Cognita
Modular framework for production-ready RAG systems
Cognita is an open-source RAG framework that organizes retrieval-augmented generation code into reusable, modular components. It offers a UI for non-technical users and APIs for developers building document-grounded AI applications.
Key features
- Modular RAG components
- No-code UI
- Multiple vector store support
- Incremental indexing
Pros & cons
Strengths
- Released under the Apache-2.0 license
- First-class Docker support for quick deployment
- Active community (4.4k GitHub stars)
- Written in Python
Trade-offs
- Younger ecosystem
- Documentation gaps
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