{"adoption": {"forks": 257, "observed_at": "2026-08-28T04:06:04.906847+00:00", "stars": 2008}, "canonical_url": "https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/minirag", "card": {"archived": false, "artifact_type": "framework", "description": "[ACL2026] \"MiniRAG: Making RAG Simpler with Small and Open-Sourced Language Models\"", "domain": ["large-language-models", "artificial-intelligence"], "enriched": true, "function": ["rag", "search-engine", "nlp", "llm-inference", "machine-learning"], "health_score": 59, "homepage": "https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.06713", "language": "Python", "license": "MIT", "license_family": "permissive", "maturity": "active", "member_repos": ["HKUDS/MiniRAG"], "name": "HKUDS/MiniRAG", "platform": ["python", "self-hosted", "cross-platform"], "pushed_at": "2025-10-16T07:43:16+00:00", "repo": "HKUDS/MiniRAG", "stars": 2008, "tags": ["small-language-models", "graph-indexing", "knowledge-graph", "lightweight-rag", "on-device", "heterogeneous-graph", "benchmark-dataset", "retrieval-augmented-generation", "natural-language-processing", "search", "docker"], "topics": ["large-language-models", "rag", "retrieval-augmented-generation"], "urls": [], "use_cases": ["build a RAG pipeline with small open-source language models", "run retrieval-augmented generation on resource-constrained or on-device hardware", "index documents into a heterogeneous knowledge graph for retrieval", "reduce RAG storage requirements compared to LLM-based systems", "evaluate lightweight RAG systems with the LiHua-World benchmark", "query documents with graph-based topology-enhanced retrieval"], "what_it_is": "MiniRAG is an extremely simple retrieval-augmented generation framework designed to work with small, open-source language models. It uses semantic-aware heterogeneous graph indexing and lightweight topology-enhanced retrieval to achieve LLM-level RAG performance with small models while using only 25% of the storage.", "when_to_avoid": ["you already have access to strong large language models and want maximum retrieval quality", "you need a turnkey managed RAG service rather than a Python framework", "your data does not benefit from entity/graph-based indexing", "you require extensive production tooling and enterprise support"], "when_to_choose": ["you want RAG performance without relying on large proprietary LLMs", "you are deploying on-device or in resource-constrained environments", "you need lower storage footprint for your RAG system", "you prefer graph-based retrieval over pure vector search", "you want to benchmark lightweight RAG approaches"]}, "data_as_of": "2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00", "members": [{"path": "/products/minirag", "repo": "HKUDS/MiniRAG", "role": "main", "score": 39}], "provenance": {"archived": {"kind": "observed", "observed_at": "2026-08-28T04:06:04.906847+00:00", "source": "github"}, "artifact_type": {"confidence": null, "enriched_at": "2026-08-30T03:01:16.793834+00:00", "kind": "inferred", "prompt_version": 1, "sources": [{"content_hash": "30edb9add276d8e59de4bc05fa26c88d76d2dcf41e607d456145def5d3b3468a", "fetched_at": "2026-08-28T04:06:04.906847+00:00", "kind": "readme", "missing": false, "url": "https://github.com/HKUDS/MiniRAG"}, {"content_hash": "c9fd41a5371d485378c12070985a1cffdac8c8e41c82e2b2a7aa6c4a8a7b561a", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T10:41:15.169935+00:00", "kind": "homepage", "missing": false, "url": "https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.06713"}, {"content_hash": "cca9c3a11c56b1212864e03fb8a5511a3bdb6df53398ba4dd2ed778f931607dd", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T10:41:15.179658+00:00", "kind": "site_page", "missing": false, "url": "https://info.arxiv.org/about/donate.html"}, {"content_hash": "47cbc55ff1deaca3f36b463373de863a7053d91cacf9f95725618e11610209ae", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T10:41:15.183982+00:00", "kind": "site_page", "missing": false, "url": "https://info.arxiv.org/about/ourmembers.html"}, {"content_hash": "a1f16f915a9ad89ee57c3e929a1b6577d481f52c05f8015fc720b16ee8014f19", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T10:41:15.186169+00:00", "kind": "site_page", "missing": false, "url": "https://info.arxiv.org/about"}, {"content_hash": "b14a8d05a0ec337409ab63bffd91306b5317b16fac358aa6d1fe6afbaf3c8628", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T10:41:15.181921+00:00", "kind": "site_page", "missing": false, "url": "https://info.arxiv.org/labs/index.html"}], "taxonomy_version": 1}, "description": {"kind": "observed", "observed_at": "2026-08-28T04:06:04.906847+00:00", "source": "github"}, "domain": {"confidence": null, "enriched_at": "2026-08-30T03:01:16.793834+00:00", "kind": "inferred", "prompt_version": 1, "sources": [{"content_hash": "30edb9add276d8e59de4bc05fa26c88d76d2dcf41e607d456145def5d3b3468a", "fetched_at": "2026-08-28T04:06:04.906847+00:00", "kind": "readme", "missing": false, "url": "https://github.com/HKUDS/MiniRAG"}, {"content_hash": "c9fd41a5371d485378c12070985a1cffdac8c8e41c82e2b2a7aa6c4a8a7b561a", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T10:41:15.169935+00:00", "kind": "homepage", "missing": false, "url": "https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.06713"}, {"content_hash": "cca9c3a11c56b1212864e03fb8a5511a3bdb6df53398ba4dd2ed778f931607dd", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T10:41:15.179658+00:00", "kind": "site_page", "missing": false, "url": "https://info.arxiv.org/about/donate.html"}, {"content_hash": "47cbc55ff1deaca3f36b463373de863a7053d91cacf9f95725618e11610209ae", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T10:41:15.183982+00:00", "kind": "site_page", "missing": false, "url": "https://info.arxiv.org/about/ourmembers.html"}, {"content_hash": "a1f16f915a9ad89ee57c3e929a1b6577d481f52c05f8015fc720b16ee8014f19", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T10:41:15.186169+00:00", "kind": "site_page", "missing": false, "url": "https://info.arxiv.org/about"}, {"content_hash": "b14a8d05a0ec337409ab63bffd91306b5317b16fac358aa6d1fe6afbaf3c8628", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T10:41:15.181921+00:00", "kind": "site_page", "missing": false, "url": "https://info.arxiv.org/labs/index.html"}], "taxonomy_version": 1}, "enriched": {"inputs": [], "kind": "computed", "method": "enrichment_status"}, "function": {"confidence": null, "enriched_at": "2026-08-30T03:01:16.793834+00:00", "kind": "inferred", "prompt_version": 1, "sources": [{"content_hash": "30edb9add276d8e59de4bc05fa26c88d76d2dcf41e607d456145def5d3b3468a", "fetched_at": "2026-08-28T04:06:04.906847+00:00", "kind": "readme", "missing": false, "url": "https://github.com/HKUDS/MiniRAG"}, {"content_hash": "c9fd41a5371d485378c12070985a1cffdac8c8e41c82e2b2a7aa6c4a8a7b561a", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T10:41:15.169935+00:00", "kind": "homepage", "missing": false, "url": "https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.06713"}, {"content_hash": "cca9c3a11c56b1212864e03fb8a5511a3bdb6df53398ba4dd2ed778f931607dd", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T10:41:15.179658+00:00", "kind": "site_page", "missing": false, "url": "https://info.arxiv.org/about/donate.html"}, {"content_hash": "47cbc55ff1deaca3f36b463373de863a7053d91cacf9f95725618e11610209ae", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T10:41:15.183982+00:00", "kind": "site_page", "missing": false, "url": "https://info.arxiv.org/about/ourmembers.html"}, {"content_hash": "a1f16f915a9ad89ee57c3e929a1b6577d481f52c05f8015fc720b16ee8014f19", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T10:41:15.186169+00:00", "kind": "site_page", "missing": false, "url": "https://info.arxiv.org/about"}, {"content_hash": "b14a8d05a0ec337409ab63bffd91306b5317b16fac358aa6d1fe6afbaf3c8628", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T10:41:15.181921+00:00", "kind": "site_page", "missing": false, "url": "https://info.arxiv.org/labs/index.html"}], "taxonomy_version": 1}, "health_score": {"inputs": ["days_since_push", "days_since_release", "archived"], "kind": "computed", "method": "health_v1"}, "homepage": {"kind": "observed", "observed_at": "2026-08-28T04:06:04.906847+00:00", "source": "github"}, "language": {"kind": "observed", "observed_at": "2026-08-28T04:06:04.906847+00:00", "source": "github"}, "license": {"kind": "observed", "observed_at": "2026-08-28T04:06:04.906847+00:00", "source": "github"}, "license_family": {"inputs": ["license"], "kind": "computed", "method": "license_family"}, "maturity": {"confidence": null, "enriched_at": "2026-08-30T03:01:16.793834+00:00", "kind": "inferred", "prompt_version": 1, "sources": [{"content_hash": "30edb9add276d8e59de4bc05fa26c88d76d2dcf41e607d456145def5d3b3468a", "fetched_at": "2026-08-28T04:06:04.906847+00:00", "kind": "readme", "missing": false, "url": "https://github.com/HKUDS/MiniRAG"}, {"content_hash": "c9fd41a5371d485378c12070985a1cffdac8c8e41c82e2b2a7aa6c4a8a7b561a", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T10:41:15.169935+00:00", "kind": "homepage", "missing": false, "url": "https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.06713"}, {"content_hash": "cca9c3a11c56b1212864e03fb8a5511a3bdb6df53398ba4dd2ed778f931607dd", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T10:41:15.179658+00:00", "kind": "site_page", "missing": false, "url": "https://info.arxiv.org/about/donate.html"}, {"content_hash": "47cbc55ff1deaca3f36b463373de863a7053d91cacf9f95725618e11610209ae", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T10:41:15.183982+00:00", "kind": "site_page", "missing": false, "url": "https://info.arxiv.org/about/ourmembers.html"}, {"content_hash": "a1f16f915a9ad89ee57c3e929a1b6577d481f52c05f8015fc720b16ee8014f19", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T10:41:15.186169+00:00", "kind": "site_page", "missing": false, "url": "https://info.arxiv.org/about"}, {"content_hash": "b14a8d05a0ec337409ab63bffd91306b5317b16fac358aa6d1fe6afbaf3c8628", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T10:41:15.181921+00:00", "kind": "site_page", "missing": false, "url": "https://info.arxiv.org/labs/index.html"}], "taxonomy_version": 1}, "member_repos": {"kind": "observed", "observed_at": "2026-08-28T04:06:04.906847+00:00", "source": "github"}, "name": {"kind": "observed", "observed_at": "2026-08-28T04:06:04.906847+00:00", "source": "github"}, "platform": {"confidence": null, "enriched_at": "2026-08-30T03:01:16.793834+00:00", "kind": "inferred", "prompt_version": 1, "sources": [{"content_hash": "30edb9add276d8e59de4bc05fa26c88d76d2dcf41e607d456145def5d3b3468a", "fetched_at": "2026-08-28T04:06:04.906847+00:00", "kind": "readme", "missing": false, "url": "https://github.com/HKUDS/MiniRAG"}, {"content_hash": "c9fd41a5371d485378c12070985a1cffdac8c8e41c82e2b2a7aa6c4a8a7b561a", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T10:41:15.169935+00:00", "kind": "homepage", "missing": false, "url": "https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.06713"}, {"content_hash": "cca9c3a11c56b1212864e03fb8a5511a3bdb6df53398ba4dd2ed778f931607dd", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T10:41:15.179658+00:00", "kind": "site_page", "missing": false, "url": "https://info.arxiv.org/about/donate.html"}, {"content_hash": "47cbc55ff1deaca3f36b463373de863a7053d91cacf9f95725618e11610209ae", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T10:41:15.183982+00:00", "kind": "site_page", "missing": false, "url": "https://info.arxiv.org/about/ourmembers.html"}, {"content_hash": "a1f16f915a9ad89ee57c3e929a1b6577d481f52c05f8015fc720b16ee8014f19", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T10:41:15.186169+00:00", "kind": "site_page", "missing": false, "url": "https://info.arxiv.org/about"}, {"content_hash": "b14a8d05a0ec337409ab63bffd91306b5317b16fac358aa6d1fe6afbaf3c8628", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T10:41:15.181921+00:00", "kind": "site_page", "missing": false, "url": "https://info.arxiv.org/labs/index.html"}], "taxonomy_version": 1}, "pushed_at": {"kind": "observed", "observed_at": "2026-08-28T04:06:04.906847+00:00", "source": "github"}, "repo": {"kind": "observed", "observed_at": "2026-08-28T04:06:04.906847+00:00", "source": "github"}, "stars": {"kind": "observed", "observed_at": "2026-08-28T04:06:04.906847+00:00", "source": "github"}, "tags": {"confidence": null, "enriched_at": "2026-08-30T03:01:16.793834+00:00", "kind": "inferred", "prompt_version": 1, "sources": [{"content_hash": "30edb9add276d8e59de4bc05fa26c88d76d2dcf41e607d456145def5d3b3468a", "fetched_at": "2026-08-28T04:06:04.906847+00:00", "kind": "readme", "missing": false, "url": "https://github.com/HKUDS/MiniRAG"}, {"content_hash": "c9fd41a5371d485378c12070985a1cffdac8c8e41c82e2b2a7aa6c4a8a7b561a", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T10:41:15.169935+00:00", "kind": "homepage", "missing": false, "url": "https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.06713"}, {"content_hash": "cca9c3a11c56b1212864e03fb8a5511a3bdb6df53398ba4dd2ed778f931607dd", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T10:41:15.179658+00:00", "kind": "site_page", "missing": false, "url": "https://info.arxiv.org/about/donate.html"}, {"content_hash": "47cbc55ff1deaca3f36b463373de863a7053d91cacf9f95725618e11610209ae", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T10:41:15.183982+00:00", "kind": "site_page", "missing": false, "url": "https://info.arxiv.org/about/ourmembers.html"}, {"content_hash": "a1f16f915a9ad89ee57c3e929a1b6577d481f52c05f8015fc720b16ee8014f19", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T10:41:15.186169+00:00", "kind": "site_page", "missing": false, "url": "https://info.arxiv.org/about"}, {"content_hash": "b14a8d05a0ec337409ab63bffd91306b5317b16fac358aa6d1fe6afbaf3c8628", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T10:41:15.181921+00:00", "kind": "site_page", "missing": false, "url": "https://info.arxiv.org/labs/index.html"}], "taxonomy_version": 1}, "topics": {"kind": "observed", "observed_at": "2026-08-28T04:06:04.906847+00:00", "source": "github"}, "urls": {"kind": "observed", "observed_at": "2026-08-28T04:06:04.906847+00:00", "source": "github"}, "use_cases": {"confidence": null, "enriched_at": "2026-08-30T03:01:16.793834+00:00", "kind": "inferred", "prompt_version": 1, "sources": [{"content_hash": "30edb9add276d8e59de4bc05fa26c88d76d2dcf41e607d456145def5d3b3468a", "fetched_at": "2026-08-28T04:06:04.906847+00:00", "kind": "readme", "missing": false, "url": "https://github.com/HKUDS/MiniRAG"}, {"content_hash": "c9fd41a5371d485378c12070985a1cffdac8c8e41c82e2b2a7aa6c4a8a7b561a", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T10:41:15.169935+00:00", "kind": "homepage", "missing": false, "url": "https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.06713"}, {"content_hash": "cca9c3a11c56b1212864e03fb8a5511a3bdb6df53398ba4dd2ed778f931607dd", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T10:41:15.179658+00:00", "kind": "site_page", "missing": false, "url": "https://info.arxiv.org/about/donate.html"}, {"content_hash": "47cbc55ff1deaca3f36b463373de863a7053d91cacf9f95725618e11610209ae", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T10:41:15.183982+00:00", "kind": "site_page", "missing": false, "url": "https://info.arxiv.org/about/ourmembers.html"}, {"content_hash": "a1f16f915a9ad89ee57c3e929a1b6577d481f52c05f8015fc720b16ee8014f19", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T10:41:15.186169+00:00", "kind": "site_page", "missing": false, "url": "https://info.arxiv.org/about"}, {"content_hash": "b14a8d05a0ec337409ab63bffd91306b5317b16fac358aa6d1fe6afbaf3c8628", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T10:41:15.181921+00:00", "kind": "site_page", "missing": false, "url": "https://info.arxiv.org/labs/index.html"}], "taxonomy_version": 1}, "what_it_is": {"confidence": null, "enriched_at": "2026-08-30T03:01:16.793834+00:00", "kind": "inferred", "prompt_version": 1, "sources": [{"content_hash": "30edb9add276d8e59de4bc05fa26c88d76d2dcf41e607d456145def5d3b3468a", "fetched_at": "2026-08-28T04:06:04.906847+00:00", "kind": "readme", "missing": false, "url": "https://github.com/HKUDS/MiniRAG"}, {"content_hash": "c9fd41a5371d485378c12070985a1cffdac8c8e41c82e2b2a7aa6c4a8a7b561a", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T10:41:15.169935+00:00", "kind": "homepage", "missing": false, "url": "https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.06713"}, {"content_hash": "cca9c3a11c56b1212864e03fb8a5511a3bdb6df53398ba4dd2ed778f931607dd", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T10:41:15.179658+00:00", "kind": "site_page", "missing": false, "url": "https://info.arxiv.org/about/donate.html"}, {"content_hash": "47cbc55ff1deaca3f36b463373de863a7053d91cacf9f95725618e11610209ae", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T10:41:15.183982+00:00", "kind": "site_page", "missing": false, "url": "https://info.arxiv.org/about/ourmembers.html"}, {"content_hash": "a1f16f915a9ad89ee57c3e929a1b6577d481f52c05f8015fc720b16ee8014f19", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T10:41:15.186169+00:00", "kind": "site_page", "missing": false, "url": "https://info.arxiv.org/about"}, {"content_hash": "b14a8d05a0ec337409ab63bffd91306b5317b16fac358aa6d1fe6afbaf3c8628", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T10:41:15.181921+00:00", "kind": "site_page", "missing": false, "url": "https://info.arxiv.org/labs/index.html"}], "taxonomy_version": 1}, "when_to_avoid": {"confidence": null, "enriched_at": "2026-08-30T03:01:16.793834+00:00", "kind": "inferred", "prompt_version": 1, "sources": [{"content_hash": "30edb9add276d8e59de4bc05fa26c88d76d2dcf41e607d456145def5d3b3468a", "fetched_at": "2026-08-28T04:06:04.906847+00:00", "kind": "readme", "missing": false, "url": "https://github.com/HKUDS/MiniRAG"}, {"content_hash": "c9fd41a5371d485378c12070985a1cffdac8c8e41c82e2b2a7aa6c4a8a7b561a", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T10:41:15.169935+00:00", "kind": "homepage", "missing": false, "url": "https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.06713"}, {"content_hash": "cca9c3a11c56b1212864e03fb8a5511a3bdb6df53398ba4dd2ed778f931607dd", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T10:41:15.179658+00:00", "kind": "site_page", "missing": false, "url": "https://info.arxiv.org/about/donate.html"}, {"content_hash": "47cbc55ff1deaca3f36b463373de863a7053d91cacf9f95725618e11610209ae", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T10:41:15.183982+00:00", "kind": "site_page", "missing": false, "url": "https://info.arxiv.org/about/ourmembers.html"}, {"content_hash": "a1f16f915a9ad89ee57c3e929a1b6577d481f52c05f8015fc720b16ee8014f19", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T10:41:15.186169+00:00", "kind": "site_page", "missing": false, "url": "https://info.arxiv.org/about"}, {"content_hash": "b14a8d05a0ec337409ab63bffd91306b5317b16fac358aa6d1fe6afbaf3c8628", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T10:41:15.181921+00:00", "kind": "site_page", "missing": false, "url": "https://info.arxiv.org/labs/index.html"}], "taxonomy_version": 1}, "when_to_choose": {"confidence": null, "enriched_at": "2026-08-30T03:01:16.793834+00:00", "kind": "inferred", "prompt_version": 1, "sources": [{"content_hash": "30edb9add276d8e59de4bc05fa26c88d76d2dcf41e607d456145def5d3b3468a", "fetched_at": "2026-08-28T04:06:04.906847+00:00", "kind": "readme", "missing": false, "url": "https://github.com/HKUDS/MiniRAG"}, {"content_hash": "c9fd41a5371d485378c12070985a1cffdac8c8e41c82e2b2a7aa6c4a8a7b561a", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T10:41:15.169935+00:00", "kind": "homepage", "missing": false, "url": "https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.06713"}, {"content_hash": "cca9c3a11c56b1212864e03fb8a5511a3bdb6df53398ba4dd2ed778f931607dd", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T10:41:15.179658+00:00", "kind": "site_page", "missing": false, "url": "https://info.arxiv.org/about/donate.html"}, {"content_hash": "47cbc55ff1deaca3f36b463373de863a7053d91cacf9f95725618e11610209ae", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T10:41:15.183982+00:00", "kind": "site_page", "missing": false, "url": "https://info.arxiv.org/about/ourmembers.html"}, {"content_hash": "a1f16f915a9ad89ee57c3e929a1b6577d481f52c05f8015fc720b16ee8014f19", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T10:41:15.186169+00:00", "kind": "site_page", "missing": false, "url": "https://info.arxiv.org/about"}, {"content_hash": "b14a8d05a0ec337409ab63bffd91306b5317b16fac358aa6d1fe6afbaf3c8628", "fetched_at": "2026-08-29T10:41:15.181921+00:00", "kind": "site_page", "missing": false, "url": "https://info.arxiv.org/labs/index.html"}], "taxonomy_version": 1}}, "score": {"components": {"activity": 47, "longevity": 42, "rhythm": 28}, "computed_at": "2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00", "flags": [], "formula": "round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)", "inputs": {"age_days": 599, "days_push": 321, "days_rel": 552, "gap_med": 42, "n_releases_24m": 2}, "score": 39, "version": 2}, "staleness": {"enrichment_outdated": false, "low_confidence": false, "scrape_days": 9, "stale_scrape": false}}