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MaxKB (Max Knowledge Brain) is an open-source platform for building enterprise-grade AI agents, combining RAG pipelines, an agentic workflow engine and MCP tool-use. Typical uses: intelligent customer service, internal company knowledge bases, research and education.
MaxKB (Max Knowledge Brain) is an open-source platform for building enterprise-grade AI agents, combining RAG pipelines, an agentic workflow engine and MCP tool-use. Typical uses: intelligent customer service, internal company knowledge bases, research and education.Is this a hosted SaaS I sign up for, or something I run myself?You deploy it yourself: MaxKB ships as a Docker container with a Vue.js web interface over a Python/Django backend and a PostgreSQL database. The README mentions no hosted version.
You deploy it yourself: MaxKB ships as a Docker container with a Vue.js web interface over a Python/Django backend and a PostgreSQL database. The README mentions no hosted version.How do I get it running?Run the Docker start script from the README to launch a MaxKB container, then open the web interface and log in with the default admin account (user admin, password MaxKB@123..).
Run the Docker start script from the README to launch a MaxKB container, then open the web interface and log in with the default admin account (user admin, password MaxKB@123..).Do I need an OpenAI API key, or can it run on models I host myself?Either. MaxKB is model-agnostic: it supports private models such as DeepSeek, Llama and Qwen as well as public ones like OpenAI, Claude, Gemini and MiniMax, so it can run fully on locally hosted models.
Either. MaxKB is model-agnostic: it supports private models such as DeepSeek, Llama and Qwen as well as public ones like OpenAI, Claude, Gemini and MiniMax, so it can run fully on locally hosted models.Is the license friendly for use inside a company?It is GPLv3: free to use internally, but if you distribute modified versions of MaxKB itself, those changes must be released under the same license.
It is GPLv3: free to use internally, but if you distribute modified versions of MaxKB itself, those changes must be released under the same license.How does it turn my documents into answers?Through a RAG pipeline: you upload documents or let it crawl online docs automatically; text is split and vectorized, which reduces model hallucinations and gives a smarter Q&A experience.
Through a RAG pipeline: you upload documents or let it crawl online docs automatically; text is split and vectorized, which reduces model hallucinations and gives a smarter Q&A experience.What can I build with the workflow engine?Agentic workflows: the engine plus a function library and MCP tool-use let you orchestrate AI processes for complex business scenarios, not just single-shot chat.
Agentic workflows: the engine plus a function library and MCP tool-use let you orchestrate AI processes for complex business scenarios, not just single-shot chat.Can I embed it into an existing product?Yes — the README stresses zero-coding rapid integration into third-party business systems, quickly adding intelligent Q&A to what you already run.
Yes — the README stresses zero-coding rapid integration into third-party business systems, quickly adding intelligent Q&A to what you already run.Is it text-only?No. It natively supports input and output of text, image, audio and video.
No. It natively supports input and output of text, image, audio and video.What are similar projects?bisheng, m_flow, self-llm, sim, serviette, Langchain-Chatchat, ruflo, OpenMetadata
bisheng, m_flow, self-llm, sim, serviette, Langchain-Chatchat, ruflo, OpenMetadataWhich topics is it in?deepseek-r1, customer-support, llama3, pgvector, qwen3, django, agentic-workflow, langchain, enterprise, workflow, multimodal, knowledge-base
deepseek-r1, customer-support, llama3, pgvector, qwen3, django, agentic-workflow, langchain, enterprise, workflow, multimodal, knowledge-base