# Kotaemon

- **Canonical URI:** https://www.vioscale.ai/software/kotaemon
- **Category:** RAG Tools
- **Homepage:** https://cinnamon.github.io/kotaemon
- **Also known as:** kotaemon
- **Profile claimed by vendor:** no
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-26T19:58:00.994Z

## Vioscale score

**50.9 / 100**, confidence 23% (low). Computed 2026-09-01. _(updating — computed under an earlier model version or past its freshness window.)_

Composite of weighted, independently-sourced signals (no user reviews, no vendor payment).

| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence present |
|---|--:|--:|--:|:--:|
| capabilities | 91.6 | 0.07844444444444446 | 7.2 | ✓ |
| repo_stars | 83.2 | 0.026 | 2.2 | ✓ |
| integrations | 27.4 | 0.07033333333333334 | 1.9 | ✓ |
| dependent_projects | 0 | 0.063 | 0 | - |
| dev_activity | 0 | 0.094 | 0 | ✓ |
| release_cadence | 97.2 | 0.052 | 5.1 | ✓ |
| security_posture | 0 | 0.073 | 0 | - |
| package_downloads | 0 | 0.136 | 0 | - |
| security_score | 0 | 0.042 | 0 | - |
| community_qa_activity | 0 | 0.063 | 0 | - |

## About

A tool that enables users to interact with their documents through AI-powered retrieval and generation. Built for both individual users seeking answers from documents and developers building custom retrieval-augmented generation systems.

_Independently observed._

## Platform & deployment

- **Platforms:** CLI, macOS, Web, Linux, Windows
- **Deployment:** Self-hosted

## Integrations (8)

_Independently observed._

- OpenAI
- AzureOpenAI
- Cohere
- Ollama
- Groq
- VoyageAI
- Docling
- Gradio

## Capabilities

_The capabilities that matter for RAG Tools. "-" = undocumented, not absent._

| Capability | Supported |
|---|:--:|
| **Capabilities** | |
| Hybrid retrieval | ✓ |
| Reranking integration | ✓ |
| Multi hop agentic retrieval | ✓ |
| Embedding provider agnostic | ✓ |
| LLM provider agnostic | ✓ |
| Built in rag eval metrics | - |
| Citation attribution | ✓ |
| Multimodal rag | ✓ |
| Managed ingestion pipeline | - |
| Open source | ✓ |

## Release history

| Version | Date | Type |
|---|---|---|
| [v0.12.0](https://github.com/Cinnamon/kotaemon/releases/tag/v0.12.0) | 2026-05-31 | stable |
| [v0.11.3](https://github.com/Cinnamon/kotaemon/releases/tag/v0.11.3) | 2026-03-28 | stable |
| [v0.11.2](https://github.com/Cinnamon/kotaemon/releases/tag/v0.11.2) | 2026-03-04 | stable |
| [v0.11.1](https://github.com/Cinnamon/kotaemon/releases/tag/v0.11.1) | 2026-02-27 | stable |
| [v0.11.0](https://github.com/Cinnamon/kotaemon/releases/tag/v0.11.0) | 2025-07-04 | stable |
| [v0.10.6](https://github.com/Cinnamon/kotaemon/releases/tag/v0.10.6) | 2025-04-01 | stable |
| [v0.10.4](https://github.com/Cinnamon/kotaemon/releases/tag/v0.10.4) | 2025-03-31 | stable |
| [v0.10.3](https://github.com/Cinnamon/kotaemon/releases/tag/v0.10.3) | 2025-02-14 | stable |
| [v0.10.2](https://github.com/Cinnamon/kotaemon/releases/tag/v0.10.2) | 2025-02-05 | stable |
| [v0.10.1](https://github.com/Cinnamon/kotaemon/releases/tag/v0.10.1) | 2025-02-03 | stable |
| [v0.10.0](https://github.com/Cinnamon/kotaemon/releases/tag/v0.10.0) | 2025-02-02 | stable |
| [v0.9.11](https://github.com/Cinnamon/kotaemon/releases/tag/v0.9.11) | 2024-12-24 | stable |
| [v0.9.10](https://github.com/Cinnamon/kotaemon/releases/tag/v0.9.10) | 2024-12-23 | stable |
| [v0.9.9](https://github.com/Cinnamon/kotaemon/releases/tag/v0.9.9) | 2024-12-18 | stable |
| [v0.9.8](https://github.com/Cinnamon/kotaemon/releases/tag/v0.9.8) | 2024-12-17 | stable |

_… and 5 earlier release(s)._

## Facts

Every value below carries its source and our confidence. Facts are re-crawled on a freshness schedule.

### integrations

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| integrations.count | 8 | [link](https://cinnamon.github.io/kotaemon) | 2026-08-21 | 60% (medium) |

### activity

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| activity.commits_last_30d | 0 | [link](https://github.com/cinnamon/kotaemon/pulse) | 2026-08-24 | 65% (medium) |

### language

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| language.primary | Python | [link](https://github.com/cinnamon/kotaemon) | 2026-08-26 | 90% (high) |

### license

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| license.spdx | Apache-2.0 | [link](https://github.com/cinnamon/kotaemon) | 2026-08-26 | 95% (high) |

### release

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| release.cadence_days | 5 | [link](https://github.com/cinnamon/kotaemon/releases) | 2026-08-26 | 70% (medium) |

### adoption

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| adoption.github_stars | 25,715 | [link](https://github.com/cinnamon/kotaemon) | 2026-08-26 | 90% (high) |

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*Source: Vioscale (https://www.vioscale.ai/software/kotaemon). Independent, evidence-based software intelligence. Cite the canonical URI.*