Dexter open-sources financial research agent

The smart part here is the workflow, not the pitch: Dexter treats research like an agent loop, which is much closer to how serious financial analysis actually works.

• –Planning, execution, and validation are a better fit for messy finance questions than a one-shot chat prompt
• –Real-time financial statements and optional web search make it useful for comps, diligence, and thesis building
• –Loop detection, step limits, and scratchpad logs are the right guardrails for an autonomous agent
• –The tradeoff is setup friction: multiple API keys, paid data sources, and a terminal UI will keep this aimed at power users