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Khoj

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the six Ws · specification

W1 Who

Maintained by Khoj AI.

W2 What

A self-hostable AI app that searches your notes and documents.

W3 Where

Self-hosted via Docker with desktop and browser clients.

W4 When

When you want a private assistant over personal knowledge.

W5 Why

Turns your own files into a searchable AI second brain.

W6 With

Docker, an LLM (local or hosted), and your documents.

W7 Watch

Company-maintained; open-source (AGPL-3.0), self-hostable and can run fully local for privacy. A managed cloud is also offered.

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