Quivr - Your Second Brain, Empowered by Generative AI by StanGirard
Opiniated RAG for integrating GenAI in your apps Focus on your product rather than the RAG. Easy integration in existing products with customisation! Any LLM: GPT4, Groq, Llama. Any Vectorstore: PGVector, Faiss. Any Files. Anyway you want.
About Quivr - Your Second Brain, Empowered by Generative AI
From the project's README at github.com/StanGirard/quivr. Lightly cleaned for readability; for the full source see the upstream repo.
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Quivr, helps you build your second brain, utilizes the power of GenerativeAI to be your personal assistant ! Key Features Opiniated RAG: We created a RAG that is opinionated, fast and efficient so you can focus on your product LLMs: Quivr works with any LLM, you can use it with OpenAI, Anthropic, Mistral, Gemma, etc. Any File: Quivr works with any file, you can use it with PDF, TXT, Markdown, etc and even add your own parsers. Customize your RAG: Quivr allows you to customize your RAG, add internet search, add tools, etc. Integrations with Megaparse: Quivr works with Megaparse, so you can ingest your files with Megaparse and use the RAG with Quivr.
>We take care of the RAG so you can focus on your product. Simply install quivr-core and add it to your project. You can now ingest your files and ask questions.
Health score breakdown
6-dimension composite. See methodology for formula and weights.
Adoption signals
Real-world usage data, pulled from each registry. The bigger the numbers, the more battle-tested the project.
| Signal | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | 39k | github.com/StanGirard/quivr |
| GitHub forks | 3.8k | github.com/StanGirard/quivr |
| PYPI downloads (last month) | 1.2k | quivr |
Release & maintenance
Is this project actively maintained, or about to die? Check the recency of last commit and last release.
| Project age | 3.0 years | since May 2023 |
| Last commit | 10 months ago | Jul 9, 2025 |
| Releases shipped | 354 | last: 1.3 years ago |
| Funding links | 1 | declared by maintainers |
Self-hosting cost across providers
Detected requirements: 4GB RAM, 40GB disk minimum. Cheapest plan per provider that meets the requirement.
| Provider | Plan | Specs | Monthly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| hetzner | CAX11 | 2c · 4GB · 40GB | $4.13 USD | Deploy → |
| vultr | VC2 | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5 USD | Deploy → |
| linode | Nanode 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5.12 USD | Deploy → |
| digitalocean | Basic Regular 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $6 USD | Deploy → |
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Ready to self-host Quivr - Your Second Brain, Empowered by Generative AI?
Spin up a hetzner CAX11 (4GB RAM, 40GB disk) for $4.13/mo and follow the project's official install docs.
Data last refreshed May 7, 2026.
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