July 9th, 2024

LightRAG: The PyTorch Library for Large Language Model Applications

The LightRAG PyTorch library aids in constructing RAG pipelines for LLM applications like chatbots and code generation. Easy installation via `pip install lightrag`. Comprehensive documentation at lightrag.sylph.ai.

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LightRAG: The PyTorch Library for Large Language Model Applications

The LightRAG PyTorch library is designed for Large Language Model (LLM) applications, focusing on aiding developers in constructing and optimizing Retriever-Agent-Generator (RAG) pipelines. It offers a lightweight, modular, and robust codebase, supporting tasks like chatbots, translation, summarization, code generation, and more. Components such as `QAOutput`, `QA`, and `Generator` are included for pipeline development. Installation is straightforward with `pip install lightrag`, and comprehensive documentation covering installation, design, tutorials, and API reference is available at [lightrag.sylph.ai](https://lightrag.sylph.ai/). The GitHub repository provides insights into contributors and offers a citation example for academic referencing. For further details, the repository and official documentation can be accessed.

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By @esafak - 3 months
They define RAG as Retriever-Agent-Generator in contrast to the rest of the industry, which defines it as retrieval-augmented generation. So are they creating agents, or doing good old RAG?
By @bugglebeetle - 3 months
I’m pretty sure PyTorch is the PyTorch for LLM apps and I wish people would stop spamming HN with their do-nothing AI hype repos.
By @OutOfHere - 3 months
I don't see what this has to do with PyTorch.
By @haolez - 3 months
This is kind of cool! Seems more lightweight than alternatives, with less moving parts.

Also, some comments are complaining about the RAG as "Retriever-Agent-Generator", which is not the accepted definition, I think this must be a translation error. In another page[0], the correct RAG definition is present.

[0] https://lightrag.sylph.ai/tutorials/eval_a_rag.html

By @meame2010 - 3 months
Folks, let's focus on the value instead of just bashing their name and comparing it to PyTorch. The team has an AI background, so naturally, PyTorch feels like home to them. Given the state of the existing libraries, it is great to see another one taking a completely light approach.
By @benzguo - 3 months
Neat, definitely aligned with this philosophy. If you like this, you'd appreciate Substrate - an even lighter weight, Pulumi-inspired API for modeling these workflows: https://x.com/vprtwn/status/1810363923750646032?s=46&t=HBHv3...
By @revskill - 3 months
No openai required ?