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Scira

A minimalistic AI-powered search engine that finds information on the web and provides citations, serving as an open-source Perplexity alternative.

Overview

Scira is a lightweight, explainable AI search engine designed to help users find information on the web with citation support. It’s an open-source project built with modern frontend and backend technologies (TypeScript + Vercel AI SDK), focusing on retrieval quality and traceability of results.

Key Features

  • Open source: Publicly available on GitHub for community contributions and self-hosting.
  • Citation-aware results: Search outputs include sources to improve verifiability.
  • Lightweight deployment: Built for quick deployment and customization on platforms like Vercel.

Use Cases

  • Research and learning: Fast web search with references for fact-checking.
  • Private deployments: Organizations that prefer running search on internal infrastructure.
  • Search experimentation: Researchers evaluating retrieval and answer synthesis strategies.

Technical Details

  • Stack: TypeScript frontend, Vercel AI SDK for model integration, modular architecture for customization.
  • Extensibility: Designed to allow adding new data sources, retrievers, and ranking strategies.
  • Privacy: Self-hosting option reduces reliance on third-party query handling.

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🔎 Search 🌱 Open Source