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# Dexter

> Autonomous financial research agent that decomposes investment questions, pulls real market data, self-validates, and returns analyst-grade answers.

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# Dexter

**"Claude Code, but for financial research" — an autonomous agent that breaks down complex investment questions, gathers real data, and validates its own work.**

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## What it is

Dexter is an autonomous financial research agent built in TypeScript. Given a complex financial question — "What are the key risks in Nvidia's current valuation?" — it decomposes the inquiry into a structured research plan, selects and calls appropriate financial data tools (income statements, balance sheets, cash flow data, real-time price feeds), iteratively executes the research, self-validates via reflection loops, and returns comprehensive findings. Safety guardrails including loop detection and execution limits prevent runaway behavior.

The project is described as "Claude Code, but built specifically for financial research" by its author virattt, a prominent AI × finance developer and content creator. Unlike generic research agents, Dexter is purpose-built for financial domains with relevant data tools and domain-specific validation patterns.

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  **Use this when** you need to automate deep equity or financial research — multi-source analysis that synthesizes fundamental data, market context, and financial statements into a coherent answer — without manually orchestrating each data-gathering step.
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## Get started

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    Source, API setup, and usage examples.
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