Agent
STORM
STORM is an open-source AI agent from Stanford University, launched in 2024, made for developers and businesses.
A research agent that writes Wikipedia-style reports with citations from web search.
Main jobs: Deep research reports. It is open source and free to use. You can use it on your own server, through an API and in the terminal.
Visit storm.genie.stanford.edu
Markdown version of https://godooo.ai/en/agent/storm. Every page on this site has one: add .md to its address.
At a glance
- Type
- Agent
- Made by
- Stanford University
- Launched
- 2024
- Galaxy
- Search & Research
- Pricing
- Open source, free
- Open source
- Yes · MIT
- Source code
- github.com/stanford-oval/storm
- GitHub stars
- 31,498
- How you run it
- Self-host · API · Terminal
- Made for
- Developers · Businesses
- Website
- storm.genie.stanford.edu
- Also known as
- Co-STORM · knowledge-storm
What it can do
Deep research reportsmain jobunconfirmed
“STORM is a LLM system that writes Wikipedia-like articles from scratch based on Internet search.”— github.com, 2026-09-24
Multi-agent orchestrationsupportedunconfirmed
“Co-STORM proposes a collaborative discourse protocol which implements a turn management policy to support smooth collaboration among - Co-STORM LLM experts”— github.com, 2026-09-24
Web search with answerssupportedunconfirmed
“The system conducts Internet-based research to collect references and generates an outline.”— github.com, 2026-09-24
unconfirmedproposed by a machine, awaiting calibration
Alternatives
- DeerFlowOpen source, freeAlso does: Deep research reports, Multi-agent orchestration, Web search with answers; runs offline
- PerplexityFree plan + paid upgradesAlso does: Deep research reports, Web search with answers; no code needed
- GPT ResearcherOpen source, freeAlso does: Deep research reports, Multi-agent orchestration, Web search with answers; runs offline; no code needed
- KimiFree plan + paid upgradesAlso does: Deep research reports, Web search with answers; no code needed
- GensparkFree plan + paid upgradesAlso does: Deep research reports, Web search with answers; no code needed
- Exa MCP ServerOpen source, freeAlso does: Web search with answers, Deep research reports
- Metaso 秘塔FreeAlso does: Web search with answers, Deep research reports; no code needed
- VaneOpen source, freeAlso does: Web search with answers, Deep research reports; runs offline; no code needed
- ChatGPTFree plan + paid upgradesAlso does: Deep research reports, Web search with answers; no code needed
- GeminiFree plan + paid upgradesAlso does: Deep research reports, Web search with answers; no code needed
- Firecrawl MCP ServerOpen source, freeAlso does: Deep research reports, Web search with answers
- Perplexity MCP ServerOpen source, freeAlso does: Deep research reports, Web search with answers; runs offline
Connections
- Built with
- DSPy
Questions
What is STORM?
STORM is an open-source AI agent from Stanford University, launched in 2024, made for developers and businesses. A research agent that writes Wikipedia-style reports with citations from web search.
Is STORM free?
Yes. STORM is open source (MIT) and free to use.
Is STORM open source?
Yes, under the MIT license. The source code is at https://github.com/stanford-oval/storm.
Can STORM run locally?
STORM can be self-hosted on your own server.
What can STORM do?
Main jobs: Deep research reports. It can also do: Multi-agent orchestration, Web search with answers.
Who makes STORM?
STORM is made by Stanford University.
What are open-source alternatives to STORM?
Open-source ones: DeerFlow, GPT Researcher, Exa MCP Server, Vane, Firecrawl MCP Server and Perplexity MCP Server. Others: Perplexity, Kimi, Genspark, Metaso 秘塔, ChatGPT and Gemini.
Sources
- github.com/stanford-oval/stormchecked 2026-09-24
- storm.genie.stanford.edu