Vision Statement

A comprehensive research and news monitoring platform that empowers journalists, investigators, and private citizens to conduct deep research while staying informed about relevant current events through automated tracking and analysis.

Target Users

• Investigative journalists
• Private investigators
• Concerned citizens
• Amateur researchers

Core Value Proposition

• Unified platform for document research and news monitoring
• Powerful search capabilities across multiple content types
• Automated entity tracking and alerting
• Research organization and synthesis tools

How to use

• Install Ollama
• Install Docker and pull the Qdrant image
• Clone and install Firecrawl locally, following this contributor's guide
• (Optional but recommended) Install Conda or Miniconda, and create an environment for the project
• Install requirements in your conda environment after conda installing pip
  • My preferred method to avoid conda installing:
  • ~/miniconda/envs/{env_name}/bin/pip install -r requirements.txt
• Run ./start_services.sh to start firecrawl and qdrant vector store
• Run sudo ollama serve, if bind address already in use, you're good to go
• Run ./run_appcmd to start web server, and go to localhost:8000

Issues

• If you have issues setting up and running locally, submit an issue and I will help you get it fixed up