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WeKnora

Open-source LLM knowledge platform: turn raw documents into a queryable RAG, an autonomous reasoning agent, and a self-maintaining Wiki.

★ 31.9k stars⑂ 4.3k forksUnknownupdated 2026-10
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// project facts

Project facts

WeKnora is an open-source rag & knowledge project by Tencent (Tencent/WeKnora on GitHub). It has 31,891 GitHub stars and 4,255 forks, is released under the Unknown license, and was last updated on GitHub on 1 October 2026.

Repository
Tencent/WeKnora
GitHub stars
31,891
Forks
4,255
License
Unknown
Last updated on GitHub
1 October 2026
Listing
Full install guide
Official site
Official site
// how it works

How it works

  1. Install the runtime

    One binary or app gets you a working local model setup.

  2. Download a model

    Pick a size that fits your RAM/VRAM; smaller models run on laptops.

  3. Chat or integrate

    Use the built-in UI, or point OpenAI-compatible clients at it.

  4. Go private

    Airplane mode works — your prompts never leave the device.

// features

Why people love it

LLM-powered

Large language models drive its smartest features, locally or via API.

No subscriptions

Pay nothing per token, ever.

100% private

Prompts and documents stay on your hardware, always.

Extensible

RAG, tools, and agents build on the same base.

Quantized efficiency

Smart compression runs big models on modest hardware.

Offline capable

Works on planes, in basements, behind firewalls.

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// run it

Run it yourself

  1. Step 1 — Clone the repo

    Download the source and move into the project folder.

    git clone https://github.com/Tencent/WeKnora.git
    cd WeKnora
  2. Step 2 — Check the README

    Every project documents its own setup; start with install requirements.

    cat README.md | head -60
  3. Step 3 — Run it

    Follow the project's launch command — Docker, pip, npm, or a binary release.

    # see README for the exact launch command
// use cases

What you can build

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// faq

Questions, answered

Who maintains WeKnora?

It is an open-source project at Tencent/WeKnora with 4,255 forks. Check the repo's contributors and recent commits to see how active maintenance is.

Is WeKnora free for commercial use?

Licensed under Unknown — check the repo for commercial-use terms.

Is it really private?

Yes — with no network calls, there's nothing to leak.

Are local models as good as GPT-4?

Close on many tasks now; frontier cloud models still lead on hard reasoning.

What hardware do I need?

8B models run on 16GB RAM; bigger models want a real GPU.

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// alternatives

Alternatives in RAG & Knowledge

The most-starred other RAG & Knowledge projects in the LibreAI catalogue — the realistic shortlist if WeKnora is not the right fit.

Get WeKnora

Free and open — grab the source, star the repo, and start creating.