huggingface/chat-ui
The open source codebase powering HuggingChat observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
84/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 59
- Longevity 92
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 159.5
- age_days: 1293
- days_rel: 114
- days_push: 7
- n_releases_24m: 5
Adoption not part of the score
10911 stars · 1666 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
Chat UI is the open source SvelteKit web application powering HuggingChat, providing a browser-based chat interface for LLMs. It connects to any OpenAI-compatible API (Hugging Face router, llama.cpp, Ollama, OpenRouter) and stores chat history, users, and files in MongoDB.
Use cases
- self-host a ChatGPT-style web interface for LLMs
- chat with open source models through a browser
- build a custom chatbot frontend on top of Ollama or llama.cpp
- deploy an internal AI assistant for my team
- give users a UI for OpenAI-compatible API endpoints
- run a local web chat app for local LLMs
When to choose
- you want a polished, production-proven chat UI (it powers HuggingChat)
- your backend speaks the OpenAI-compatible API protocol
- you need self-hosted chat with history, users, and file storage in MongoDB
When to avoid
- you need provider-specific integrations like GGUF discovery, embeddings, or built-in web search (removed in current version)
- you don't want a MongoDB dependency
- you need a non-web (desktop/mobile native) chat client
Facets
application · maturity active
chat-interface http-server llm-inference large-language-models chatbots web-development self-hosted self-hosted cross-platform sveltekit openai-compatible huggingchat llm-chat mongodb tailwindcss nodejs web-server docker
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/huggingface/chat-ui · fetched 2026-08-28 · 57c714ef72bc
- homepage: https://huggingface.co/chat · fetched 2026-08-29 · 74d573532fbd
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| huggingface/chat-ui | main | 84 |
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