diff --git a/rdagent/.env b/rdagent/.env
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ea80ae465
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rdagent/.env
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+# CHAT MODEL: Using DeepSeek Official API
+CHAT_MODEL=deepseek/deepseek-chat
+DEEPSEEK_API_KEY=sk-fb7bbafeb5b8439084453d22e24548f1
+
+# EMBEDDING MODEL: Using SiliconFlow for embedding since deepseek has no embedding model.
+# Note: embedding requires litellm_proxy prefix
+EMBEDDING_MODEL=litellm_proxy/BAAI/bge-m3
+LITELLM_PROXY_API_KEY=sk-pvxqhsrimhhvtkjqpyypvxipmuyrnzzirhkgokyyhqzmmmqj
+LITELLM_PROXY_API_BASE=https://api.siliconflow.cn/v1
+MODEL_COSTEER_ENV_TYPE=docker
+QLIB_DOCKER_ENABLE_GPU=true
+QLIB_QUANT_TEST_END=2020-09-25
+QLIB_FACTOR_TEST_END=2020-09-25
+QLIB_MODEL_TEST_END=2020-09-25
diff --git a/rdagent/components/coder/model_coder/conf.py b/rdagent/components/coder/model_coder/conf.py
index 1cb8d2d35..e7251aa9d 100644
--- a/rdagent/components/coder/model_coder/conf.py
+++ b/rdagent/components/coder/model_coder/conf.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ class ModelCoSTEERSettings(CoSTEERSettings):
 
 def get_model_env(
     conf_type: Optional[str] = None,
-    extra_volumes: dict = {},
+    extra_volumes: Optional[dict] = None,
     running_timeout_period: int = 600,
     enable_cache: Optional[bool] = None,
 ) -> Env:
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ def get_model_env(
     else:
         raise ValueError(f"Unknown env type: {conf.env_type}")
 
-    env.conf.extra_volumes = extra_volumes.copy()
+    if extra_volumes is not None:
+        env.conf.extra_volumes = extra_volumes.copy()
     env.conf.running_timeout_period = running_timeout_period
     if enable_cache is not None:
         env.conf.enable_cache = enable_cache
diff --git a/rdagent/log/ui/app.py b/rdagent/log/ui/app.py
index 605e97d22..c5f6a031f 100644
--- a/rdagent/log/ui/app.py
+++ b/rdagent/log/ui/app.py
@@ -1104,10 +1104,17 @@ def analyze_task_completion():
     if isinstance(state.scenario, SIMILAR_SCENARIOS):
         st.header("R&D Loops♾️", divider="rainbow", anchor="_rdloops")
         if len(state.msgs) > 1:
-            r_options = list(state.msgs.keys())
+            r_options = sorted(state.msgs.keys())
             if 0 in r_options:
                 r_options.remove(0)
-            round = st.radio("**Loops**", horizontal=True, options=r_options, index=state.lround - 1)
+            if r_options:
+                if state.lround in r_options:
+                    r_index = r_options.index(state.lround)
+                else:
+                    r_index = 0
+                round = st.radio("**Loops**", horizontal=True, options=r_options, index=r_index)
+            else:
+                round = 1
         else:
             round = 1
 
diff --git a/rdagent/scenarios/qlib/docker/Dockerfile b/rdagent/scenarios/qlib/docker/Dockerfile
index 598f2d92c..684a98f3b 100644
--- a/rdagent/scenarios/qlib/docker/Dockerfile
+++ b/rdagent/scenarios/qlib/docker/Dockerfile
@@ -21,5 +21,5 @@ RUN python -m pip install -e .
 
 RUN pip install catboost
 RUN pip install xgboost
-RUN pip install scipy==1.11.4
+RUN pip install scipy==1.12.0
 RUN pip install tables