# Onyx — Self-Hosted AI Chat with 40+ Connectors

> Onyx (formerly Danswer) is a self-hosted AI chat with RAG, custom agents, and 40+ knowledge connectors. 20.4K+ stars. Enterprise search. MIT.

## Install

Save in your project root:

## Quick Use

```bash
curl -fsSL https://onyx.app/install_onyx.sh | bash
# Open http://localhost:3000
```

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## Intro

Onyx (formerly Danswer) is a self-hostable AI chat platform with advanced RAG, custom agents, web search, and 40+ application connectors. With 20,400+ GitHub stars and MIT license, it features hybrid-search RAG with knowledge graphs, deep research via multi-step agentic search, code interpreter, image generation, enterprise search scaling to millions of documents, SSO, RBAC, and document permissioning.

**Best for**: Teams wanting self-hosted AI chat with enterprise knowledge search
**Works with**: Claude Code, OpenAI Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI, Windsurf

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## Key Features

- Custom agents with unique knowledge
- 40+ application connectors
- Hybrid-search RAG with knowledge graphs
- Deep research (multi-step agentic search)
- Code interpreter and image generation
- Enterprise: SSO, RBAC, document permissions

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### FAQ

**Q: What is Onyx?**
A: Self-hosted AI chat with 20.4K+ stars. 40+ connectors, RAG, custom agents, enterprise search. MIT.

**Q: How do I install Onyx?**
A: curl -fsSL https://onyx.app/install_onyx.sh | bash.

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## Source & Thanks

> [danswer-ai/danswer](https://github.com/danswer-ai/danswer) — 20,400+ GitHub stars

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Author: AI Open Source