Application
Retrieval & MemoryApps & UIs
RAGFlow
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the six Ws · specification
W1
Who
Maintained by InfiniFlow (infiniflow).
W2
What
An open-source RAG engine built on deep document understanding for accurate Q&A over complex documents.
W3
Where
Runs self-hosted via Docker as services with a web UI and API.
W4
When
Reach for it when you need high-quality retrieval over messy, layout-heavy documents.
W5
Why
Advanced parsing and chunking improve grounding and reduce hallucinations.
W6
With
Docker, an LLM provider (local or cloud), and supporting storage services.
W7
Watch
Built by InfiniFlow; open-source (Apache-2.0); self-hostable and can run with local models for privacy.
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