// rag · arc53/DocsGPT

DocsGPT

A private AI platform for agents, assistants and enterprise search over your documents

★ 18.3k stars⑂ 2.2k forksMITupdated 2026-10
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// project facts

Project facts

DocsGPT is an open-source rag & knowledge project by arc53 (arc53/DocsGPT on GitHub). It has 18,316 GitHub stars and 2,189 forks, is released under the MIT license, and was last updated on GitHub on 8 October 2026.

Repository
arc53/DocsGPT
GitHub stars
18,316
Forks
2,189
License
MIT
Last updated on GitHub
8 October 2026
Listing
Full install guide
Official site
Official site
// how it works

How it works

  1. Gather your knowledge sources

    Decide which documents or connected services the assistant should answer from.

  2. Get DocsGPT

    Use the one-command installer, or clone the repo for Docker Compose or source deployment.

  3. Configure models and sources

    Connect your model provider (or a local model) and sync your first knowledge source.

  4. Build your first agent

    Create an agent with its own prompt, knowledge and tools, and ask it a question with sources.

// features

Why people love it

Agents with deep research

Agents have their own prompt, knowledge, tools and model, plus a research mode for multi-step answers.

Visual workflow builder

Chain agents, conditions, state and sandboxed code in a drag-and-drop builder.

Knowledge from anywhere

Ingests PDFs, Office files, web pages and audio, kept in sync from Drive, SharePoint, Confluence, GitHub, S3 and more, with GraphRAG.

Answers with sources

Every answer cites the documents it came from, so users can verify.

Tools, actions and guardrails

Web search, REST APIs, MCP servers and sandboxed code as tools; guardrails flag or block PII, secrets and prompt injection.

Any model

Use OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Groq, OpenRouter, or local models via Ollama, vLLM and other OpenAI-compatible servers.

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// run it

Run it yourself

  1. Clone the repository

    Get the source code from GitHub and enter the project directory.

    git clone https://github.com/arc53/DocsGPT.git
    cd DocsGPT
  2. Install in one command

    The README's quickstart uses the project's installer script to set up the stack.

    # Run the one-command install from the README quickstart
  3. Manage the stack

    After install, the docsgpt command manages status, logs, upgrades and backups.

    docsgpt status
    docsgpt logs
    docsgpt upgrade
// use cases

What you can build

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// faq

Questions, answered

Who maintains this project?

It is maintained by arc53 and contributors on GitHub; a hosted cloud version is offered at app.docsgpt.cloud.

Is it free to use?

Yes - DocsGPT is MIT licensed and free to self-host. The hosted cloud is a separate service.

Does it need a paid API key?

You bring a model: cloud providers need your API keys, or you can run fully local models through Ollama or vLLM at no per-token cost.

How does it compare to alternatives?

Compared with plain RAG frameworks like LlamaIndex, DocsGPT is a complete private platform - agent builder, workflows, connectors, guardrails and UI - rather than a library you assemble yourself.

How do I get started?

Run the one-command install from the README, connect a model and one knowledge source, and build your first agent in the UI.

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