Chapter 5 · GitHub facts 2026-10-22
RD-Agent
What it does
The GitHub description says RD-Agent automates data and model R&D. The README describes a quant scenario that proposes and implements factors and models on Qlib, and shows the commands rdagent fin_factor and rdagent fin_model. requirements.txt includes langchain, openai, litellm, and docker. This list files it as Microsoft’s R&D agent with a finance factor and strategy track. Performance figures printed in that README are not repeated here.
Repository facts
| Repository | microsoft/RD-Agent |
| GitHub description | Research and development (R&D) is crucial for the enhancement of industrial productivity, especially in the AI era, where the core aspects of R&D are mainly focused on data and models. We are committed to automating these high-value generic R&D processes through R&D-Agent, which lets AI drive data-driven AI. 🔗https://aka.ms/RD-Agent-Tech-Report |
| Stars | 15,019 |
| Forks | 1,981 |
| Created | 2024-04-03 |
| Default branch | main |
| Last commit | 2026-09-23 484776c |
| Last push | 2026-10-21 |
| License | MIT |
| Homepage | https://rdagent.azurewebsites.net/ |
| Primary language | Python |
| Languages | Python, Vue, Jupyter Notebook, Shell, JavaScript, CSS, Makefile, Dockerfile |
| Topics | agent, ai, automation, data-mining, data-science, development, llm, research |
Source: GitHub API, 2026-10-22.
Technical stack
Primary language reported by GitHub: Python. Languages reported by GitHub: Python, Vue, Jupyter Notebook, Shell, JavaScript, CSS, Makefile, Dockerfile.
Dependency files (package names only, as read on the fetch date):
requirements.txt:openai,litellm,langchain,langchain-community,pandas,numpy,scikit-learn,pyarrow,docker,pydantic-settings
Activity
Last commit on the default branch main: 2026-09-23 (484776c). Subject: chore(main): release 1.0.0 (#1286).
Last push to the repository: 2026-10-21. Created: 2024-04-03.
Who it is for
For people automating a propose-code-run loop on top of a platform such as Qlib.
In this list
Filed under: Chapter 5.
Category note: Quant Automation.
Related project pages: Qlib.