AdvancedResearch

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AdvancedResearch

About this agent

An open-source implementation of Anthropic's multi-agent deep research system as defined in: https://www.anthropic.com/engineering/built-multi-agent-research-system built with the swarms framework

Anthropic Multi-Agent Architecture

Advanced Research System (Based on Anthropic's Paper)

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PyPI version
Python 3.10+
License: MIT

An enhanced implementation of the orchestrator-worker pattern from Anthropic's paper, "How we built our multi-agent research system," using the swarms framework. This system achieves 90.2% performance improvement over single-agent systems through advanced parallel execution, LLM-as-judge evaluation, and professional report generation with export capabilities.

✨ Key Features

FeatureDescription
Enhanced Orchestrator-Worker ArchitectureA LeadResearcherAgent with explicit thinking processes plans and synthesizes, while specialized ResearchSubagent workers execute focused tasks with iterative search capabilities.
Advanced Web Search IntegrationUtilizes exa_search with quality scoring, source reliability assessment, and multi-loop search strategies for comprehensive research.
LLM-as-Judge EvaluationSophisticated progress evaluation system that determines research completeness, identifies missing topics, and guides iterative refinement.
High-Performance Parallel ExecutionLeverages ThreadPoolExecutor to run up to 5 specialized agents concurrently, achieving 90% time reduction for complex queries.
Professional Citation SystemEnhanced CitationAgent with intelligent source descriptions, quality-based formatting, and academic-style citations.
Export FunctionalityBuilt-in report export to Markdown files with customizable paths, automatic timestamping, and comprehensive metadata.
Multi-Layer Error RecoveryAdvanced error handling with fallback content generation, emergency report creation, and adaptive task refinement.
Enhanced State ManagementComprehensive orchestration metrics, conversation history tracking, and persistent agent states.

🏗️ Architecture

The system follows a dynamic, multi-phase workflow with enhanced coordination:

CODE
                [User Query + Export Options]  
                            │  
                            ▼  
           ┌─────────────────────────────────┐  
           │    LeadResearcherAgent          │ (Enhanced Orchestrator)  
           │  - Query Analysis & Planning    │  
           │  - LLM-as-Judge Evaluation      │  
           │  - Iterative Strategy Refinement│  
           └─────────────────────────────────┘  
                            │ 1. Analyze & Decompose (with thinking process)  
                            ▼  
       ┌─────────────────────────────────────────┐  
       │         Parallel Sub-Tasks              │  
       │      (Up to 5 concurrent tasks)         │  
       └─────────────────────────────────────────┘  
          │           │           │           │  
          ▼           ▼           ▼           ▼  
    ┌──────────┐ ┌──────────┐ ┌──────────┐ ┌──────────┐  
    │SubAgent 1│ │SubAgent 2│ │SubAgent 3│ │SubAgent N│ (Specialized Workers)  
    │Multi-loop│ │Multi-loop│ │Multi-loop│ │Multi-loop│  
    │ Search   │ │ Search   │ │ Search   │ │ Search   │  
    └──────────┘ └──────────┘ └──────────┘ └──────────┘  
          │           │           │           │  
          ▼           ▼           ▼           ▼  
       ┌─────────────────────────────────────────┐  
       │     Enhanced Results Aggregation        │  
       │  - Quality Assessment & Confidence      │  
       │  - Source Deduplication & Scoring       │  
       └─────────────────────────────────────────┘  
                            │ 2. Synthesis & LLM-as-Judge Evaluation  
                            ▼  
           ┌─────────────────────────────────┐  
           │    LeadResearcherAgent          │  
           │  - Completeness Assessment      │  
           │  - Gap Identification           │  
           │  - Iterative Refinement         │  
           └─────────────────────────────────┘  
                            │ 3. Generate Final Report  
                            ▼  
           ┌─────────────────────────────────┐  
           │      Enhanced CitationAgent     │ (Post-Processor)  
           │  - Smart Source Descriptions    │  
           │  - Professional Citations       │  
           │  - Quality Assurance            │  
           └─────────────────────────────────┘  
                            │ 4. Export & Delivery  
                            ▼  
              [Final Cited Report + Optional Export]  

🔄 Enhanced Workflow Process

  1. Strategic Planning: Advanced query analysis with explicit thinking processes and complexity assessment
  2. Parallel Research: Multiple ResearchSubagent workers with 3-loop search strategies execute concurrently
  3. LLM-as-Judge Evaluation: Sophisticated progress assessment identifies gaps and determines iteration needs
  4. Professional Citation: Enhanced processing with intelligent source descriptions and quality indicators
  5. Export & Delivery: Optional file export with customizable paths and comprehensive metadata

📦 Installation

Prerequisites

  • Python 3.10 or higher
  • API keys for Claude (Anthropic) and Exa search

Install with uv (Recommended)

uv provides the fastest and most reliable package management experience:

BASH
# Install uv if you haven't already  
curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh

# Install the package  
uv add advancedresearch

# Or create a new project with advancedresearch  
uv init my-research-project  
cd my-research-project  
uv add advancedresearch  

Alternative Installation Methods

BASH
# Using pip  
pip install advancedresearch

# Using poetry  
poetry add advancedresearch  

Development Installation

For development or to access the latest features:

BASH
# Clone the repository  
git clone https://github.com/The-Swarm-Corporation/AdvancedResearch.git  
cd AdvancedResearch

# Install with uv (recommended)  
uv sync

# Or with poetry  
poetry install

# Or with pip  
pip install -e .  

Why uv?

We recommend uv for the best experience with AdvancedResearch:

  • ⚡ 10-100x faster than pip for dependency resolution and installation
  • 🔒 Reliable: Deterministic builds with automatic virtual environment management
  • 🎯 Simple: Single tool for project management, dependency resolution, and Python version management
  • 🔄 Compatible: Drop-in replacement for pip with better performance

Environment Setup

Create a .env file in your project root:

BASH
# Claude API Key (Primary LLM)  
ANTHROPIC_API_KEY="your_anthropic_api_key_here"

# Exa Search API Key  
EXA_API_KEY="your_exa_api_key_here"

# Optional: OpenAI API Key (alternative LLM)  
OPENAI_API_KEY="your_openai_api_key_here"  

🚀 Quick Start

Complete uv Workflow

Get started with AdvancedResearch using uv for the optimal experience:

BASH
# Install uv (if not already installed)  
curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh

# Create a new project  
uv init my-research-project  
cd my-research-project

# Add advancedresearch  
uv add advancedresearch

# Create your research script  
cat > research.py << 'EOF'  
from advancedresearch import AdvancedResearch

# Initialize the system  
research_system = AdvancedResearch()

# Run research  
results = research_system.research(  
    "What are the latest developments in quantum computing?",  
    export=True,  
    export_path="quantum_computing_report.md"  
)

print(f"Research completed! Report: {results['research_metadata']['exported_to']}")  
EOF

# Run your research  
uv run research.py  

Example

PYTHON
from advanced_research import AdvancedResearch

# Initialize the system  
research_system = AdvancedResearch(max_iterations=1)

# Run research  
results = research_system.research(  
    "What are the latest developments in quantum computing?",  
    export=True,  
    export_path="quantum_computing_report.md",  
)

print(results)  

🤝 Contributing

This implementation is part of the open-source swarms ecosystem. We welcome contributions!

  1. Fork the repository
  2. Create a feature branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing-research-feature)
  3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add amazing feature')
  4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/amazing-research-feature)
  5. Open a Pull Request

Development Setup with uv

BASH
# Clone and setup development environment  
git clone https://github.com/The-Swarm-Corporation/AdvancedResearch.git  
cd AdvancedResearch

# Install development dependencies with uv (recommended)  
uv sync --dev

# Run tests  
uv run pytest

# Run linting  
uv run ruff check .  
uv run black --check .

# Run type checking  
uv run mypy advanced_research/

# Format code  
uv run black .  
uv run ruff check --fix .  

📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.

📚 Citation

If you use this work in your research, please cite both the original paper and this implementation:

BIBTEX
@misc{anthropic2024researchsystem,  
    title={How we built our multi-agent research system},  
    author={Anthropic},  
    year={2024},  
    month={June},  
    url={https://www.anthropic.com/engineering/built-multi-agent-research-system}  
}

@software{advancedresearch2024,  
    title={AdvancedResearch: Enhanced Multi-Agent Research System},  
    author={The Swarm Corporation},  
    year={2024},  
    url={https://github.com/The-Swarm-Corporation/AdvancedResearch},  
    note={Implementation based on Anthropic's multi-agent research system paper}  
}

@software{swarms_framework,  
    title={Swarms: An Open-Source Multi-Agent Framework},  
    author={Kye Gomez},  
    year={2023},  
    url={https://github.com/kyegomez/swarms}  
}

🔗 Related Work

📞 Support

<p align="center"> <strong>Built with <a href="https://github.com/kyegomez/swarms">Swarms</a> framework for production-grade agentic applications </strong> </p>

Source: https://github.com/The-Swarm-Corporation/AdvancedResearch

Requirements

PackageInstallation
requestspip3 install requests

Agent Code

The main implementation code for this agent

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