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+ Metadata-Version: 2.3
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+ Name: openkb
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+ Version: 0.1.0.dev0
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+ Summary: Karpathy's LLM Knowledge Base workflow — powered by PageIndex
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+ License: Apache-2.0
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+ Keywords: ai,rag,retrieval,knowledge-base,llm,pageindex,agents,document
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+ Author: Kylin
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+ Author-email: quanqi@pageindex.ai
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+ Requires-Python: >=3.10
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+ Classifier: Development Status :: 3 - Alpha
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+ Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12
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+ Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13
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+ Classifier: Topic :: Scientific/Engineering :: Artificial Intelligence
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+ Requires-Dist: click (>=8.0)
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+ Requires-Dist: litellm
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+ Requires-Dist: markitdown[all]
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+ Requires-Dist: openai-agents
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+ Requires-Dist: pageindex (==0.3.0.dev0)
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+ Requires-Dist: python-dotenv
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+ Requires-Dist: pyyaml
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+ Requires-Dist: watchdog (>=3.0)
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+ Project-URL: Homepage, https://github.com/VectifyAI/OpenKB
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+ Project-URL: Issues, https://github.com/VectifyAI/OpenKB/issues
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+ Project-URL: Repository, https://github.com/VectifyAI/OpenKB
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+ Description-Content-Type: text/markdown
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+
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+ <div align="center">
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+
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+ <a href="https://openkb.ai">
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+ <img src="https://docs.pageindex.ai/images/openkb.png" alt="OpenKB (by PageIndex)" />
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+ </a>
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+
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+ # OpenKB — Open LLM Knowledge Base
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+
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+ <p align="center"><i>Scale to long documents&nbsp; • &nbsp;Reasoning-based retrieval&nbsp; • &nbsp;Native multi-modality&nbsp; • &nbsp;No Vector DB</i></p>
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+
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+ </div>
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+
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+ ---
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+
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+ # 📑 What is OpenKB
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+ **OpenKB (Open Knowledge Base)** is an open-source system (in CLI) that compiles raw documents into a structured, interlinked wiki-style knowledge base using LLMs, powered by [**PageIndex**](https://github.com/VectifyAI/PageIndex) for vectorless long document retrieval.
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+
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+ The idea is based on a [concept](https://x.com/karpathy/status/2039805659525644595) described by Andrej Karpathy: LLMs generate summaries, concept pages, and cross-references, all maintained automatically. Knowledge compounds over time instead of being re-derived on every query.
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+
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+ ### Why not just traditional RAG?
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+ Traditional RAG rediscovers knowledge from scratch on every query. Nothing accumulates. OpenKB compiles knowledge once into a persistent wiki, then keeps it current. Cross-references already exist. Contradictions are flagged. Synthesis reflects everything consumed.
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+
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+ ### Features
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+ - **Any format** — PDF, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, HTML, Markdown, text, CSV, and more via markitdown
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+ - **Scale to long documents** — Long and complex documents are handled via [PageIndex](https://github.com/VectifyAI/PageIndex) tree indexing, enabling accurate, vectorless long-context retrieval
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+ - **Native multi-modality** — Retrieves and understands figures, tables, and images, not just text
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+ - **Auto wiki** — LLM generates summaries, concept pages, and cross-links. You curate sources; the LLM does the rest
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+ - **Query** — Ask questions against your wiki. The LLM navigates your compiled knowledge to answer
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+ - **Lint** — Health checks find contradictions, gaps, orphans, and stale content
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+ - **Watch mode** — Drop files into `raw/`, wiki updates automatically
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+ - **Obsidian compatible** — Wiki is plain `.md` files with `[[wikilinks]]`. Open in Obsidian for graph view and browsing
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+
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+ # 🚀 Getting Started
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+
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+ ### Install
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+
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+ ```bash
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+ pip install openkb
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+ ```
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+
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+ ### Quick start
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+
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+ ```bash
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+ # 1. Create a directory for your knowledge base
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+ mkdir my-kb && cd my-kb
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+ # 2. Initialize the knowledge base
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+ openkb init
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+
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+ # 3. Add documents
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+ openkb add paper.pdf
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+ openkb add ~/papers/ # Add a whole directory
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+ openkb add article.html
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+ # 4. Ask questions
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+ openkb query "What are the main findings?"
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+ # 5. Check wiki health
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+ openkb lint
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+ ```
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+
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+ ### Set up your LLM
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+ OpenKB comes with [multi-LLM support](https://docs.litellm.ai/docs/providers) (e.g., OpenAI, Claude, Gemini) via [LiteLLM](https://github.com/BerriAI/litellm) (pinned to a [safe version](https://docs.litellm.ai/blog/security-update-march-2026)).
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+ Set your model during `openkb init`, or in [`.openkb/config.yaml`](#configuration), using `provider/model` LiteLLM format (like `anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-6`). OpenAI models can omit the prefix (like `gpt-5.4`).
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+ Create a `.env` file with your LLM API key:
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+ ```bash
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+ LLM_API_KEY=your_llm_api_key
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+ ```
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+
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+ # 🧩 How It Works
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+
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+ ### Architecture
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+ ```
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+ raw/ You drop files here
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+ ├─ Short docs ──→ markitdown ──→ LLM reads full text
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+ │ │
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+ ├─ Long PDFs ──→ PageIndex ────→ LLM reads document trees
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+ │ │
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+ │ ▼
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+ │ Wiki Compilation (using LLM)
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+ │ │
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+ ▼ ▼
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+ wiki/
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+ ├── index.md Knowledge base overview
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+ ├── log.md Operations timeline
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+ ├── AGENTS.md Wiki schema (LLM instructions)
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+ ├── sources/ Full-text conversions
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+ ├── summaries/ Per-document summaries
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+ ├── concepts/ Cross-document synthesis ← the good stuff
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+ ├── explorations/ Saved query results
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+ └── reports/ Lint reports
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+ ```
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+ ### Short vs. long document handling
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+ | | Short documents | Long documents (PDF ≥ 20 pages) |
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+ |---|---|---|
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+ | **Convert** | markitdown → Markdown | PageIndex → tree index + summaries |
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+ | **Images** | Extracted inline (pymupdf) | Extracted by PageIndex |
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+ | **LLM reads** | Full text | Document trees |
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+ | **Result** | summary + concepts | summary + concepts |
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+ Short docs are read in full by the LLM. Long PDFs are indexed by PageIndex into a hierarchical tree with summaries. The LLM reads the tree instead of the full text, enabling better retrieval from long documents.
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+ ### The wiki compiles knowledge
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+ When you add a document, the LLM:
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+ 1. Generates a **summary** page
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+ 2. Reads existing **concept** pages
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+ 3. Creates or updates concepts with cross-document synthesis
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+ 4. Updates the **index** and **log**
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+ A single source might touch 10-15 wiki pages. Knowledge accumulates: each document enriches the existing wiki rather than sitting in isolation.
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+ # 📦 Usage
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+ ### Commands
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+ | Command | Description |
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+ |---|---|
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+ | `openkb init` | Initialize a new knowledge base (interactive) |
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+ | `openkb add <file_or_dir>` | Add documents and compile to wiki |
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+ | `openkb query "question"` | Ask a question against the knowledge base |
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+ | `openkb query "question" --save` | Ask and save the answer to `wiki/explorations/` |
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+ | `openkb watch` | Watch `raw/` and auto-compile new files |
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+ | `openkb lint` | Run structural + knowledge health checks |
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+ | `openkb list` | List indexed documents and concepts |
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+ | `openkb status` | Show knowledge base stats |
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+ <!-- | `openkb lint --fix` | Auto-fix what it can | -->
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+ ### Configuration
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+ Settings are initialized by `openkb init`, and stored in `.openkb/config.yaml`:
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+ ```yaml
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+ model: gpt-5.4 # LLM model (any LiteLLM-supported provider)
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+ language: en # Wiki output language
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+ pageindex_threshold: 20 # PDF pages threshold for PageIndex
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+ ```
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+ Model names use `provider/model` LiteLLM [format](https://docs.litellm.ai/docs/providers) (OpenAI models can omit the prefix):
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+ | Provider | Model example |
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+ |---|---|
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+ | OpenAI | `gpt-5.4` |
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+ | Anthropic | `anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-6` |
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+ | Gemini | `gemini/gemini-3.1-pro-preview` |
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+ ### PageIndex integration
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+ Long documents are challenging for LLMs due to context limits, context rot, and summarization loss.
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+ [PageIndex](https://github.com/VectifyAI/PageIndex) solves this with vectorless, reasoning-based retrieval — building a hierarchical tree index that lets LLMs reason over the index for context-aware retrieval.
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+ PageIndex runs locally by default using the [open-source version](https://github.com/VectifyAI/PageIndex), with no external dependencies required.
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+ #### Optional: Cloud Support
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+ For large or complex PDFs, [PageIndex Cloud](https://docs.pageindex.ai/) can be used to access additional capabilities, including:
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+ - OCR support for scanned PDFs (via hosted VLM models)
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+ - Faster structure generation
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+ - Scalable indexing for large documents
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+ Set `PAGEINDEX_API_KEY` in your `.env` to enable cloud features:
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+ ```
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+ PAGEINDEX_API_KEY=your_pageindex_api_key
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+ ```
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+ ### AGENTS.md
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+ The `wiki/AGENTS.md` file defines wiki structure and conventions. It's the LLM's instruction manual for maintaining the wiki. Customize it to change how your wiki is organized.
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+ At runtime, the LLM reads `AGENTS.md` from disk, so your edits take effect immediately.
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+ ### Using with Obsidian
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+ OpenKB's wiki is a directory of Markdown files with `[[wikilinks]]`. Obsidian renders it natively.
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+ 1. Open `wiki/` as an Obsidian vault
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+ 2. Browse summaries, concepts, and explorations
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+ 3. Use graph view to see knowledge connections
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+ 4. Use Obsidian Web Clipper to add web articles to `raw/`
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+ # 🧭 Learn More
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+ ### Compared to Karpathy's Approach
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+ | | Karpathy's workflow | OpenKB |
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+ |---|---|---|
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+ | Short documents | LLM reads directly | markitdown → LLM reads |
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+ | Long documents | Context limits, context rot | PageIndex tree index |
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+ | Supported formats | Web clipper → .md | PDF, Word, PPT, Excel, HTML, text, CSV, .md |
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+ | Wiki compilation | LLM agent | LLM agent (same) |
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+ | Q&A | Query over wiki | Wiki + PageIndex retrieval |
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+ ### Tech Stack
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+ - [PageIndex](https://github.com/VectifyAI/PageIndex) — Vectorless, reasoning-based document indexing and retrieval
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+ - [markitdown](https://github.com/microsoft/markitdown) — Universal file-to-markdown conversion
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+ - [OpenAI Agents SDK](https://github.com/openai/openai-agents-python) — Agent framework (supports non-OpenAI models via LiteLLM)
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+ - [LiteLLM](https://github.com/BerriAI/litellm) — Multi-provider LLM gateway
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+ - [Click](https://click.palletsprojects.com/) — CLI framework
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+ - [watchdog](https://github.com/gorakhargosh/watchdog) — Filesystem monitoring
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+ ### Roadmap
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+ - [ ] Extend long document handling to non-PDF formats
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+ - [ ] Scale to large document collections with nested folder support
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+ - [ ] Hierarchical concept (topic) indexing for massive knowledge bases
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+ - [ ] Database-backed storage engine
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+ - [ ] Web UI for browsing and managing wikis
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+ ### Contributing
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+ Contributions are welcome! Please submit a pull request, or open an [issue](https://github.com/VectifyAI/OpenKB/issues) for bugs or feature requests. For larger changes, consider opening an issue first to discuss the approach.
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+ ### License
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+ Apache 2.0. See [LICENSE](LICENSE).
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+ ### Support Us
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+ If you find OpenKB useful, give us a star 🌟 — and check out [PageIndex](https://github.com/VectifyAI/PageIndex) too!
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