HKUDS/LightRAG

RAG Libraries

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

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8.8

GitHub Metrics

Stars

39.2k

Forks

5.5k

Open Issues

216

Watchers

215

Contributors

326

Weekly Commits

Language

Python

License

MIT

Last Commit

Aug 28, 2026

Created

Oct 2, 2024

Latest Release

v1.5.7rc2

Release Date

Aug 19, 2026

Synced: Aug 28, 2026

Quality Scores

Documentation Qualityw: 20%

8.1

Has docs site (https://arxiv.org/abs/2410.05779). Description: 70 chars. Stars signal: 39,234. Contributors: 326. Score: 8.1/10

Community Healthw: 20%

9.4

Stars: 39,234. Contributors: 326. Watchers: 215. Forks: 5,516. Issue ratio: 0.5%. Score: 9.4/10

Maintenance Velocityw: 15%

9.8

Last commit: 0d ago. Weekly commits: 27. Latest release: v1.5.7rc2. Maturity bonus: 1.9y old. Score: 9.8/10

API Design & DXw: 20%

8.4

Stars/issues ratio: 183. Dynamic language: Python. Has documentation site. Permissive license: MIT. Popularity signal: 39,234 stars. Score: 8.4/10

Production Readinessw: 15%

8.2

Battle-tested: 39,234 stars. Peer review: 326 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: 5,516. Major ecosystem: Python. Integration-friendly: MIT. Adoption: 39,234 stars. Has web presence. Score: 8.9/10