HKUDS/LightRAG

RAG Libraries

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

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8.7

GitHub Metrics

Stars

37.8k

Forks

5.3k

Open Issues

217

Watchers

210

Contributors

297

Weekly Commits

107

Language

Python

License

MIT

Last Commit

Jul 18, 2026

Created

Oct 2, 2024

Latest Release

v1.5.5rc1

Release Date

Jul 13, 2026

Synced: Jul 18, 2026

Quality Scores

Documentation Qualityw: 20%

8.0

Has docs site (https://arxiv.org/abs/2410.05779). Description: 70 chars. Stars signal: 37,784. Contributors: 297. Score: 8/10

Community Healthw: 20%

9.3

Stars: 37,784. Contributors: 297. Watchers: 210. Forks: 5,320. Issue ratio: 0.6%. Score: 9.3/10

Maintenance Velocityw: 15%

9.8

Last commit: 0d ago. Weekly commits: 96. Latest release: v1.5.5rc1. Maturity bonus: 1.8y old. Score: 9.8/10

API Design & DXw: 20%

8.4

Stars/issues ratio: 176. Dynamic language: Python. Has documentation site. Permissive license: MIT. Popularity signal: 37,784 stars. Score: 8.4/10

Production Readinessw: 15%

8.2

Battle-tested: 37,784 stars. Peer review: 297 contributors. Versioned: v1.5.5rc1. Licensed: MIT. Age: 1.8 years. Maintenance: last commit 0d ago. Score: 8.2/10

Ecosystem Integrationw: 10%

8.9

Fork interest: 5,320. Major ecosystem: Python. Integration-friendly: MIT. Adoption: 37,784 stars. Has web presence. Score: 8.9/10