RAGify - Chat with Your Documents Using AI
Ever wished you could chat with your documents? I built RAGify — a tool that transforms static documents into an interactive Q&A system using Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) and Large Language Models (LLMs).
What does RAGify do?
- Lets you chat with your documents (like PDFs) without compromising data privacy.
- Works with both on-device and cloud-based LLMs.
- Is fully customizable to suit your specific needs.
What is "Blunder Mifflin"?
To showcase RAGify, I created a fictional company, "Blunder Mifflin," complete with its own employee handbook.
RAGify turns this handbook into an AI assistant that can answer questions about company policies, work-from-home rules, and even the "Prank Protocol."
Can I use this on my own documents?
Yes — with a few simple tweaks. That is the best part: you can build this too.
RAGify is not using any groundbreaking new tech — it combines existing tools in a useful way. All the code is available, along with a working demo, so you can see exactly how it is done.
Code and explanations on GitHub.
Why did I build RAGify?
My goal with RAGify is to demystify this type of AI application.
Whether you are a developer looking to experiment or a business leader trying to understand how such a system works, RAGify shows you how accessible this technology really is.
How RAGify Works
graph TD
subgraph User
A[Input Query]
H[Get Answer]
end
subgraph Knowledge Base
I[Document Storage]
J[Vector Embeddings]
end
subgraph RAG System
B[Embed Query]
C[Vector Search]
D[Retrieve Relevant Texts]
E[Create Prompt]
end
subgraph LLM
F[Process Prompt]
G[Generate Response]
end
A --> B
I --> J
J --> C
B --> C
C --> D
D --> E
E --> F
F --> G
G --> H
Here is a simple overview of the diagram:
- The user asks a question.
- The RAG system converts this question into a numerical format (vector) that computers can understand and compare easily.
- It then searches through a database of pre-converted document vectors to find the most relevant information.
- The system retrieves the actual text of these relevant documents.
- It combines the user's question with this relevant information to create a detailed prompt.
- This prompt is sent to an AI (the LLM), which processes it and generates a response.
- Finally, the user receives this response as their answer.