AutoRAG

AutoRAG Agent is a self-evolving librarian agent that searches across local files and external datasources.

AutoRAG Agent is a self-evolving librarian agent that searches across multiple retrieval methods, opens source documents directly, and curates answers into knowledge units. Built on the Pi agent framework, a single configured model owns the entire retrieval and curation loop. It supports local documents, KakaoTalk, Discord, WhatsApp, Telegram, Slack, Notion, email archives, Obsidian vaults, GitHub, cloud drives, photos, RSS feeds, and macOS Spotlight. Users can also run AutoRAG Lite for model-free retrieval without an LLM. It manages incremental change data capture chunking and provides a local embedding gateway out of the box.

AutoRAG at a glance

Best for: Software engineer, Researcher
Runs on: macOS, Windows, Linux, API, CLI, self-hosted, open source
Pricing: Free
Released: January 2024
Category: AI search engine
Website: github.com/Marker-Inc-Korea/AutoRAG

Key features

Search across multiple retrieval methods
Open source documents directly via bash
Federate data in place without ETL
Run model-free retrieval with AutoRAG Lite
Manage incremental change data capture chunking
Use pluggable multi-method retrieval
Consult historical outcomes via a memory system

Use it for

Search across local files and external chat archives
Query documents without migrating data
Perform model-free local search and retrieval
Research multi-turn queries using a librarian agent

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