RAG starters · Rank #6
swarmvault
Grade B: derived only from the two verdicts below. How grades work
The local-first LLM Wiki: open-source knowledge graph builder, RAG knowledge base, and agent memory store. Built on Andrej Karpathy's pattern. An Obsidian alternative for personal knowledge management, AI second brain, and durable Claude Code / Codex / OpenClaw memory.
Why this verdict
How we check →- No commits in 90 days; last commit 110 days ago. receipt ↗
- Latest release v3.20.0, 128 days ago. receipt ↗
- On current major: React, Zod. receipt ↗
- Not counted in verdict: TypeScript 5 → 7. receipt ↗
Snapshot: commit 815412d on main, checked 2026-10-19 06:24 UTC. Receipts link to files at this exact commit.
Dependency freshness
| Package | Declared | Latest | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| TypeScript typescript | 5.9.3 | 7.0.2 | Behind, not counted |
| React react | 19.1.1 | 19.3.1 | Current |
| Zod zod | 4.1.8 | 4.6.7 | Current |
Declared = lowest version the kit's dependency file (package.json, pyproject.toml or requirements.txt) allows. Latest = the npm "latest" tag or the newest PyPI release. TypeScript, the Stripe SDK, FastAPI and other 0.x packages are shown but not counted in the verdict.
What's in the stack
- Framework
- Vite
- Testing
- Vitest
Detected from declared dependencies. A listed package means it's installed, not necessarily fully wired up.
What the README says you get
- APIMCP server
an MCP server make it usable for teams
- DataTyped knowledge graph
state/graph.json - the machine-readable knowledge graph
- DeployGit-backed workflows
Git-backed workflows (--commit), watch mode with git hooks
- OtherOffline heuristic provider
The built-in heuristic provider runs locally and offline
- OtherLocal search index
state/retrieval/ - local search index
- OtherContradiction detection
Contradiction detection flags conflicting claims
- OtherApproval bundles
stages all changes into reviewable approval bundles
- OtherGraph navigation commands
graph query, graph path, graph explain, graph callers
- OtherHybrid search
Hybrid search merges SQLite full-text with semantic embeddings
- OtherBounded token compile
trims output to fit bounded windows
- OtherNeo4j graph export
graph export --neo4j ./exports/graph.cypher
- UIGraph viewer
opens the local graph viewer
Extracted from the kit's README by a local AI model (deepseek-flash) on Sep 29, 2026. Every item is checked against an exact README quote; 2 unverifiable items were discarded. A README claim is the maker's description, not something we tested.
Watch swarmvault
Get told if it goes dormant, gets archived, falls further behind on a core dependency, or changes its license or price.
History
Sep 29, 2026 → Oct 19, 2026. One square per check, colored by maintenance status. Hover for details.
Show as a table
| Date | Maintenance | Dependencies | Commits (90d) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 19, 2026 | Slowing | Current deps | 0 |
| Oct 12, 2026 | Slowing | Current deps | 0 |
| Sep 29, 2026 | Slowing | Current deps | 0 |
Sources
Every claim on this page comes from these public records, checked . Open them to verify.
- Commit history ↗ default branch (main) at the checked commit: pulse, contributors, last commit
- Releases ↗ latest release
- package.json ↗ declared dependency versions and stack (at commit 815412d)
- packages/cli/package.json ↗ declared dependency versions and stack (at commit 815412d)
- packages/engine/package.json ↗ declared dependency versions and stack (at commit 815412d)
- packages/obsidian-plugin/package.json ↗ declared dependency versions and stack (at commit 815412d)
- packages/viewer/package.json ↗ declared dependency versions and stack (at commit 815412d)
- README ↗ quoted features at the checked commit
- npm registry ↗ latest versions (each linked in the table above)