Open-Source Models Can Run Research Agents Too
PrajwalTomar_ · x · 2026-07-16
The author added that what truly surprised them was the agent's execution process: it mimics a human analyst by opening web pages, clicking through sites, and generating the exact intake questions the author would have asked.
They emphasized that this workflow is powered by an open-source model like Kimi K2.6, took less than 20 minutes to set up, and concluded by stating they never want humans doing this repetitive, manual grunt work again.
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