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Khoj
by Khoj AI
Your AI second brain: chat with your notes and documents, and run web research.
View on GitHub →What it does
- Answers from the internet and your files (PDF, Markdown, Word, Notion…)
- Available in the browser, Obsidian, Emacs, desktop, mobile or WhatsApp
- Self-host it with a local LLM, or use the cloud version
Install it
Requirements: Docker or Python for self-hosting
Follow the self-hosting guide
https://docs.khoj.dev/get-started/setup
Or try it online
https://app.khoj.dev
The prompt for your agent
Paste it into your coding agent: it checks the requirements and installs it for you.
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Prompt
Install Khoj (https://khoj.dev) on my machine.
1. Check the requirements: Docker or Python for self-hosting. If anything is missing, tell me before installing anything.
2. Follow the official method:
- see https://docs.khoj.dev/get-started/setup
- see https://app.khoj.dev
3. Check that it works, then explain how to launch it and where to start.
Always review what your agent is about to run, especially install commands.