HKUDS/LightRAG

RAG Libraries

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

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8.8

GitHub Metrics

Stars

39.3k

Forks

5.5k

Open Issues

219

Watchers

221

Contributors

331

Weekly Commits

215

Language

Python

License

MIT

Last Commit

Sep 1, 2026

Created

Oct 2, 2024

Latest Release

v1.5.7rc2

Release Date

Aug 19, 2026

Synced: Sep 1, 2026

Quality Scores

Documentation Qualityw: 20%

8.1

Has docs site (https://arxiv.org/abs/2410.05779). Description: 70 chars. Stars signal: 39,309. Contributors: 331. Score: 8.1/10

Community Healthw: 20%

9.4

Stars: 39,309. Contributors: 331. Watchers: 221. Forks: 5,532. Issue ratio: 0.6%. Score: 9.4/10

Maintenance Velocityw: 15%

9.8

Last commit: 0d ago. Weekly commits: 215. Latest release: v1.5.7rc2. Maturity bonus: 1.9y old. Score: 9.8/10

API Design & DXw: 20%

8.4

Stars/issues ratio: 179. Dynamic language: Python. Has documentation site. Permissive license: MIT. Popularity signal: 39,309 stars. Score: 8.4/10

Production Readinessw: 15%

8.2

Battle-tested: 39,309 stars. Peer review: 331 contributors. Versioned: v1.5.7rc2. Licensed: MIT. Age: 1.9 years. Maintenance: last commit 0d ago. Score: 8.2/10

Ecosystem Integrationw: 10%

8.9

Fork interest: 5,532. Major ecosystem: Python. Integration-friendly: MIT. Adoption: 39,309 stars. Has web presence. Score: 8.9/10