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 101 rag starter projects tools tracked. 1 score above 50 (established tier). The highest-rated is OpenBMB/UltraRAG at 61/100 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	61	Established	5,459	Python
2	AnkitNayak-eth/EpsteinFiles-RAG A RAG pipeline implementation built on the 'Epstein Files 20K' dataset from...	49	Emerging	358	Python
3	Quansight/ragna RAG orchestration framework ⛵️	48	Emerging	204	Python
4	microsoft/rag-time RAG Time: A 5-week Learning Journey to Mastering RAG	46	Emerging	853	Jupyter Notebook
5	microsoft/rag-experiment-accelerator The RAG Experiment Accelerator is a versatile tool designed to expedite and...	45	Emerging	298	Python
6	apify/apify-haystack The official integration for Apify and Haystack 2.0	43	Emerging	3	Python
7	deepset-ai/haystack-rag-app An example of a RAG backend plus UI	40	Emerging	74	Python
8	Kenosis01/TinyRag TinyRag is a minimal Python library for retrieval-augmented generation. It...	39	Emerging	4	Python
9	gptme/gptme-rag Local RAG as a simple CLI, for standalone use or as a gptme tool	39	Emerging	49	Python
10	The-Obstacle-Is-The-Way/erdos-banger CLI toolkit for Erdős problem research: literature ingestion, RAG search,...	38	Emerging	4	Python
11	huangjia2019/rag-in-action End-to-end RAG system design, evaluation, and optimization. 极客时间RAG训练营，RAG...	38	Emerging	654	Jupyter Notebook
12	bagustris/PaperRAG Local RAG for academic PDFs.	37	Emerging	4	Python
13	rodmena-limited/ragit Correct complete RAG -- built for Highway Workflow Engine	37	Emerging	4	Python
14	L1Blom/RAG RAG Service is a template service for a retrieval-augmented generator based...	36	Emerging	2	Python
15	americanthinker/rag-applications RAG applications repo for Uplimit course	33	Emerging	9	Python
16	LeonardoCofone/cofone Cofone is a small python library to manage RAG	33	Emerging	9	Jupyter Notebook
17	bitcrowd/rag_time 💁 Example code for a blog post series about using a RAG system on a local codebase.	32	Emerging	29	Python
18	Knowledgator/utca Versatile framework designed to streamline the integration of your models,...	29	Experimental	35	Python
19	Swapanth/ragway Modular RAG library for Python. Swap any component — LLM, vectorstore,...	29	Experimental	3	Python
20	tobiashaab/NaiveRAG A simple NaiveRAG pipeline.	29	Experimental	2	Python
21	redis-developer/financial-vss Notebooks demonstrating vector search & RAG design patterns with Redis...	28	Experimental	10	Jupyter Notebook
22	flashserve/RAGPulse An Open-Source RAG Workload Trace to Optimize RAG Serving Systems	28	Experimental	35	Python
23	CornelliusYW/RAG-To-Know The repository explores various RAG techniques, including implementation...	26	Experimental	64	Jupyter Notebook
24	NavodPeiris/github_repo_rag_langflow Simple RAG pipeline built in langflow to answer coding questions using a...	26	Experimental	3	—
25	cyb3r17/tinyrag Lightweight RAG implementation for all your LLM endpoints	26	Experimental	3	Python
26	wannaphong/tinyrag Simple RAG system	26	Experimental	8	Python
27	IsNoobgrammer/Exam-Helper Web-Rag to help excel in exams	24	Experimental	1	Python
28	needle-ai/needle-python Needle simplifies building RAG pipelines.	24	Experimental	42	Python
29	minrag/minRAG minRAG is a RAG system that starts from scratch, pursuing the ultimate...	24	Experimental	13	Go
30	kamathhrishi/sourcemapr Debug RAG pipelines with just 2 lines of code	24	Experimental	13	Python
31	Tingwuren/RAG RAG 系统 - 莆仙话方言智能问答系统	24	Experimental	3	Python
32	pastor0711/AcolyteRAG Pure-Python, zero-dependency RAG memory engine for conversational AI....	23	Experimental	1	Python
33	Papotewii/EpsteIn 🔍 Search Epstein court documents for mentions of your LinkedIn connections...	23	Experimental	1	Python
34	Ravi0529/advance-rag Collection of different types of RAGs (Query Translation Patterns)	23	Experimental	9	Python
35	diegoquezadac/vn Vehicle Normalization Framework	23	Experimental	5	Python
36	StevenHuang41/RAG-based_notes_helper A RAG assistant for reviewing your notes	23	Experimental	5	Python
37	Neutrollized/rag-systems-crawl-walk-run Code examples to accompany Medium blog post series on building a RAG system	22	Experimental	—	Python
38	lqb464/simple-rag In this repo, i will try my best to convert my humble knowledge about RAG...	22	Experimental	—	Python
39	Madhan-1000/tiny-rag-ai A python library that lets developers add a chat bot to any web applications...	22	Experimental	—	Python
40	azizalzahrani/arabic-rag-toolkit 🔍 أدوات RAG العربية — Arabic-first RAG toolkit with multi-agent support...	22	Experimental	—	Python
41	allexlima/wiki-rag-dtbricks RAG based on OpenWiki all on Databricks	22	Experimental	—	Python
42	pxnz3r/rag-pipeline Notebook-orchestrated, package-first RAG pipeline with CI, smoke checks, and...	22	Experimental	—	Python
43	sourangshupal/haystack-ai-tutorials Haystack AI RAG Tutorials	22	Experimental	—	Jupyter Notebook
44	adidam/rag-impl A rag implementation project	22	Experimental	1	Jupyter Notebook
45	VKRA-Project/vkra-python The VKRA python package to provide open-source monetization to LLM developers.	22	Experimental	3	Python
46	renswickd/rag-master-repo Master repository for various RAG types.	22	Experimental	12	Python
47	anakin87/mistral-haystack Mistral + Haystack: build RAG pipelines that rock 🤘	22	Experimental	106	Jupyter Notebook
48	cordovank/Modular-RAG Modular RAG framework with reusable computation modules and composable...	20	Experimental	1	Python
49	vintagedon/epsteinfiles-dev Analysis Ready Dataset applying the ARD layer model to DOJ-released Epstein...	20	Experimental	1	Python
50	Asirwad/RAG-Pipeline-Optimizer An automated evaluation platform for comparing RAG pipeline configurations.	19	Experimental	—	Python
51	hidao80/bit-rag Minimal RAG API server — ingest text/files into a vector DB and query them...	19	Experimental	—	Python
52	benitomartin/rag-langchain-ragas RAG Evaluation Pipeline with RAGAS	18	Experimental	7	Jupyter Notebook
53	basil-retriever/Basil Fastest way to make a RAG for your current website. WIP	17	Experimental	6	Python
54	philippe2803/contentmap Build a RAG dataset for your domain in just a few lines of codes, using your...	16	Experimental	48	Python
55	Helvia/rag-buddy RAG-Buddy: Decrease cost and lower latency for LLM apps	16	Experimental	28	Python
56	NightTrek/PyRag-index A set of tools to compare different RAG technologies	16	Experimental	3	Python
57	Retrieval-Augmented-Generation-Systems/rags-lab 🧠 rags-lab: A centralized repo for everything related to RAGs. Resources,...	16	Experimental	1	—
58	EngineerNV/simple-RAG simple RAG LLM implementation with opensource tooling. Leveraging a Vector...	15	Experimental	—	Python
59	unstablebrainiac/Hierarchical-RAG Conversational, hierarchical, vector-less RAG	15	Experimental	10	Python
60	TinyRag/TinyRag TinyRag is a minimal Python library for retrieval-augmented generation. It...	15	Experimental	7	Python
61	arorarishi/RAG-Blueprint RAG-BluePrint is a notebook-driven mini-book that teaches RAG from the...	15	Experimental	—	—
62	ericksonc/just-rag-it Rag your docs with no fuss. Just RAG it	15	Experimental	—	Python
63	CKHgitDLI/RagMix An "old" RAG Architecture that combines the advantages of various architectures.	15	Experimental	—	Python
64	uptonking/ragflow-office a fork of https://github.com/infiniflow/ragflow	15	Experimental	—	Python
65	PranavNagrecha/Salesforce-RAG A structured knowledge library containing implementation patterns, best...	14	Experimental	—	Python
66	BDP25/grimoire Grimoire (gʀiˈmwaːʀ), a book (tool) of magical knowledge about your code and...	14	Experimental	4	Python
67	kishanvenkatesan/rag-optimizer An end-to-end RAG optimization tool with a FastAPI backend for live queries,...	14	Experimental	—	Python
68	mohamedelawakey/RAGU this is a simple RAG Project	14	Experimental	—	Python
69	obtic-sorbonne/rag-humanistica Repository for the RAG of TEI XML digital editions designed in the context...	14	Experimental	—	Python
70	ctonneslan/minirag RAG in 3 lines of code. No bloat, no abstractions, just retrieval-augmented...	14	Experimental	—	Python
71	alimehdy/rag-from-scratch Building a local RAG where developers can adjust and evaluate based on their data	14	Experimental	—	Python
72	elisaliman/mineRAG RAG over the Minecraft Wiki. Scrape, chunk, embed, rerank, and query with a...	14	Experimental	—	Python
73	CalHenry/RAG Local RAG workflow with LanceDB and Pydantic-ai	14	Experimental	—	Python
74	CHANVO04/RAG_Local_Fastest rag_local	14	Experimental	—	Python
75	mk-knight23/AI-SDK-HAYSTACK Composable retrieval and NLP pipelines for production intelligence	14	Experimental	—	Python
76	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
77	devurvpatel/rag-pipeline-optimizer MLOps benchmarking system that runs 4 RAG pipelines simultaneously,...	14	Experimental	—	Python
78	O-Albz/football-tactics-rag A small scale RAG system for football tactics.	14	Experimental	—	Python
79	gavrilenko-kz/domain-kz-rag-system Доменная RAG система на Национальных Казахстанских источниках ...	13	Experimental	2	—
80	BLOB-browser/OATFLAKE This RAG stack can run on a raspberry pi (16GB CPU)	13	Experimental	2	Python
81	ontorag/ontorag ontorag cli and core library	13	Experimental	2	Python
82	cabustillo13/rag_system_challenge RAG System Challenge	13	Experimental	2	Python
83	gabripo/easyrag Simple tool for RAG (Retrieval Augmented Generation) applications to be run...	12	Experimental	4	Python
84	taggedzi/python-design-pattern-rag A collection of python design pattern examples and documentation. Also...	12	Experimental	1	Python
85	okwilkins/rag-cli A project to show good CLI practices with a fully fledged RAG system.	12	Experimental	4	Python
86	sdivyanshu90/The-RAG-Engineering-Handbook A structured journey from basic RAG to production-ready, graph-enhanced, and...	12	Experimental	1	Jupyter Notebook
87	Tongjilibo/chat4doc RAG的最小实现	12	Experimental	4	CSS
88	jeffypooo/jfk-files-rag A CLI RAG app for digging through the JFK files.	12	Experimental	4	Python
89	jyje/pilot-onpremise-rag 🌱 Pilot of on-premise RAG system	12	Experimental	1	Python
90	MarcoPalomo/llm-rag-langchain production pipeline for RAG on kubernetes	11	Experimental	—	Python
91	tevfikcagridural/RAG_base RAG System File Structure Blueprint	11	Experimental	2	Python
92	raqoon886/AutoDoc-RAG L3(LLL) RAG Systems for API-Doc Generation	11	Experimental	—	Python
93	arezkisaba/rag-sample This project consists of testing a RAG.	11	Experimental	—	Python
94	kenangundogan/repository-architecture-guide Repository Architecture Guide (RAG)	11	Experimental	—	JavaScript
95	Kurdzik/polish-rag Rag build specifically for Polish language. By default it uses Bielik...	11	Experimental	—	—
96	M-Y-cmd/rag-cost Free RAG cost optimization tool to reduce AI agent and LLM token usage	11	Experimental	—	—
97	JANHMS/needle-haystack Needle components for Haystack projects.	11	Experimental	2	Jupyter Notebook
98	eubinean/tinyRAG A minimal & iterative implementation of a retriever-augmented generation (RAG) system	11	Experimental	2	Python
99	ycho46/Docs-RAG-Engine Local, observable document RAG engine.	11	Experimental	—	Python
100	DFriend01/rag A simple RAG that uses text files as context to a self-hosted LLM	10	Experimental	1	Python
101	neerajtiwari360/RAG-Local-Deployment RAG Local Deployment Master the art of RAG local deployment with our...	10	Experimental	1	Jupyter Notebook

Comparisons in this category

rag-time and rag-in-action (46 vs 38)