microsoft/RD-Agent
Research and development (R&D) is crucial for the enhancement of industrial productivity, especially in the AI era, where the core aspects of R&D are mainly focused on data and models. We are committed to automating these high-value generic R&D processes through R&D-Agent, which lets AI drive data-driven AI. 🔗https://aka.ms/RD-Agent-Tech-Report observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
75/100
- Activity 96
- Release rhythm 55
- Longevity 63
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 24.5
- age_days: 882
- days_rel: 303
- days_push: 29
- n_releases_24m: 9
Adoption not part of the score
14342 stars · 1849 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
RD-Agent is a Microsoft open-source framework that uses LLM-powered agents to automate research and development processes such as factor mining, model development, and data-driven iteration. It lets AI agents propose, implement, and evolve data and models in a continuous R&D loop.
Use cases
- automate quantitative factor mining for finance
- let an LLM agent iteratively improve ML models
- automate data mining and feature engineering
- run an AI-driven R&D loop over my datasets
- auto-generate and evaluate model ideas from papers
- build an agent that evolves trading factors automatically
When to choose
- you want LLM agents to automate repetitive data science or quant research workflows
- you need a framework for iterative factor or model discovery
- you want a Microsoft-maintained, MIT-licensed agent framework with active development
When to avoid
- you need a simple one-shot AutoML tool rather than an agentic R&D loop
- you cannot run LLM API calls due to cost or privacy constraints
- your workflow is outside data/model-centric R&D domains
Facets
framework · maturity active
agent-framework machine-learning data-science llm-inference etl workflow-automation artificial-intelligence data-science large-language-models python rd-automation factor-mining model-evolution research-agent microsoft ai-agents automation linux docker
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/microsoft/RD-Agent · fetched 2026-08-28 · 17f38d8fe3f7
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| microsoft/RD-Agent | main | 75 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="microsoft/RD-Agent")
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