Overview
LibreChat is an open-source chat platform designed for conversations and agents. It supports multi-model switching, an Agents marketplace, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), plugins, and can be self-hosted or deployed in cloud environments—suitable for team collaboration and production use.
Key Features
- Multi-provider model support: OpenAI, Anthropic, Google/Vertex, AWS Bedrock, OpenRouter, and more.
- Agents and tools integration: built-in Agents framework, marketplace, and extensible tool interfaces.
- RAG and search augmentation: web scraping, vector search, and customizable rerankers (Jina).
- Multi-user and security: OAuth2, LDAP, email login, permissions and moderation tools.
- Multimodal and file interactions: image handling, file uploads, and sandboxed code execution.
Use Cases
- Internal knowledge assistants and customer support bots.
- Developer-focused extensible chat platform and agent development.
- Educational and experimental playground for integrating models and tools.
Technical Highlights
- Implemented primarily in TypeScript/Node with a modular architecture and an active community.
- Supports Docker, Docker Compose, and Helm for production deployments.
- Comprehensive documentation and deployment examples for self-hosting and cloud setups.