
Red Arch Knowledge Manager
Red Arch Knowledge Manager is an open-source organizational platform that brings together AI chat, content management, customer integration, and learning too…
What Red Arch Knowledge Manager is
Red Arch Knowledge Manager is an open-source organizational platform that brings together AI chat, content management, customer integration, and learning tools. Its AI search answers questions from organizational content using semantic and keyword search, with citations to relevant passages. Documents can be placed in folders and spaces, with access controls applied to documents and to results surfaced through search and chat. A visual no-code BPMN workflow builder supports form, schedule, event, and inbound-webhook triggers, plus AI steps, approvals, branching, and notifications. For learning, the platform can turn documents into courses, grade quizzes and scenarios, issue certificates, and display learner progress. A versioned REST API, organization-scoped keys, and signed webhooks connect other systems. An MCP server lets assistants such as Claude and Cursor build platform components while following user permissions. Role-based access spans documents, records, search, and AI chat, while row-level security isolates organizations at the database level. The software can be self-hosted with Docker and Compose. Its Apache License 2.0 permits commercial use, modification, and redistribution. The listed plan is free, with no per-seat pricing.
Good
- AI answers cite relevant content passages.
- Document permissions also apply to search and chat.
- Includes workflow automation and learning tools.
- Apache License 2.0 permits commercial use and modification.
Watch out
- Deployment is self-hosted.
- The platform is aimed at organizational use.
- Organizations are isolated at the database level.
Who it suits
It suits organizations building internal knowledge bases, workflows, training, CRM, support, HR, or custom apps. Self-hosting and an open-source license may appeal to teams that want to deploy and adapt the platform themselves.
Verdict
Red Arch combines knowledge search, workflow automation, and learning in a self-hostable platform. Its listed free plan and Apache license make it worth considering for organizations prepared to manage their own deployment.
Plans and prices
From Red Arch Knowledge Manager's own pricing page, checked 9 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Red Arch Knowledge Manager | Free | Apache-2.0 · self-hosted · no per-seat pricing |
The facts
Each one read from Red Arch Knowledge Manager's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- AI assistant support
- An MCP server lets AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor build entities, forms, views, reports, and workflows while respecting user permissions.checked 9 Oct 2026
- AI knowledge search
- AI chat answers questions from an organization’s content with passage-level citations and semantic and keyword search.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Content permissions
- Documents can be organized into folders and spaces with per-document and per-folder access controls that also apply to search and AI chat.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Deployment
- The software is self-hostable with Docker and Compose, and the maker’s site provides clone-and-run instructions using its GitHub repository and run-stack.sh script.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- A versioned REST API, org-scoped API keys, and HMAC-signed inbound and outbound webhooks connect Red Arch to other systems.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Intended use
- The maker describes the platform for organizational knowledge bases, CRM, support ticketing, HR, training, AI agents, and custom organization apps.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Learning management
- The platform can create courses from documents and includes server-graded quizzes, AI-graded scenarios, certificates, and learner progress dashboards.checked 9 Oct 2026
- License
- Red Arch Knowledge Manager is licensed under Apache License 2.0, which the maker says permits commercial use, modification, and redistribution.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Product
- Red Arch Knowledge Manager combines AI chat, content management, customer integration, and learning management in an open-source organizational platform.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Security
- Role-based access applies across documents, records, search, and AI chat, and organizations are isolated at the database level using row-level security.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Support
- The maker lists [email protected] for questions and says built-in help and documentation are available inside the app.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Workflow automation
- A visual no-code BPMN workflow builder supports form, schedule, event, and inbound-webhook triggers, plus AI steps, approvals, branching, and notifications.checked 9 Oct 2026
The company
- Headquarters
- American Fork, Utah, United Stateschecked 28 Sep 2026
- Maker
- The product is developed, published, and licensed by Red Arch Labs LLC; its licensing page lists American Fork, Utah.checked 9 Oct 2026
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