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ChatFiles

guangzhengli/ChatFiles

Document Chatbot powered by GPT and Embedding

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GraphCanon updated Sep 20, 2026 · GitHub synced Sep 20, 2026

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3.3k stars461 forksLast push Dec 17, 2024 TypeScript MIT

Decision brief

ChatFiles uses GPT and embedding technologies with LangchainJS for document interaction via a Supabase vector database.

Good fit when

You need to integrate file-based conversations into your web apps using TypeScript.
Your project benefits from deploying on Vercel, as supported by ChatFiles documentation.

Avoid when

If you aim to use languages other than TypeScript for your document chatbot functionality.
Your deployment preferences prioritize platforms other than Vercel, which is highlighted in ChatFiles' documentation.

Pricing:: freemium - Available under the MIT license, it is free to use. However, users might incur costs for hosting with Vercel and database usage on Supabase.
Requirements:: Local setup requires setting environment variables as outlined in the documentation.

Observed Jul 14, 2026 · Source: enrich:decision_facts

ChatFiles alternatives Trust report

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Adoption

Package downloads where a registry match exists. GitHub stars (3,337) are secondary evidence.

Docker Hub pulls (30d): 10,516·Docker Hub API·Sep 20, 2026

Maintenance and security

Full trust report

Maintenance: Dormant (641d since push); As of Sep 20, 2026
Provenance: Not a fork · Personal account; As of Sep 20, 2026
Security (OSV): No lockfile; As of Jul 11, 2026

Public GitHub metadata and optional OSV scans. Signals, not a guarantee. Trust methodology.

Install

npm install ChatFiles

npm

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Evidence and technical details

Sourced facts, taxonomy, compatibility claims, README excerpt, and machine-readable endpoints.

Overview

A document chatbot that allows users to have conversations with uploaded files using technologies like LangchainJS and Supabase vector database.

Capability facts

Deploy: Self-host
Source: dockerfile:Dockerfile · Sep 20, 2026
Docker: Dockerfile present
Source: dockerfile:Dockerfile · Sep 20, 2026
CLI: CLI entrypoint
Source: package.json:bin|scripts · Sep 20, 2026
MCP server: No MCP server detected
Source: repo_scan · Sep 20, 2026
Languages: typescript, javascript
Source: github.language+package.json · Sep 20, 2026

Compatibility

Sourced claims from the README excerpt - not unsourced marketing copy.

Node.js runtimeNode.js

Source: README excerpt (regex_v1, Sep 20, 2026)

npm install

Source link

README

<a href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/iguangzhengli" target=" blank" <img src="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/assets/img/custom images/orange img.png" alt="Buy Me A Coffee" style="height: 41px !important;width: 174px !important;box shadow: 0px 3px 2px 0px rgba(190, 190, 190, 0.5) !...

For agents

This page has a .md twin and JSON over the API.

/tools/guangzhengli-chatfiles.md GET /api/graphcanon/tools/guangzhengli-chatfiles GET /api/graphcanon/graph?tool=guangzhengli-chatfiles