company-research-agent: Build Source-Backed Company Briefings

Overview

Company Research Agent is a web application for researching a company and assembling findings into a structured, source-backed briefing. Its multi-agent workflow gathers and curates material on the company, its industry, financial context, and recent news, then synthesizes and edits the report.

The project is useful when a researcher wants to accelerate initial diligence rather than gather and organize sources manually. It combines a React interface with a FastAPI backend, streams job progress to the browser, and can export completed reports as PDFs. Its output is a research aid, not a substitute for checking sources or making investment decisions.

Key Features

• Runs a research graph with analyzer, collector, curator, briefing, and editing stages.
• Uses Tavily search and relevance scoring to find and curate source material.
• Uses Gemini for briefing synthesis and OpenAI models for research tasks and final report editing.
• Accepts company details such as name, website, industry, and headquarters location.
• Streams research progress and completion events to the web interface.
• Exports report Markdown to PDF.
• Can persist jobs and reports in MongoDB; persistence is optional.

Use Cases

• Analysts can create a first-pass company and industry briefing before deeper diligence.
• Consultants can gather source material and recent news to prepare for client research.
• Founders or business teams can assemble a structured overview of a competitor or potential partner.
• Developers can use the application as a reference for building multi-agent research workflows with a web UI and progress streaming.

Project Facts

• Language: Python
• License: Apache-2.0
• Stars: 2.3k
• Forks: 322
• Topics: agents, ai, company, financial-analysis, gemini, gemini-3-flash, langchain, langgraph-python, multi-agent-systems, openai, python, research, tavily, tavily-api, tavily-search
• Archived: No
• Repository: guy-hartstein/company-research-agent
• Live application: companyresearcher.tavily.com

Getting Started

The project requires Python 3.11 or later, Node.js 18 or later, and backend API keys for Gemini and OpenAI. For a local setup, install backend dependencies with:

uv venv .venv
uv pip install -r requirements.txt

Configure the environment keys and frontend, then start the API and UI as described in the README. Docker Compose is also documented there.

Considerations

• Running research requires configured Gemini and OpenAI API keys, and Tavily access through a per-session key or an optional backend fallback key. These external services may have their own usage costs and limits.
• Research quality depends on retrieved sources and model output. Verify important claims against the cited material, especially for financial or investment-related decisions.
• MongoDB is optional, but without it jobs and reports are not configured for persistent storage.
• Google Maps credentials are only needed for the optional location autocomplete feature.