Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/bytedance/deer-flow/vs/wavetermdev/waveterm
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/bytedance/deer-flow/vs/wavetermdev/waveterm.md
Description: deer-flow and waveterm share 13 technologies: SQLite, React, Tailwind CSS, tailwind-merge, react-resizable-panels, ai, streamdown, shiki, papaparse, rehype-raw, rehype-sanitize, remark-gfm, and unist-util-visit. deer-flow is written in Python and waveterm in Go.

# deer-flow vs waveterm

deer-flow and waveterm share 13 technologies: SQLite, React, Tailwind CSS, tailwind-merge, react-resizable-panels, ai, streamdown, shiki, papaparse, rehype-raw, rehype-sanitize, remark-gfm, and unist-util-visit. deer-flow is written in Python and waveterm in Go.

- [bytedance/deer-flow](https://seerepo.com/r/bytedance/deer-flow): An open-source long-horizon SuperAgent harness that researches, codes, and creates. With the help of sandboxes, memories, tools, skill, subagents and message gateway, it handles different levels of tasks that could take minutes to hours.
- [wavetermdev/waveterm](https://seerepo.com/r/wavetermdev/waveterm): An open-source, AI-integrated, cross-platform terminal for seamless workflows

## What they share and what sets them apart

- In common: SQLite, React, Tailwind CSS, tailwind-merge, react-resizable-panels, ai, streamdown, shiki, papaparse, rehype-raw, rehype-sanitize, remark-gfm, unist-util-visit
- Only in deer-flow: FastAPI, aiosqlite, langgraph-checkpoint-sqlite, starlette, uvicorn, Next.js, SQLAlchemy, alembic, pyjwt, cryptography, bcrypt, LangChain, LangGraph, langchain-openai, langchain-mcp-adapters, e2b-code-interpreter, langchain-anthropic, exa-py, langchain-deepseek, langfuse, html5lib, beautifulsoup4, email-validator, jsonschema, kubernetes, class-variance-authority, next-themes, @uiw/codemirror-theme-monokai, sonner, Radix UI, motion, @tanstack/react-virtual, @uiw/react-codemirror, use-stick-to-bottom, @streamdown/code, canvas-confetti, cmdk, CodeMirror, embla-carousel-react, GSAP, Headless UI, Lucide, @radix-ui/react-icons, katex, qrcode.react, rehype-katex, remark-math, Zod
- Only in waveterm: net/http, Gorilla, go-sqlite3, Google, Electron, Vite, @floating-ui/react, monaco-editor, react-dnd, xterm, TanStack, monaco-yaml, react-dnd-html5-backend, @observablehq/plot, Mermaid, github.com/jmoiron/sqlx, github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v5, @ai-sdk/react, html-to-image, pngjs, react-markdown, rehype-highlight, rehype-slug, yaml, github.com/invopop/jsonschema, winston, recharts

## Side by side

| | deer-flow | waveterm |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 1,085,017 lines written, 1,515 code files | 149,008 lines written, 598 code files |
| Who writes it | 12.7% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Codex, and Factory | 2.8% of its commits signed by AI. With GitHub Copilot, CodeRabbit, Claude Code, and Kilo Code |
| Activity | Last push November 4, 2026, 4,588 commits, 84,984 stars | Last push November 3, 2026, 2,655 commits, 22,653 stars |
| Tests | 1,922 test files. 72.5% of its code files have a test that imports them | 60 test files. 16.6% of its code files have a test that imports them |

- Size: Lines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
- Who writes it: A commit counts as AI's when it carries its signature: a Co-Authored-By line, its author name or the merge of its branch.
- Activity: From GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.
- Tests: The files that test the code, and the share of code files a test imports.

## Frequently asked questions

### Which is bigger, deer-flow or waveterm?

deer-flow, with 1,085,017 lines written; waveterm has 149,008.

The proof: [bytedance/deer-flow's code at commit a46d922](https://github.com/bytedance/deer-flow/tree/a46d9221f8ab029ef0b7b8caae25c10ab4153395)

### Which has more GitHub stars, deer-flow or waveterm?

deer-flow, with 84,984 stars; waveterm has 22,653.

The proof: [bytedance/deer-flow on GitHub](https://github.com/bytedance/deer-flow)

### Which has more tests, deer-flow or waveterm?

deer-flow, with 1,922 test files; waveterm has 60.

The proof: [bytedance/deer-flow's code at commit a46d922](https://github.com/bytedance/deer-flow/tree/a46d9221f8ab029ef0b7b8caae25c10ab4153395)

### Which was updated more recently, deer-flow or waveterm?

deer-flow: its last push was on November 4, 2026, and waveterm's on November 3, 2026.

The proof: [bytedance/deer-flow's commits on GitHub](https://github.com/bytedance/deer-flow/commits)

### Which has more commits signed by AI, deer-flow or waveterm?

deer-flow: an AI signed 12.7% of its commits, with Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Codex, and Factory; in waveterm, 2.8%.

The proof: [the commits each tool signed in bytedance/deer-flow](https://seerepo.com/r/bytedance/deer-flow/ai)

## Sources

- bytedance/deer-flow: Read on November 4, 2026, at commit a46d922 (https://github.com/bytedance/deer-flow/tree/a46d9221f8ab029ef0b7b8caae25c10ab4153395)
- wavetermdev/waveterm: Read on November 4, 2026, at commit 9f1c967 (https://github.com/wavetermdev/waveterm/tree/9f1c9670d407be3b93cf090319a63ef30bf54d0e)

## What is your repo built with?

Any public repo, with no account: https://seerepo.com/r/owner/repo/built, with the owner and name it has on GitHub.