About khoj
Your AI second brain. Self-hostable. Get answers from the web or your docs. Build custom agents, schedule automations, do deep research. Turn any online or local LLM into your personal, autonomous AI (gpt, claude, gemini, llama, qwen, mistral). Get started - free.
Khoj is a revolutionary, self-hostable AI second brain that transforms how you interact with information and automate tasks. Unlike typical cloud-based tools, Khoj empowers users to deploy locally, ensuring complete data privacy and control while leveraging any LLM—whether online models like GPT and Claude or offline options like Llama and Mistral. It excels at deep research by pulling answers from the web or your personal documents via semantic search and RAG, and it enables building custom autonomous agents for scheduling automations, managing workflows, and even handling image generation. As an open-source, GitHub-hosted Python tool, it's free and highly extensible, integrating seamlessly with platforms like Obsidian, Emacs, and WhatsApp. This makes Khoj uniquely valuable for productivity enthusiasts, researchers, and developers seeking a personalized, secure AI assistant that adapts to their specific needs without vendor lock-in.
Common Use Cases
- Conduct in-depth research by querying both web sources and your local documents for comprehensive insights.
- Automate routine tasks like scheduling, data aggregation, or notifications using custom-built AI agents.
- Enhance productivity in note-taking apps like Obsidian by integrating AI-powered search and content generation.
- Create and manage autonomous AI assistants for platforms such as WhatsApp to handle queries and interactions.
- Generate images and perform semantic searches offline with self-hosted LLMs, ensuring data privacy and control.
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Key Features
- Python
- Open Source
- GitHub Hosted
How to Get Started
Usage Statistics
Active Users
33,840
API Calls
2,109,000
Additional Information
Category
Image Generation
Pricing
Free
Last Updated
4/3/2026
