
| Languages | TypeScript, HTML, Shell, JavaScript |

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Source: GitHub API, 2026-10-22.

The GitHub license API returns 404 (no detected license file). The README section "License" states that the project is licensed under the MIT License.


## Technical stack

Primary language reported by GitHub: TypeScript.
Languages reported by GitHub: TypeScript, HTML, Shell, JavaScript.

Dependency files (package names only, as read on the fetch date):
- `package.json`: `@langchain/anthropic`, `@langchain/core`, `@langchain/exa`, `@langchain/google-genai`, `@langchain/ollama`, `@langchain/openai`, `@langchain/tavily`, `better-sqlite3`, `playwright`, `zod`

## Activity

Last commit on the default branch `main`: 2026-09-23 ([`534f6be`](https://github.com/virattt/dexter/commit/534f6be455523c5926eba72bdaf4f914555be5c9)). Subject: Bump @langchain/anthropic to 1.5.11 for Claude 5 thinking support.

Last push to the repository: 2026-09-23. Created: 2025-10-14.

## Who it is for

For people reading a TypeScript research agent that calls tools and writes a report. The repository does not describe a hosted product.

## In this list

Filed under: [Chapter 2](/chapters/2-investment-research-and-deep-research).

Category note: [Investment Research](/categories/investment-research).

Related project pages: [FinRobot](/projects/finrobot).

Comparisons: [Open-source financial research/report agents compared](/compare/financial-research-agents).

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GitHub facts: 2026-10-22. CC0 1.0 · https://github.com/aowang-ai/awesome-finance-agents

Maintained by Ao Wang (https://aowang.ai).