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quivr

Open-source engine turning continuous content streams into search, monitoring and alerts

★ 39.6k stars⑂ 3.7k forksMITupdated 2026-10
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// project facts

Project facts

quivr is an open-source rag & knowledge project by The-Vibe-Company (The-Vibe-Company/quivr on GitHub). It has 39,575 GitHub stars and 3,739 forks, is released under the MIT license, and was last updated on GitHub on 8 October 2026.

GitHub stars
39,575
Forks
3,739
License
MIT
Last updated on GitHub
8 October 2026
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Full install guide
Official site
Official site
// how it works

How it works

  1. Clarify your goal

    Decide what you want from quivr and check the README and requirements to confirm it fits your setup and Go environment.

  2. Get the code

    Clone the repository from GitHub (github.com/The-Vibe-Company/quivr) or use the documented install channel if you do not need the source.

  3. Install and configure

    Follow the README quickstart to install dependencies and set any required configuration or credentials.

  4. Run your first task

    Work through the README's first example end to end, then adapt it to your own project or data.

// features

Why people love it

Continuous ingestion

Durable ingestion of continuous content streams rather than one-off uploads.

Hybrid search

Hybrid search across the ingested content for retrieval and monitoring.

Alerts

Alerting on new or matching content as it arrives.

Plugin system

Plugins for formats, models and business rules extend the engine.

Go core

The V2 engine is written in Go with Docker Compose and Railway deployment options.

Quickstart via make

`make dev` starts dependencies, runs migrations and launches the API and worker.

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// run it

Run it yourself

  1. Clone the repository

    Start by getting the source and entering the project directory.

    git clone https://github.com/The-Vibe-Company/quivr.git
    cd quivr
  2. Start the dev stack

    Requirements include Go, Docker with Compose v2 and Python 3; make dev brings the stack up.

    make dev
  3. Verify your setup

    Run the end-to-end verification journeys on an isolated stack.

    make verify
// use cases

What you can build

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// faq

Questions, answered

Who maintains quivr?

It is maintained by The-Vibe-Company and contributors on GitHub, where the repository github.com/The-Vibe-Company/quivr is the canonical home for code, issues and releases.

Is quivr free to use?

Yes — it is open source under the MIT license. Read the license in the repository for what is permitted, including any conditions on redistribution or commercial use.

Does it need a paid API key?

Model access depends on the plugins you configure; the engine itself is self-hosted and key-free.

How does quivr compare to alternatives?

Compared with classic Quivr 'second brain' apps: Quivr V2 is an engine for streams, search and alerts, rather than a single-user chat-with-documents app.

How do I get started?

Clone github.com/The-Vibe-Company/quivr, follow the README quickstart to install it, and run the documented first example before adapting it to your own work.

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