RAG Starter Projects RAG Tools

Beginner-friendly RAG projects and minimal reference implementations that demonstrate core RAG concepts. Does NOT include production frameworks, specialized domain applications, or advanced architectural patterns.

There are 126 rag starter projects tools tracked. 6 score above 50 (established tier). The highest-rated is OpenBMB/UltraRAG at 65/100 with 5,459 stars. 1 of the top 10 are actively maintained.

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#	Tool	Score	Tier	Stars	Language
1	OpenBMB/UltraRAG A Low-Code MCP Framework for Building Complex and Innovative RAG Pipelines	65	Established	5,459	Python
2	Quansight/ragna RAG orchestration framework ⛵️	55	Established	204	Python
3	microsoft/rag-time RAG Time: A 5-week Learning Journey to Mastering RAG	53	Established	853	Jupyter Notebook
4	AnkitNayak-eth/EpsteinFiles-RAG A RAG pipeline implementation built on the 'Epstein Files 20K' dataset from...	51	Established	358	Python
5	apify/apify-haystack The official integration for Apify and Haystack 2.0	50	Established	3	Python
6	microsoft/rag-experiment-accelerator The RAG Experiment Accelerator is a versatile tool designed to expedite and...	50	Established	298	Python
7	deepset-ai/haystack-rag-app An example of a RAG backend plus UI	47	Emerging	74	Python
8	gptme/gptme-rag Local RAG as a simple CLI, for standalone use or as a gptme tool	46	Emerging	49	Python
9	huangjia2019/rag-in-action End-to-end RAG system design, evaluation, and optimization. 极客时间RAG训练营，RAG...	45	Emerging	654	Jupyter Notebook
10	Kenosis01/TinyRag TinyRag is a minimal Python library for retrieval-augmented generation. It...	41	Emerging	4	Python
11	americanthinker/rag-applications RAG applications repo for Uplimit course	40	Emerging	9	Python
12	L1Blom/RAG RAG Service is a template service for a retrieval-augmented generator based...	40	Emerging	2	Python
13	bitcrowd/rag_time 💁 Example code for a blog post series about using a RAG system on a local codebase.	39	Emerging	29	Python
14	The-Obstacle-Is-The-Way/erdos-banger CLI toolkit for Erdős problem research: literature ingestion, RAG search,...	37	Emerging	4	Python
15	bagustris/PaperRAG Local RAG for academic PDFs.	36	Emerging	4	Python
16	Knowledgator/utca Versatile framework designed to streamline the integration of your models,...	36	Emerging	35	Python
17	rodmena-limited/ragit Correct complete RAG -- built for Highway Workflow Engine	36	Emerging	4	Python
18	LeonardoCofone/cofone Cofone is a small python library to manage RAG	35	Emerging	9	Jupyter Notebook
19	redis-developer/financial-vss Notebooks demonstrating vector search & RAG design patterns with Redis...	35	Emerging	10	Jupyter Notebook
20	wannaphong/tinyrag Simple RAG system	33	Emerging	8	Python
21	CornelliusYW/RAG-To-Know The repository explores various RAG techniques, including implementation...	33	Emerging	64	Jupyter Notebook
22	cyb3r17/tinyrag Lightweight RAG implementation for all your LLM endpoints	33	Emerging	3	Python
23	NavodPeiris/github_repo_rag_langflow Simple RAG pipeline built in langflow to answer coding questions using a...	33	Emerging	3	—
24	flashserve/RAGPulse An Open-Source RAG Workload Trace to Optimize RAG Serving Systems	32	Emerging	35	Python
25	IsNoobgrammer/Exam-Helper Web-Rag to help excel in exams	31	Emerging	1	Python
26	needle-ai/needle-python Needle simplifies building RAG pipelines.	31	Emerging	42	Python
27	tobiashaab/NaiveRAG A simple NaiveRAG pipeline.	31	Emerging	2	Python
28	minrag/minRAG minRAG is a RAG system that starts from scratch, pursuing the ultimate...	31	Emerging	13	Go
29	Tingwuren/RAG RAG 系统 - 莆仙话方言智能问答系统	30	Emerging	3	Python
30	anakin87/mistral-haystack Mistral + Haystack: build RAG pipelines that rock 🤘	29	Experimental	106	Jupyter Notebook
31	Swapanth/ragway Modular RAG library for Python. Swap any component — LLM, vectorstore,...	29	Experimental	3	Python
32	Ravi0529/advance-rag Collection of different types of RAGs (Query Translation Patterns)	29	Experimental	9	Python
33	renswickd/rag-master-repo Master repository for various RAG types.	28	Experimental	12	Python
34	StevenHuang41/RAG-based_notes_helper A RAG assistant for reviewing your notes	27	Experimental	5	Python
35	benitomartin/rag-langchain-ragas RAG Evaluation Pipeline with RAGAS	25	Experimental	7	Jupyter Notebook
36	Papotewii/EpsteIn 🔍 Search Epstein court documents for mentions of your LinkedIn connections...	25	Experimental	1	Python
37	kamathhrishi/sourcemapr Debug RAG pipelines with just 2 lines of code	25	Experimental	13	Python
38	diegoquezadac/vn Vehicle Normalization Framework	25	Experimental	5	Python
39	adidam/rag-impl A rag implementation project	24	Experimental	1	Jupyter Notebook
40	VKRA-Project/vkra-python The VKRA python package to provide open-source monetization to LLM developers.	24	Experimental	3	Python
41	Helvia/rag-buddy RAG-Buddy: Decrease cost and lower latency for LLM apps	23	Experimental	28	Python
42	basil-retriever/Basil Fastest way to make a RAG for your current website. WIP	23	Experimental	6	Python
43	NightTrek/PyRag-index A set of tools to compare different RAG technologies	23	Experimental	3	Python
44	philippe2803/contentmap Build a RAG dataset for your domain in just a few lines of codes, using your...	23	Experimental	48	Python
45	vintagedon/epsteinfiles-dev Analysis Ready Dataset applying the ARD layer model to DOJ-released Epstein...	22	Experimental	1	Python
46	allexlima/wiki-rag-dtbricks RAG based on OpenWiki all on Databricks	22	Experimental	—	Python
47	azizalzahrani/arabic-rag-toolkit 🔍 أدوات RAG العربية — Arabic-first RAG toolkit with multi-agent support...	22	Experimental	—	Python
48	Madhan-1000/tiny-rag-ai A python library that lets developers add a chat bot to any web applications...	22	Experimental	—	Python
49	lqb464/simple-rag In this repo, i will try my best to convert my humble knowledge about RAG...	22	Experimental	—	Python
50	unstablebrainiac/Hierarchical-RAG Conversational, hierarchical, vector-less RAG	22	Experimental	10	Python
51	pastor0711/AcolyteRAG Pure-Python, zero-dependency RAG memory engine for conversational AI....	22	Experimental	1	Python
52	Neutrollized/rag-systems-crawl-walk-run Code examples to accompany Medium blog post series on building a RAG system	22	Experimental	—	Python
53	TinyRag/TinyRag TinyRag is a minimal Python library for retrieval-augmented generation. It...	21	Experimental	7	Python
54	sourangshupal/haystack-ai-tutorials Haystack AI RAG Tutorials	21	Experimental	—	Jupyter Notebook
55	hidao80/bit-rag Minimal RAG API server — ingest text/files into a vector DB and query them...	21	Experimental	—	Python
56	pxnz3r/rag-pipeline Notebook-orchestrated, package-first RAG pipeline with CI, smoke checks, and...	21	Experimental	—	Python
57	BDP25/grimoire Grimoire (gʀiˈmwaːʀ), a book (tool) of magical knowledge about your code and...	21	Experimental	4	Python
58	Asirwad/RAG-Pipeline-Optimizer An automated evaluation platform for comparing RAG pipeline configurations.	21	Experimental	—	Python
59	BLOB-browser/OATFLAKE This RAG stack can run on a raspberry pi (16GB CPU)	20	Experimental	2	Python
60	Retrieval-Augmented-Generation-Systems/rags-lab 🧠 rags-lab: A centralized repo for everything related to RAGs. Resources,...	20	Experimental	1	—
61	cabustillo13/rag_system_challenge RAG System Challenge	19	Experimental	2	Python
62	gabripo/easyrag Simple tool for RAG (Retrieval Augmented Generation) applications to be run...	19	Experimental	4	Python
63	okwilkins/rag-cli A project to show good CLI practices with a fully fledged RAG system.	19	Experimental	4	Python
64	jeffypooo/jfk-files-rag A CLI RAG app for digging through the JFK files.	19	Experimental	4	Python
65	Tongjilibo/chat4doc RAG的最小实现	19	Experimental	4	CSS
66	jyje/pilot-onpremise-rag 🌱 Pilot of on-premise RAG system	19	Experimental	1	Python
67	JANHMS/needle-haystack Needle components for Haystack projects.	18	Experimental	2	Jupyter Notebook
68	taggedzi/python-design-pattern-rag A collection of python design pattern examples and documentation. Also...	18	Experimental	1	Python
69	eubinean/tinyRAG A minimal & iterative implementation of a retriever-augmented generation (RAG) system	18	Experimental	2	Python
70	tevfikcagridural/RAG_base RAG System File Structure Blueprint	18	Experimental	2	Python
71	arorarishi/RAG-Blueprint RAG-BluePrint is a notebook-driven mini-book that teaches RAG from the...	17	Experimental	—	—
72	ontorag/ontorag ontorag cli and core library	17	Experimental	2	Python
73	uptonking/ragflow-office a fork of https://github.com/infiniflow/ragflow	17	Experimental	—	Python
74	EngineerNV/simple-RAG simple RAG LLM implementation with opensource tooling. Leveraging a Vector...	17	Experimental	—	Python
75	neerajtiwari360/RAG-Local-Deployment RAG Local Deployment Master the art of RAG local deployment with our...	17	Experimental	1	Jupyter Notebook
76	cordovank/Modular-RAG Modular RAG framework with reusable computation modules and composable...	16	Experimental	1	Python
77	gavrilenko-kz/domain-kz-rag-system Доменная RAG система на Национальных Казахстанских источниках ...	15	Experimental	2	—
78	CKHgitDLI/RagMix An "old" RAG Architecture that combines the advantages of various architectures.	15	Experimental	—	Python
79	ericksonc/just-rag-it Rag your docs with no fuss. Just RAG it	15	Experimental	—	Python
80	Mrpsy666/RAG-MathStar RAG-Mathstar 智数星	14	Experimental	12	—
81	mohamedelawakey/RAGU this is a simple RAG Project	14	Experimental	—	Python
82	obtic-sorbonne/rag-humanistica Repository for the RAG of TEI XML digital editions designed in the context...	14	Experimental	—	Python
83	ctonneslan/minirag RAG in 3 lines of code. No bloat, no abstractions, just retrieval-augmented...	14	Experimental	—	Python
84	alimehdy/rag-from-scratch Building a local RAG where developers can adjust and evaluate based on their data	14	Experimental	—	Python
85	elisaliman/mineRAG RAG over the Minecraft Wiki. Scrape, chunk, embed, rerank, and query with a...	14	Experimental	—	Python
86	CalHenry/RAG Local RAG workflow with LanceDB and Pydantic-ai	14	Experimental	—	Python
87	CHANVO04/RAG_Local_Fastest rag_local	14	Experimental	—	Python
88	mk-knight23/AI-SDK-HAYSTACK Composable retrieval and NLP pipelines for production intelligence	14	Experimental	—	Python
89	funayamateppei/local-rag-comparator 完全ローカル環境（Mac Apple Silicon）で動作する、「通常のVector RAG」と「Microsoft...	14	Experimental	—	Python
90	devurvpatel/rag-pipeline-optimizer MLOps benchmarking system that runs 4 RAG pipelines simultaneously,...	14	Experimental	—	Python
91	O-Albz/football-tactics-rag A small scale RAG system for football tactics.	14	Experimental	—	Python
92	sdivyanshu90/The-RAG-Engineering-Handbook A structured journey from basic RAG to production-ready, graph-enhanced, and...	14	Experimental	1	Jupyter Notebook
93	PranavNagrecha/Salesforce-RAG A structured knowledge library containing implementation patterns, best...	13	Experimental	—	Python
94	kenangundogan/repository-architecture-guide Repository Architecture Guide (RAG)	13	Experimental	—	JavaScript
95	ycho46/Docs-RAG-Engine Local, observable document RAG engine.	13	Experimental	—	Python
96	didiergarcia/tiny-rag TinyRAG is a minimalist Python library that enables developers to rapidly...	13	Experimental	8	Jupyter Notebook
97	man4ish/bacformer-comparative-functional-pipeline Pipeline to extract bacterial protein sequences, generate Bacformer...	13	Experimental	2	Python
98	Kurdzik/polish-rag Rag build specifically for Polish language. By default it uses Bielik...	13	Experimental	—	—
99	arezkisaba/rag-sample This project consists of testing a RAG.	13	Experimental	—	Python
100	raqoon886/AutoDoc-RAG L3(LLL) RAG Systems for API-Doc Generation	13	Experimental	—	Python
101	MarcoPalomo/llm-rag-langchain production pipeline for RAG on kubernetes	13	Experimental	—	Python
102	AbdulSametTurkmenoglu/self_rag Self-Correcting RAG (Reflection RAG) Project	13	Experimental	2	Python
103	AnasAber/RAG_in_CPU This repo is for advanced RAG systems, each branch will represent a project...	12	Experimental	5	Python
104	kaizenX209/12-Types-of-RAG 12-Types-of-RAG, Python, Typescript, ...	12	Experimental	6	Python
105	DFriend01/rag A simple RAG that uses text files as context to a self-hosted LLM	12	Experimental	1	Python
106	Ka10ken1/RAGTrace code plagiarism detector RAG systems (Analysis)	12	Experimental	1	Jupyter Notebook
107	Jayanth-MKV/advanced-rag-cookbooks Advanced RAG Techniques and Projects	12	Experimental	2	Jupyter Notebook
108	hllj/rag-ops RAG - Ops: RAG with Operations. We help you to deploy RAG with changing in...	11	Experimental	4	Python
109	Siddharth-Khattar/BachelorThesis-RAGulator RAGulator is a dynamic framework that enables manual evaluation of RAG...	11	Experimental	—	Python
110	duongkstn/trustii-secure-rag-system Solution for the Trustii's "Secure RAG System" Data Challenge 2024	11	Experimental	4	Python
111	namphh28/RAG question answering with RAG	11	Experimental	3	—
112	DanielPopoola/mini-rag Mini RAG is a lightweight, modular Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)...	11	Experimental	2	Python
113	harpertoken/rag containerized Python package.	11	Experimental	—	Python
114	Ayush-Aditya/RAG-application This repository contains code for a rag application that can be used for...	11	Experimental	—	Python
115	kishanvenkatesan/rag-optimizer An end-to-end RAG optimization tool with a FastAPI backend for live queries,...	11	Experimental	—	Python
116	Vedansh1857/RAG_Using_Groq Detailed description given in the README	11	Experimental	—	Python
117	samagra44/Multi-RAG-File-System Multi RAG File System using Groq, Huggingface, Llama Index, Langchain	11	Experimental	3	Python
118	amrit110/toyrag A playground to compare RAG systems	11	Experimental	—	Python
119	jotohow/ragl A lightweight Python wrapper for local RAG	11	Experimental	—	Python
120	f1sh-d00d/RAGs A collection of locally-run Retrieval-Augmented-Generation applications I...	11	Experimental	—	Python
121	ragkit/book The RAG Book	11	Experimental	—	Just
122	MissuulLangchain/RAG-is-all-you-need "RAG is all you need"	11	Experimental	—	—
123	zyx7k/HAI-25-RAG-on-Edge Retrieval Algorithms for RAG Evaluated on Edge Hardware	11	Experimental	—	C++
124	09zz24/SimpleRAG 对于RAG基本流程的熟悉与手动实现	10	Experimental	1	Python
125	denizbilgin/Basic-RAG-System It is a basic project that includes the steps to implement a basic RAG system.	10	Experimental	1	Python
126	Vincent96034/RAGbuilder RAGBuilder is a flexible platform for developing and deploying Retrieval...	10	Experimental	2	Python

Comparisons in this category

rag-time and rag-in-action (53 vs 45) rag-time and rag-experiment-accelerator (53 vs 50) rag-time and RAG-To-Know (53 vs 33) rag-in-action and RAG-To-Know (45 vs 33)