--- title: "Lumos vs moby" type: "comparison" canonical_url: "https://www.graphcanon.com/compare/andrewnguonly-lumos-vs-moby-moby" tools: ["andrewnguonly-lumos", "moby-moby"] --- # Lumos vs moby *GraphCanon updated Jul 15, 2026* ## Verdict Pick Lumos when lumos is primarily TypeScript; moby is Go; pick moby when moby is primarily Go; Lumos is TypeScript. [Lumos](https://github.com/andrewnguonly/Lumos) reports 1.5k GitHub stars, 111 forks, and 24 open issues, last pushed Jan 26, 2025. [moby](https://mobyproject.org/) has 72k stars, 19k forks, and 3.8k open issues, last pushed Jul 10, 2026. Figures are from public GitHub metadata via [Lumos's repository](https://github.com/andrewnguonly/Lumos) and [moby's repository](https://github.com/moby/moby). | | [Lumos](/tools/andrewnguonly-lumos.md) | [moby](/tools/moby-moby.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Tagline | A RAG LLM co-pilot for browsing the web, powered by local LLMs | The Moby Project - a collaborative project for the container ecosystem to assemble container-based systems | | Stars | 1,515 | 71,899 | | Forks | 111 | 19,126 | | Open issues | 24 | 3,821 | | Language | TypeScript | Go | | Adopt for | - | - | | Persona | - | - | | Runtime | - | - | | License | MIT | Apache-2.0 | | Categories | Developer Tools, Inference & Serving, LLM Frameworks | Developer Tools, Inference & Serving, LLM Frameworks | ## Trust and health _Sourced signals - not a safety guarantee. No winner column._ | | [Lumos](/tools/andrewnguonly-lumos.md) | [moby](/tools/moby-moby.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Maintenance | Dormant (18%) | Very active (96%) | | Days since push | 534d | 1d | | Open issues (now) | 24 | 3.8k | | Owner type | User | Organization | | Full report | [trust report](/tools/andrewnguonly-lumos/trust.md) | [trust report](/tools/moby-moby/trust.md) | ## Choose when ### Choose Lumos if… - Lumos is primarily TypeScript; moby is Go. - License: Lumos is MIT, moby is Apache-2.0. - Tags unique to Lumos: chrome-extension, langchain, langchain-js, llm. ### Choose moby if… - moby is primarily Go; Lumos is TypeScript. - License: moby is Apache-2.0, Lumos is MIT. - Tags unique to moby: containers, docker, go, golang. - moby ships Docker support for self-hosted deployment. ## When NOT to use Lumos - Last GitHub push was 535 days ago (dormant maintenance, Jan 26, 2025). Validate activity before betting a new project on Lumos. - Developer Tools: A gateway is overkill when you're pinned to a single provider and model. - Inference & Serving: Self-hosting rarely beats a hosted API on cost until you have steady, high-volume traffic. - LLM Frameworks: Avoid a framework for a single prompt-and-retrieve call; the abstraction can cost more than it saves. ## When NOT to use moby - Developer Tools: A gateway is overkill when you're pinned to a single provider and model. - Inference & Serving: Self-hosting rarely beats a hosted API on cost until you have steady, high-volume traffic. - LLM Frameworks: Avoid a framework for a single prompt-and-retrieve call; the abstraction can cost more than it saves. ## Common questions ### What is the difference between Lumos and moby? Lumos: A RAG LLM co-pilot for browsing the web, powered by local LLMs. moby: The Moby Project - a collaborative project for the container ecosystem to assemble container-based systems. See the comparison table for live GitHub stats and shared categories. ### When should I choose Lumos over moby? Choose Lumos over moby when Lumos is primarily TypeScript; moby is Go; License: Lumos is MIT, moby is Apache-2.0; Tags unique to Lumos: chrome-extension, langchain, langchain-js, llm. ### When should I choose moby over Lumos? Choose moby over Lumos when moby is primarily Go; Lumos is TypeScript; License: moby is Apache-2.0, Lumos is MIT; Tags unique to moby: containers, docker, go, golang; moby ships Docker support for self-hosted deployment. ### When should I avoid Lumos? Last GitHub push was 535 days ago (dormant maintenance, Jan 26, 2025). Validate activity before betting a new project on Lumos. Developer Tools: A gateway is overkill when you're pinned to a single provider and model. Inference & Serving: Self-hosting rarely beats a hosted API on cost until you have steady, high-volume traffic. LLM Frameworks: Avoid a framework for a single prompt-and-retrieve call; the abstraction can cost more than it saves. ### When should I avoid moby? Developer Tools: A gateway is overkill when you're pinned to a single provider and model. Inference & Serving: Self-hosting rarely beats a hosted API on cost until you have steady, high-volume traffic. LLM Frameworks: Avoid a framework for a single prompt-and-retrieve call; the abstraction can cost more than it saves. ### Is Lumos or moby more popular on GitHub? moby has more GitHub stars (71,899 vs 1,515). Stars measure visibility, not whether either tool fits your constraints. ### Are Lumos and moby open source? Yes - both are open-source projects on GitHub (Lumos: MIT, moby: Apache-2.0). ### Where can I find alternatives to Lumos or moby? GraphCanon lists graph-backed alternatives at [Lumos alternatives](/tools/andrewnguonly-lumos/alternatives) and [moby alternatives](/tools/moby-moby/alternatives) ([Lumos markdown twin](/tools/andrewnguonly-lumos/alternatives.md), [moby markdown twin](/tools/moby-moby/alternatives.md)), ranked by typed relationship edges rather than popularity votes. ### Is there a machine-readable version of this comparison? Yes. The markdown twin at [this comparison](/compare/andrewnguonly-lumos-vs-moby-moby.md) mirrors this page for agents and LLM crawlers, with the same stats table and FAQ answers. ### Which is better maintained, Lumos or moby? Lumos: Dormant. moby: Very active. Compare maintenance labels, days since push, and release cadence in the trust section below - stars alone do not measure maintenance. ### Where are the full trust reports for Lumos and moby? GraphCanon publishes per-repo trust reports with dated maintenance, provenance, and scan summaries: [Lumos trust report](/tools/andrewnguonly-lumos/trust); [moby trust report](/tools/moby-moby/trust). --- **Machine-readable endpoints** - JSON: [`/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=andrewnguonly-lumos`](/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=andrewnguonly-lumos) - LLM index: [/llms.txt](/llms.txt) - Full corpus: [/llms-full.txt](/llms-full.txt) _GraphCanon - The knowledge graph for AI development. https://www.graphcanon.com/_