@researai/deepscientist 1.5.7 → 1.5.9

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package/README.md

@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ Install DeepScientist:
 npm install -g @researai/deepscientist
 ```
 
+For the best experience, we recommend using GPT-5.4 in `xhigh` mode (for example, via the $20 GPT Plus plan or the $200 GPT Pro plan); if you are in China, we recommend the MiniMax-M2.7 Token Plan (Max plan): https://platform.minimaxi.com/subscribe/token-plan
+
 ## Start
 
 ```bash
@@ -37,7 +39,7 @@ Parameter meanings:
 
 - `--yolo`: run Codex in YOLO mode, which sets `approval_policy=never` and `sandbox_mode=danger-full-access`
 - `--port 20999`: bind the local web workspace to port `20999`
-- `--here`: use the current working directory as the DeepScientist home
+- `--here`: create or use `./DeepScientist` under the current working directory as the DeepScientist home
 
 On first start, `ds` will:
 
@@ -72,13 +74,13 @@ The default DeepScientist home is:
 
 Use `ds --home <path>` if you want to place the runtime somewhere else.
 
-If you want to use the current working directory directly as the DeepScientist home, use:
+If you want to place the DeepScientist home under the current working directory, use:
 
 ```bash
 ds --here
 ```
 
-This is equivalent to launching with `ds --home "$PWD"`.
+This is equivalent to launching with `ds --home "$PWD/DeepScientist"`.
 
 Useful launch examples:
 
@@ -124,6 +126,8 @@ This installs a lightweight TinyTeX `pdflatex` runtime for local paper compilati
 - [快速开始（中文）](docs/zh/00_QUICK_START.md)
 - [QQ Connector Guide (English)](docs/en/03_QQ_CONNECTOR_GUIDE.md)
 - [QQ Connector Guide (中文)](docs/zh/03_QQ_CONNECTOR_GUIDE.md)
+- [Memory and MCP Guide (English)](docs/en/07_MEMORY_AND_MCP.md)
+- [Memory 与 MCP 指南（中文）](docs/zh/07_MEMORY_AND_MCP.md)
 
 ## Maintainers
 
@@ -149,4 +153,4 @@ url={https://openreview.net/forum?id=cZFgsLq8Gs}
 
 ## License
 
-[MIT](LICENSE)
+[Apache License 2.0](LICENSE)

package/bin/ds.js

@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ Launcher flags:
   --stop                Stop the managed daemon
   --restart             Restart the managed daemon
   --home <path>         Use a custom DeepScientist home
-  --here                Use the current working directory as DeepScientist home
+  --here                Create/use ./DeepScientist under the current working directory as home
   --proxy <url>         Use an outbound HTTP/WS proxy for npm and Python runtime traffic
   --yolo                Run Codex in YOLO mode: approval_policy=never and sandbox_mode=danger-full-access
   --quest-id <id>       Open the TUI on one quest directly
@@ -220,6 +220,17 @@ function compareVersions(left, right) {
   return 0;
 }
 
+function hasActiveBusyUpdate(state, currentVersion) {
+  if (!state || !state.busy) {
+    return false;
+  }
+  const targetVersion = normalizeVersion(state.target_version || state.latest_version || '');
+  if (!targetVersion) {
+    return false;
+  }
+  return compareVersions(targetVersion, currentVersion) > 0;
+}
+
 function detectInstallMode(rootPath = repoRoot) {
   const normalized = String(rootPath || '');
   return normalized.includes(`${path.sep}node_modules${path.sep}`) ? 'npm-package' : 'source-checkout';
@@ -326,6 +337,8 @@ function buildUpdateStatus(home, statePatch = {}) {
   const support = updateSupportSummary(installMode, npmBinary, launcherPath);
   const currentVersion = normalizeVersion(state.current_version || packageJson.version);
   const latestVersion = normalizeVersion(state.latest_version || '');
+  const targetVersion = normalizeVersion(state.target_version || '');
+  const busy = hasActiveBusyUpdate(state, currentVersion);
   const promptedVersion = normalizeVersion(state.last_prompted_version || '');
   const updateAvailable = Boolean(latestVersion) && compareVersions(latestVersion, currentVersion) > 0;
   const skippedVersion = normalizeVersion(state.last_skipped_version || '');
@@ -333,7 +346,7 @@ function buildUpdateStatus(home, statePatch = {}) {
   const skippedCurrentTarget = Boolean(updateAvailable && skippedVersion && skippedVersion === latestVersion);
   const promptRecommended =
     Boolean(updateAvailable)
-    && !Boolean(state.busy)
+    && !busy
     && !promptedCurrentTarget
     && !skippedCurrentTarget
     ;
@@ -348,7 +361,7 @@ function buildUpdateStatus(home, statePatch = {}) {
     latest_version: latestVersion || null,
     update_available: updateAvailable,
     prompt_recommended: promptRecommended,
-    busy: Boolean(state.busy),
+    busy,
     last_checked_at: state.last_checked_at || null,
     last_check_error: state.last_check_error || null,
     last_prompted_at: state.last_prompted_at || null,
@@ -358,7 +371,7 @@ function buildUpdateStatus(home, statePatch = {}) {
     last_update_started_at: state.last_update_started_at || null,
     last_update_finished_at: state.last_update_finished_at || null,
     last_update_result: state.last_update_result || null,
-    target_version: normalizeVersion(state.target_version || '') || null,
+    target_version: busy ? targetVersion || latestVersion || null : null,
     manual_update_command: updateManualCommand(installMode),
     reason: support.reason,
   };
@@ -371,8 +384,16 @@ function checkForUpdates(home, { force = false, timeoutMs = 3500 } = {}) {
   const npmBinary = resolveNpmBinary();
   const launcherPath = resolveLauncherPath();
   const support = updateSupportSummary(installMode, npmBinary, launcherPath);
+  const existingBusyIsStale = Boolean(existing.busy) && !hasActiveBusyUpdate(existing, currentVersion);
 
   if (!force && existing.current_version === currentVersion && !isExpired(existing.last_checked_at, UPDATE_CHECK_TTL_MS)) {
+    if (existingBusyIsStale) {
+      const repaired = mergeUpdateState(home, {
+        busy: false,
+        target_version: null,
+      });
+      return buildUpdateStatus(home, repaired);
+    }
     return buildUpdateStatus(home);
   }
 
@@ -392,6 +413,13 @@ function checkForUpdates(home, { force = false, timeoutMs = 3500 } = {}) {
     last_checked_at: new Date().toISOString(),
     last_check_error: probe.ok ? null : probe.error,
   });
+  if (Boolean(patched.busy) && !hasActiveBusyUpdate(patched, currentVersion)) {
+    const repaired = mergeUpdateState(home, {
+      busy: false,
+      target_version: null,
+    });
+    return buildUpdateStatus(home, repaired);
+  }
   return buildUpdateStatus(home, patched);
 }
 
@@ -439,7 +467,7 @@ function resolveHome(args) {
     return path.resolve(args[index + 1]);
   }
   if (args.includes('--here')) {
-    return process.cwd();
+    return path.join(process.cwd(), 'DeepScientist');
   }
   if (process.env.DEEPSCIENTIST_HOME) {
     return path.resolve(process.env.DEEPSCIENTIST_HOME);
@@ -610,10 +638,10 @@ function renderLaunchHints({ home, url, bindUrl, pythonSelection, yolo }) {
 
   console.log(colorize('\u001B[1;38;5;39m', 'Quick Flags'));
   renderKeyValueRows([
-    ['ds --yolo --port 20999 --here', 'Start in the current directory with YOLO Codex access'],
+    ['ds --yolo --port 20999 --here', 'Start in ./DeepScientist under the current directory with YOLO Codex access'],
     ['ds --port 21000', 'Change the web port'],
     ['ds --host 0.0.0.0 --port 21000', 'Bind on all interfaces'],
-    ['ds --here', 'Use the current directory as home'],
+    ['ds --here', 'Use ./DeepScientist under the current directory as home'],
     ['ds --both', 'Start web + TUI together'],
     ['ds --tui', 'Start the terminal workspace only'],
     ['ds --no-browser', 'Do not auto-open the browser'],
@@ -1142,6 +1170,40 @@ function buildGlobalWrapperScript({ installDir, home, commandName }) {
   return [
     '#!/usr/bin/env bash',
     'set -euo pipefail',
+    'WRAPPER_PATH="${BASH_SOURCE[0]}"',
+    'WRAPPER_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "$WRAPPER_PATH")" && pwd)"',
+    `PREFERRED_COMMAND="${commandName}"`,
+    'LOOKUP_PATH=""',
+    'OLD_IFS="$IFS"',
+    'IFS=:',
+    'for ENTRY in $PATH; do',
+    '  if [ -z "$ENTRY" ]; then',
+    '    continue',
+    '  fi',
+    '  ENTRY_REAL="$ENTRY"',
+    '  if ENTRY_CANONICAL="$(cd "$ENTRY" 2>/dev/null && pwd)"; then',
+    '    ENTRY_REAL="$ENTRY_CANONICAL"',
+    '  fi',
+    '  if [ "$ENTRY_REAL" = "$WRAPPER_DIR" ]; then',
+    '    continue',
+    '  fi',
+    '  if [ -z "$LOOKUP_PATH" ]; then',
+    '    LOOKUP_PATH="$ENTRY"',
+    '  else',
+    '    LOOKUP_PATH="$LOOKUP_PATH:$ENTRY"',
+    '  fi',
+    'done',
+    'IFS="$OLD_IFS"',
+    'if [ -n "$LOOKUP_PATH" ]; then',
+    '  if RESOLVED_LAUNCHER="$(PATH="$LOOKUP_PATH" command -v "$PREFERRED_COMMAND" 2>/dev/null)"; then',
+    '    if [ -n "$RESOLVED_LAUNCHER" ] && [ "$RESOLVED_LAUNCHER" != "$WRAPPER_PATH" ]; then',
+    '      if [ -z "${DEEPSCIENTIST_HOME:-}" ]; then',
+    `        export DEEPSCIENTIST_HOME="${home}"`,
+    '      fi',
+    '      exec "$RESOLVED_LAUNCHER" "$@"',
+    '    fi',
+    '  fi',
+    'fi',
     'if [ -z "${DEEPSCIENTIST_HOME:-}" ]; then',
     `  export DEEPSCIENTIST_HOME="${home}"`,
     'fi',
@@ -1150,6 +1212,18 @@ function buildGlobalWrapperScript({ installDir, home, commandName }) {
   ].join('\n');
 }
 
+function buildLauncherWrapperScript({ launcherPath, home }) {
+  return [
+    '#!/usr/bin/env bash',
+    'set -euo pipefail',
+    'if [ -z "${DEEPSCIENTIST_HOME:-}" ]; then',
+    `  export DEEPSCIENTIST_HOME="${home}"`,
+    'fi',
+    `exec "${launcherPath}" "$@"`,
+    '',
+  ].join('\n');
+}
+
 function writeExecutableScript(targetPath, content) {
   ensureDir(path.dirname(targetPath));
   fs.writeFileSync(targetPath, content, { encoding: 'utf8', mode: 0o755 });
@@ -1186,6 +1260,94 @@ function candidateWrapperPathsForCommand(commandName) {
   return candidates;
 }
 
+function parseLegacyWrapperCandidate(candidatePath) {
+  let stat = null;
+  try {
+    stat = fs.lstatSync(candidatePath);
+  } catch {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  if (stat.isSymbolicLink()) {
+    let resolved = null;
+    try {
+      resolved = fs.realpathSync(candidatePath);
+    } catch {
+      return null;
+    }
+    if (!/[\\/]cli[\\/]bin[\\/](?:ds|ds-cli|research|resear)(?:\.cmd)?$/.test(resolved)) {
+      return null;
+    }
+    return {
+      source: 'symlink',
+      execPath: resolved,
+      home: path.dirname(path.dirname(path.dirname(resolved))),
+    };
+  }
+
+  if (!stat.isFile()) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  let text = '';
+  try {
+    text = fs.readFileSync(candidatePath, 'utf8');
+  } catch {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  const execMatch = text.match(/exec "([^"\n]+[\\/]bin[\\/](?:ds|ds-cli|research|resear))" "\$@"/);
+  if (!execMatch) {
+    return null;
+  }
+  const execPath = execMatch[1];
+  if (!/[\\/]cli[\\/]bin[\\/](?:ds|ds-cli|research|resear)$/.test(execPath)) {
+    return null;
+  }
+  const homeMatch = text.match(/export DEEPSCIENTIST_HOME="([^"\n]+)"/);
+  return {
+    source: 'script',
+    execPath,
+    home: homeMatch ? homeMatch[1] : path.dirname(path.dirname(path.dirname(execPath))),
+  };
+}
+
+function repairLegacyPathWrappers({ home, launcherPath, force = false }) {
+  if (process.platform === 'win32') {
+    return [];
+  }
+  if (!launcherPath || !fs.existsSync(launcherPath)) {
+    return [];
+  }
+  if (!force && detectInstallMode(repoRoot) !== 'npm-package') {
+    return [];
+  }
+
+  const rewritten = [];
+  const seen = new Set();
+  for (const commandName of launcherWrapperCommands) {
+    for (const candidate of candidateWrapperPathsForCommand(commandName)) {
+      if (seen.has(candidate)) {
+        continue;
+      }
+      seen.add(candidate);
+      const legacy = parseLegacyWrapperCandidate(candidate);
+      if (!legacy) {
+        continue;
+      }
+      writeExecutableScript(
+        candidate,
+        buildLauncherWrapperScript({
+          launcherPath,
+          home: legacy.home || home,
+        })
+      );
+      rewritten.push(candidate);
+    }
+  }
+  return rewritten;
+}
+
 function rewriteLauncherWrappersIfPointingAtSource({ sourceHome, targetHome }) {
   if (process.platform === 'win32') {
     return [];
@@ -2622,19 +2784,45 @@ function spawnDetachedNode(args, options = {}) {
 async function performSelfUpdate(home, options = {}) {
   const status = checkForUpdates(home, { force: true });
   if (!status.update_available) {
+    const message = `DeepScientist is already on the latest version (${status.current_version}).`;
+    mergeUpdateState(home, {
+      current_version: status.current_version,
+      latest_version: status.latest_version,
+      busy: false,
+      target_version: null,
+      last_update_finished_at: new Date().toISOString(),
+      last_update_result: {
+        ok: true,
+        target_version: null,
+        message,
+      },
+    });
     return {
       ok: true,
       updated: false,
       status,
-      message: `DeepScientist is already on the latest version (${status.current_version}).`,
+      message,
     };
   }
   if (!status.can_self_update) {
+    const message = status.reason || `Manual update required: ${status.manual_update_command}`;
+    mergeUpdateState(home, {
+      current_version: status.current_version,
+      latest_version: status.latest_version,
+      busy: false,
+      target_version: null,
+      last_update_finished_at: new Date().toISOString(),
+      last_update_result: {
+        ok: false,
+        target_version: status.latest_version || null,
+        message,
+      },
+    });
     return {
       ok: false,
       updated: false,
       status,
-      message: status.reason || `Manual update required: ${status.manual_update_command}`,
+      message,
     };
   }
 
@@ -2697,6 +2885,11 @@ async function performSelfUpdate(home, options = {}) {
     };
   }
 
+  repairLegacyPathWrappers({
+    home,
+    launcherPath: resolveLauncherPath(),
+  });
+
   const restartDaemon =
     options.restartDaemon === true
     || (options.restartDaemon !== false && Boolean(daemonState?.pid || daemonState?.daemon_id));
@@ -2799,6 +2992,22 @@ async function startBackgroundUpdateWorker(home, options = {}) {
     };
   }
   const status = checkForUpdates(home, { force: false });
+  if (!status.update_available) {
+    return {
+      ok: true,
+      started: false,
+      message: `DeepScientist is already on the latest version (${status.current_version}).`,
+      status,
+    };
+  }
+  if (!status.can_self_update) {
+    return {
+      ok: false,
+      started: false,
+      message: status.reason || `Manual update required: ${status.manual_update_command}`,
+      status,
+    };
+  }
   mergeUpdateState(home, {
     current_version: status.current_version,
     latest_version: status.latest_version,
@@ -3311,6 +3520,10 @@ async function launcherMain(rawArgs) {
   const home = options.home || resolveHome(rawArgs);
   applyLauncherProxy(options.proxy);
   ensureDir(home);
+  repairLegacyPathWrappers({
+    home,
+    launcherPath: resolveLauncherPath(),
+  });
 
   if (options.stop) {
     await stopDaemon(home);
@@ -3460,6 +3673,8 @@ module.exports = {
     parseLauncherArgs,
     normalizeProxyUrl,
     parseMigrateArgs,
+    parseLegacyWrapperCandidate,
+    repairLegacyPathWrappers,
     useEditableProjectInstall,
     compareVersions,
     detectInstallMode,

package/docs/en/00_QUICK_START.md

@@ -39,13 +39,13 @@ If `uv` is missing on your machine, `ds` will bootstrap a local copy automatical
 
 By default, the DeepScientist home is `~/DeepScientist` on macOS and Linux, and `%USERPROFILE%\\DeepScientist` on Windows. You can override it with `ds --home <path>`.
 
-If you want to use the current working directory as the DeepScientist home directly, run:
+If you want to place the DeepScientist home under the current working directory, run:
 
 ```bash
 ds --here
 ```
 
-This is equivalent to `ds --home "$PWD"`.
+This is equivalent to `ds --home "$PWD/DeepScientist"`.
 
 If you install from a source checkout and want another default base path for the bundled CLI tree, use: