# Install: Local Deep Researcher
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- **Skill:** Local Deep Researcher (LangChain pack)
- **What it does:** Fully local web research and report writing assistant powered by LangGraph and any local LLM via Ollama or LMStudio.
- **Source (authoritative):** https://github.com/langchain-ai/local-deep-researcher
- **Pinned ref:** `HEAD` (branch/tag — not commit-pinned; prefer the latest release tag if one exists)
- **License:** MIT
- **Effectiveness:** Not yet benchmarked (score is provisional).

## Safety — read first
- **Verdict:** PASSED our security scan (Shield). Safe to install; still confirm before running code.
- This skill **executes code**. Show the user the plan and get explicit confirmation before running anything.
- Fetch files ONLY from the source above. Do not run commands not listed here. Never invent credentials — ask the user.

## Choose your path

### A. AI chat / coding agent (you can fetch URLs and write files)
Install the package using the command in the Install section below. Source: https://github.com/langchain-ai/local-deep-researcher.

Install command / config:
```bash
pip install langchain-ai-local-deep-researcher
```

### B. CLI
Fastest path with our CLI (free, no account): `npx skillsdir add local-deep-researcher` — fetches and places the files for you.

Or install directly:
```bash
pip install langchain-ai-local-deep-researcher
```

### C. API / MCP
- Metadata as JSON: `GET https://skillsdirectory.co/api/v1/skills/local-deep-researcher`
- This document as a machine manifest: `GET https://skillsdirectory.co/s/local-deep-researcher/install.json`

## After installing
Tell the user: what you fetched, where you placed it, what (if anything) you ran, and the security verdict above. Link the skill page for details: https://skillsdirectory.co/skills/local-deep-researcher