opendraft 1.6.26

Generate master-level research papers with real citations in minutes

OpenDraft Engine

The Python AI engine that powers thesis draft generation. Contains the 19-agent pipeline, citation research, and export functionality.

Structure

engine/
├── draft_generator.py      # Main 19-stage pipeline orchestrator
├── config.py               # Model settings, API keys, rate limits
├── utils/
│   ├── agent_runner.py     # Agent execution engine
│   ├── api_citations/      # Citation APIs (CrossRef, Semantic Scholar)
│   ├── citation_*.py       # Citation management & validation
│   ├── export_professional.py  # PDF/DOCX export
│   ├── pdf_engines/        # Pandoc, WeasyPrint engines
│   └── deep_research.py    # Research phase utilities
├── prompts/
│   ├── 00_WORKFLOW.md      # Complete agent workflow
│   ├── 01_research/        # Deep Research, Scout, Scribe, Signal
│   ├── 02_structure/       # Architect, Citation Manager, Formatter
│   ├── 03_compose/         # Crafter, Thread, Narrator
│   ├── 04_validate/        # Skeptic, Verifier, Referee
│   ├── 05_refine/          # Citation Verifier, Voice, Entropy, Polish
│   └── 06_enhance/         # Abstract Generator, Enhancer
└── opendraft/              # CLI tools

Usage

Run Pipeline Directly

cd engine
python draft_generator.py --topic "Your research topic" --level master

Academic Levels

Level	Words	Chapters	Time
research_paper	3-5k	3-4	5-10 min
bachelor	10-15k	5-7	8-15 min
master	20-30k	7-10	10-25 min
phd	50-80k	10-15	20-40 min

Environment Variables

Required in .env (project root):

GEMINI_API_KEY=your-key      # Required
PROXY_LIST=...               # Optional: for faster research
SCOUT_PARALLEL_WORKERS=32    # Optional: parallelism

Dependencies

pip install -r requirements.txt