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

Why this job: says: retrieval augmented; topics: rag, retrieval-augmented-generation, knowledge-graph, graphrag

What it does

  • Deep Contextual Understanding. Through graph-structured indexing, LightRAG captures complex semantic dependencies between entities, overcoming the fragmented context limitations typical of traditional chunk-based retrieval methods. Its gene
  • Exceptional Comprehensiveness & Diversity. LightRAG’s dual-level retrieval mechanism allows it to integrate detailed facts and abstract concepts concurrently. This enables the system to achieve remarkable performance in query result compreh
  • Extreme Retrieval Efficiency & Low Cost. LightRAG does not rely on inefficient community reports or multi-hop reasoning for complex queries. This drastically reduces the number of LLM calls required during both the indexing and querying pha
  • Incremental Updates & Selective Deletion. LightRAG addresses the challenges of incrementally updating and selectively deleting content from graph-based knowledge bases, keeping them current in dynamic data environments. When a document is d
  • Multiple Document Parsing Engines. LightRAG's document processing pipeline supports MinerU, Docling, and Native and can be extended with third-party parsers. LightRAG's Native engine efficiently parses images, tables, and formulas in Word a

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uv pip install lightrag-hku
# 或: pip install lightrag-hku
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Latest version
v1.5.7
Released 2 months ago
Built with
Python
90% of the code

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Contributors
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Last 90 days
Issues
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Pull requests
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Languages

  • Python 90%
  • TypeScript 8%
  • Shell 2%
  • JavaScript <1%

Topics

  • knowledge-graph
  • large-language-models
  • retrieval-augmented-generation
  • genai
  • graphrag
  • llm
  • rag
  • gpt
  • docling
  • mineru
  • ragas

Project record

  • JobRAG and search
  • StatusFeatured
  • Commits10,915
  • Forks5,769
  • Watching285
  • Stars in 28 days+575
  • CreatedOct 2, 2024
  • First seen by usNov 7, 2026
  • CheckedNov 10, 2026

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