HKUDS/LightRAG

RAG Libraries

[EMNLP2025] "LightRAG: Simple and Fast Retrieval-Augmented Generation"

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8.8

GitHub Metrics

Stars

40.2k

Forks

5.7k

Open Issues

384

Watchers

303

Contributors

353

Weekly Commits

Language

Python

License

MIT

Last Commit

Oct 15, 2026

Created

Oct 2, 2024

Latest Release

v1.5.7

Release Date

Sep 2, 2026

Synced: Oct 17, 2026

Quality Scores

Documentation Qualityw: 20%

8.1

Has docs site (https://arxiv.org/abs/2410.05779). Description: 70 chars. Stars signal: 40,182. Contributors: 353. Score: 8.1/10

Community Healthw: 20%

9.5

Stars: 40,182. Contributors: 353. Watchers: 303. Forks: 5,704. Issue ratio: 1.0%. Score: 9.5/10

Maintenance Velocityw: 15%

9.7

Last commit: 2d ago. Weekly commits: 21. Latest release: v1.5.7. Maturity bonus: 2.0y old. Score: 9.7/10

API Design & DXw: 20%

8.4

Stars/issues ratio: 105. Dynamic language: Python. Has documentation site. Permissive license: MIT. Popularity signal: 40,182 stars. Score: 8.4/10

Production Readinessw: 15%

8.5

Battle-tested: 40,182 stars. Peer review: 353 contributors. Versioned: v1.5.7. Licensed: MIT. Age: 2.0 years. Maintenance: last commit 2d ago. Score: 8.5/10

Ecosystem Integrationw: 10%

8.9

Fork interest: 5,704. Major ecosystem: Python. Integration-friendly: MIT. Adoption: 40,182 stars. Has web presence. Score: 8.9/10