# Azure-Samples/chat-with-your-data-solution-accelerator

A Solution Accelerator for the RAG pattern running in Azure, using Azure AI Search for retrieval and Azure OpenAI large language models to power ChatGPT-style and Q&A experiences. This includes most common requirements and best practices.

Repository: https://github.com/Azure-Samples/chat-with-your-data-solution-accelerator
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/chat-with-your-data-solution-accelerator
Homepage: https://azure.microsoft.com/products/search
Language: Python
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: ai-search, azd-templates, azure, azure-openai, openai
Last push: 2026-08-25T11:45:13+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 94/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 94, longevity 84
- inputs: {"age_days": 1185, "days_push": 8, "days_rel": 41, "gap_med": 6.5, "n_releases_24m": 27}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1178, forks 646 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:53.006396+00:00)

## What it is
A Microsoft solution accelerator that deploys a ChatGPT-style Q&A experience grounded in your own documents, using Azure OpenAI models and Azure AI Search (or PostgreSQL with pgvector) for retrieval. It packages a React frontend, FastAPI backend, and Azure Functions ingestion worker, deployable into your own Azure subscription with a single 'azd up'.

## Use cases
- chat with your own documents
- build a Q&A bot over company knowledge base
- grounded answers with citations to source files
- deploy a RAG solution on Azure
- index contracts and policies for natural-language search
- internal assistant over product manuals
- enterprise document question answering

## When to choose
- You want a quick, Microsoft-supported starting point for a RAG chat app on Azure
- Your data lives in Azure and you want Azure AI Search or pgvector retrieval
- You need a full-stack reference implementation with frontend, backend, and ingestion pipeline
- You want responsible-AI features like content safety integrated out of the box

## When to avoid
- You need a turnkey production system with no customization - it is explicitly a starting point
- You want to avoid Azure or cloud vendor lock-in
- You need on-premises or fully local deployment
- You want a minimal library to embed RAG in an existing app rather than a full application

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: rag, chatbot, search-engine, llm-inference, web-framework, file-upload, chat-interface
- domain: large-language-models, artificial-intelligence, chatbots, cloud-computing, self-hosted
- platform: cloud, python, self-hosted
- tags: azure-openai, azure-ai-search, solution-accelerator, azd-templates, azure-container-apps, pgvector, cosmos-db, fastapi, react, document-qa, citations, retrieval-augmented-generation, docker, web-server

## Member repositories
- Azure-Samples/chat-with-your-data-solution-accelerator (main) score 94

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:53.006396+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T06:26:04.972889+00:00, confidence not recorded.
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- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.