RA-H Open Source

A local-first research workspace with the complete RA-H three-panel interface, vector search, content ingestion, workflows, and conversation agents. This edition removes the Mac packaging, hosted authentication, and subscription backend so you can run everything locally with your own API keys.

Features

• 3-Panel interface – Explore nodes, focus, and chat with the orchestrator in one view.
• Bring-your-own keys – Works with your Anthropic/OpenAI keys only; nothing is sent to RA-H.
• Local SQLite + sqlite-vec – Semantic search, workflows, and memories run on your machine.
• Content extraction – YouTube, PDF, and web extraction pipelines included.
• Extensible workflows – Integrate workflow + tool registry ship intact for further hacking.

Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Node.js 20+
• npm 10+
• SQLite with sqlite-vec extension (prebuilt macOS binary is under vendor/sqlite-extensions/vec0.dylib; see docs/2_schema.md for build instructions on Linux/Windows)

Install & Bootstrap

git clone https://github.com/bradwmorris/ra-h_os.git
cd ra-h_os
npm install
scripts/dev/bootstrap-local.sh        # seeds SQLite schema + local env template
npm run dev                           # http://localhost:3000

When the UI loads, open Settings → API Keys and paste your OpenAI/Anthropic keys. They are stored locally via src/services/storage/apiKeys.ts.

Environment

• .env.example documents every supported variable and defaults to NEXT_PUBLIC_DEPLOYMENT_MODE=local.
• Custom database paths: set SQLITE_DB_PATH and SQLITE_VEC_EXTENSION_PATH.
• No .env.local ships with the repo—run the bootstrap script to create yours.

Project Layout

app/                 Next.js App Router entrypoints
components/          UI building blocks (auth/tauri removed)
docs/                Architecture + schema docs (updated for local mode)
scripts/             Local dev helpers (bootstrap, sqlite backup/restore, audits)
src/services/        Agents, embeddings, ingestion, storage, workflows
vendor/sqlite-extensions/vec0.dylib  macOS sqlite-vec build

Development Scripts

• npm run dev – Local Next.js dev server (local mode forced)
• npm run build / npm start – Production build/start in local-only mode
• npm run lint, npm run type-check – Quality gates
• npm run sqlite:backup / npm run sqlite:restore – Database snapshots

Documentation

• docs/0_overview.md – Product background
• docs/1_architecture.md – Agents, tools, and workflow internals
• docs/2_schema.md – SQLite schema + sqlite-vec setup
• docs/4_tools-and-workflows.md – Tool registry + workflow guide
• docs/9_open-source.md – Local BYO-key process tracking

Private runbooks, Supabase CRM docs, and Mac packaging instructions were removed from this tree. See docs/os_docs/2025-02-09-open-source-porting-notes.md for details on what was changed from the private repo.

Contributing

Issues and PRs are welcome! Please open a draft PR with context on the feature/fix, list any new environment requirements, and include manual test notes. See CONTRIBUTING.md for the lightweight guidelines.

License

Released under the MIT License. By contributing you agree that your code is provided under the same license.