Application
Apps & UIsRetrieval & Memory
Onyx
1Open-source 2AI 3assistant 4over 5company 6knowledge
the six Ws · specification
W1
Who
Maintained by the Onyx team (onyx-dot-app), formerly Danswer.
W2
What
An open-source AI assistant and enterprise search connecting to your apps and documents.
W3
Where
Runs self-hosted via Docker or Kubernetes on your infrastructure.
W4
When
Reach for it when you need searchable AI across Slack, Drive, Confluence, and more.
W5
Why
Many prebuilt connectors, permission-aware search, and chat over internal knowledge.
W6
With
An LLM provider (local or cloud), a vector store, and connector credentials.
W7
Watch
Built by Onyx (formerly Danswer); open-source (MIT core) with enterprise features; self-hostable and can run with local models.
alternatives