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Show HN: Cognita – open-source RAG framework for modular applications

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Post by supreetgupta »

Hey HN, exciting news! Our RAG framework, Cognita (https://github.com/truefoundry/cognita), born from collaborations with diverse enterprises, is now open-source. Currently, it offers seamless integrations with Qdrant and SingleStore.

In recent weeks, numerous engineers have explored Cognita, providing invaluable insights and feedback. We deeply appreciate your input and encourage ongoing dialogue (share your thoughts in the comments – let's keep this ‘open source’).

While RAG is undoubtedly powerful, the process of building a functional application with it can feel overwhelming. From selecting the right AI models to organizing data effectively, there's a lot to navigate. While tools like LangChain and LlamaIndex simplify prototyping, an accessible, ready-to-use open-source RAG template with modular support is still missing. That's where Cognita comes in.

Key benefits of Cognita:

1. Central repository for parsers, loaders, embedders, and retrievers. 2. User-friendly UI empowers non-technical users to upload documents and engage in Q&A. 3. Fully API-driven for seamless integration with other systems.

We invite you to explore Cognita and share your feedback as we refine and expand its capabilities. Interested in contributing? Join the journey at https://www.truefoundry.com/cognita-launch.

Show HN: Cognita – open-source RAG framework for modular applications
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Post by parentheses »

Looks like a great product. I'll have to give it a try!

I like that the product seems to solve the RAG need only and not be an "everything framework" for LLMs. It makes for a richer seeming product for RAG while making other aspects of AI apps open for the user to choose their approach.

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Post by vintagedave »

adastra22 wrote: post #5

What is RAG?

Retrieval Augmented Generation.

The best explanation I can give as a non-expert is: it's used when you have a general-purpose LLM but want to give it some domain-specific knowledge. The query sent to the LLM is run through what's effectively a search engine that catches relevant terms etc, to find useful snippets of knowledge to send to the LLM alongside the query, so the query is _augmented_ with potentially useful information for answering the query.

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Post by supreetgupta »

esafak wrote: post #2

Many of the links are broken and lead to https://www.truefoundry.com/cognita-launch# I tried on Firefox and Chrome. I would make the GitHub link more prominent. Congratulations and good luck.

Thanks for highlighting that! Here’s the GitHub link: https://github.com/truefoundry/cognita

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Post by hobs »

vintagedave wrote: post #6
adastra22 wrote: post #5

What is RAG?

Retrieval Augmented Generation. The best explanation I can give as a non-expert is: it's used when you have a general-purpose LLM but want to give it some domain-specific knowledge. The query sent to the LLM is run through what's effectively a search engine that catches relevant terms etc, to find useful snippets of knowledge to send to the LLM alongside the query, so the query is _augmented_ with potentially useful…

And really almost always its because the LLMs are really good at summarization and ok at extrapolation and generally lie a lot otherwise.
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