Local Deep Research
A self-hosted research assistant that runs multi-step searches with local or cloud language models.
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About Local Deep Research
Local Deep Research breaks a question into several research steps, searches sources and writes up the findings. It supports local models through llama.cpp and Ollama as well as cloud providers such as Google, and can query more than ten search engines, including arXiv and PubMed, alongside your own private documents.
Data is kept locally and encrypted. It is deployed with Docker, with Unraid templates provided, and the project is under very active development. It suits researchers who want deep-research style reports without sending everything to a hosted service.
Strengths
- Works with local models or cloud providers
- Searches arXiv, PubMed and more than ten other sources
- Can include your own private documents
- Local, encrypted storage
Limitations
- Good results with local models need a capable GPU
- Self-hosting setup is more involved than a hosted service
Details
- Pricing
- FreeFree, with source code published on GitHub; cloud model providers may charge.
- License
- Open source, license not stated
- Developer
- LearningCircuit
- Platforms
- Self-hosted
- How it runs
- Self-hosted
- Best suited for
- Researchers who want private, multi-step research reports using their own models
- Categories
- Local AI tools, AI assistants
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Facts checked against the developer's own pages and store listings, 1 sources on file.
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