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Swiss Army Llama
A FastAPI service for semantic text search using precomputed embeddings and advanced similarity measures, with built-in support for various file types through textract.
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About Swiss Army Llama
Swiss Army Llama is a FastAPI service that provides semantic text search using precomputed embeddings and advanced similarity measures. It supports multiple file types through textract, allowing users to index and search over documents.
Best for
Developers seeking a lightweight semantic search server for static document sets
Use cases
- Index a collection of documents for fast semantic search
- Query search endpoints with natural language for relevant results
- Incorporate file ingestion from various formats like PDFs and Word docs
Notes
1,053 stars on GitHub. Last updated 2025-02-27.
Pros
- High performance due to precomputed embeddings and FastAPI async capabilities
- Broad file type support via textract integration
- Straightforward API design for embedding and similarity operations
Cons
- Requires embeddings to be precomputed, adding initial setup and storage overhead
- Textract dependency may be heavy or have limited accuracy with complex documents
- Not designed for dynamic document collections that need live embedding updates
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