Readr
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The facts
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What it does
- AI chat
- Users can query their reading collection with OpenRouter models and reference notes using @ mentions.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Background agents
- Background agents extract Open Knowledge Format YAML frontmatter and discover semantic links to existing articles.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Deployment
- The README provides a Docker Compose example using the gjames8/readr:latest image and a mounted data directory.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Graph context
- An optional setting lets AI traverse graph connections and include connected notes and backlinks in its context.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Locally saved Markdown articles and chat histories can be backed up or synced with Obsidian and Logseq.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Interface
- The project describes a Vue frontend, Go backend, and full dark mode support.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Knowledge graph
- Global and per-article graph views map relationships between articles, tags, and wikilinks.checked 11 Oct 2026
- License
- The repository states that Readr is released under the MIT License.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Live updates
- Server-sent events send background-agent completions and graph changes to the browser without a page refresh.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Markdown links
- Readr supports bidirectional wikilinks and backlinks, including aliased links and hover previews.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Portability
- Articles, metadata, and chat histories are stored locally as Markdown and can be backed up or synced with Obsidian and Logseq.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Product
- Readr is a self-hosted, AI-native read-it-later app and knowledge graph engine.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Security policy
- The security policy lists 1.x.x as supported for security updates, marks versions below 1.0 as unsupported, and asks users to report vulnerabilities through a GitHub issue.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Security reporting
- The security policy says to report vulnerabilities by opening a GitHub issue.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Storage
- Articles are saved as Markdown files on disk and tracked in a SQLite database.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Templates
- Users can customize saved article structure with site-specific Jinja templates and automatic domain matching.checked 11 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
The company
- Maker
- The repository identifies Greg James as the copyright holder; the maker's GitHub profile lists Chicago.checked 11 Oct 2026
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