OpenResearch runs parallel AI research agents locally with full experiment traceability

OpenResearch, an open-source tool developed by the alphaXiv team, allows multiple AI agents to explore different research directions simultaneously using separate git worktrees to avoid file conflicts. The project, built primarily in Rust and licensed under MIT, emphasizes reproducibility by creating immutable, git-native archives of every experimental run so researchers can trace exactly which code version produced which result. An Autoresearch mode enables agents to autonomously propose ideas, modify code, run experiments, and decide next steps without human intervention at each stage. The tool runs entirely on localhost with a local SQLite database, and the developers explicitly state that project creation and experiment runs do not transmit user code externally. Usage telemetry is opt-out and is documented to exclude code, prompts, file contents, tokens, and other sensitive identifiers, with a simple command available to disable it entirely.