AI Search

Search everything at once, get cited answers.

Search the web, your documents, and your databases in one natural-language query and get organized answers with citations. Self-hosted, so your internal knowledge never leaves your VPS.

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How it Works — Real Use Cases

No account. No separate install. No Big Tech dependency. Every General Bots app ships pre-installed in the suite and runs on infrastructure you own — this is how it works and what teams actually use it for.

Deploy the whole suite on your VPS

One container, every app pre-installed and pre-integrated. Your data stays on your hardware — no accounts, no SaaS gatekeeper.

Open it from the desktop launcher

The app is one click away inside the General Bots desktop. No separate signup, no setup wizard, no credit card.

Drive it with plain language or the API

Ask the AI assistant to do the work — or call the REST API directly from your own tools. The endpoints below are real, from the source code.

Try these real endpoints

/api/research/api/ui/research/api/ui/research/collections/api/ui/research/collections//api/ui/research/collections/:id

research.teach.case1_t

research.teach.case1_d

research.teach.case2_t

research.teach.case2_d

research.teach.case3_t

research.teach.case3_d

Technical

Built on the Open-Source Code

Real technical data extracted from the Rust source repository — API endpoints, database tables, and code size. Every number on this page is auditable in the code.

1,676

Lines of Rust Code

API Endpoints

Database Tables

Real API surface (from the source)

/api/research/api/ui/research/api/ui/research/collections/api/ui/research/collections//api/ui/research/collections/:id/api/ui/research/collections/new/api/ui/research/export/citations/api/ui/research/prompts+9 more

Database schema (from migrations)

kb_collectionskb_documentskg_entitieskg_relationshipsresearch_citationsresearch_collaboratorsresearch_exportsresearch_findings+7 more

Browse the full source on GitHub — AGPLv3

Capabilities

Everything a Modern Research Needs

Powerful capabilities with AI orchestration — all self-hosted on your infrastructure.

Multi-Source Search

One query searches everything — web, documents, and databases — or focus on a single source category like web, docs, knowledge, academic, or code.

Cited Answers

Every answer links to its sources: file name and page for documents, URL and date for web, table and query for databases, with view and copy actions.

Advanced Operators

Refine searches with exact phrases, AND/OR/NOT, site, type, date, and in filters for precise, repeatable results.

Follow-Up Research

Keep asking context-aware follow-ups — the AI builds on previous answers to compare, contrast, and deepen its findings.

Research History

Past searches are organized by today, yesterday, and last week — reopen any query with one click from the History panel.

Export Results

Save research as PDF, Markdown, or Word, or copy it straight into Paper to keep writing — with sources and citations included.

Pricing

One Flat Server — Zero Per-User Fees

Unlike commercial SaaS suites that charge per seat, General Bots runs on your own infrastructure with unlimited users.

Self-Hosted

Your Infrastructure, Your Data

Deploy on any VM or bare metal. No user limits, no hidden fees. Full source under AGPLv3.

Unlimited users and operations
No per-user licensing fees
Full source code access (AGPLv3)
Self-contained Docker deployment
Bring your own LLM / AI backend

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Typical SaaS

Per-seat pricing
Plus overage fees

plus overage fees

Self-Hosted

Unlimited users
On your infrastructure

unlimited users

Comparison

Self-Hosted vs SaaS

See how the open-source General Bots Research compares to proprietary alternatives.

Feature	Self-Hosted	SaaS
Per-user pricing	Free	Vendor lock-in
Data ownership	Yours	Theirs
Source access	Full (AGPLv3)	Closed
AI model choice	Any LLM	Vendor lock-in
Scalability	Unlimited	Tiered
Audit & compliance	Full control	Limited

Why Choose

Built for Sovereignty, Scale, and AI

Thousands of teams choose General Bots for their research infrastructure.

Zero Vendor Lock-In

Your data, your infrastructure, your control. General Bots is fully open source under AGPLv3 — no proprietary APIs, no data leaving your network, no forced upgrades.

100% Open Source
Audit, modify, and extend the code. Community contributions welcome.
AI-Native by Default
LLM orchestration built in — bring any model, run it on your own hardware.

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