AI Chat · RAG · Agents

LocalLightChat

Portable. Fast. Yours.

The ultimate lightweight UI for AI chat, RAG and agents.

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What Sets LocalLightChat Apart

Long Context, Full Control Handle massive conversations with live context metrics, Compress & Clone, and smart artifact management.
Agents That Actually Do Things MCP tools, shell access, persistent terminals, and real code workspaces with snapshots and restore.
RAG Built Right In Index documents once and retrieve knowledge across chats with dense, hybrid, and reranked search.
Lightweight & Portable No heavyweight infrastructure. Run it portable, in Docker, or on your own web stack.

Capabilities

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Chat & Context

Folder-based chat management, full-text history search, templates, cloning, import/export, long-context metrics and Compress & Clone for reducing very large conversations without throwing away the important context.

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Agents & MCP

Agentic tool loops with Streamable HTTP MCP, custom function tools, filesystem and process access, shell commands, persistent terminals, optional desktop interaction, context compaction and supervisor support.

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RAG

Integrated retrieval with dense, hybrid and reranked modes, configurable embeddings, chunking and Top-K retrieval. Index documents once and reuse them across chats.

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Code Workspaces

Persistent project directories for agents with tree browsing, file search, bounded reads, editing, ZIP import/export, automatic snapshots, revision comparison and restore.

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Images, Documents & Web

Image generation and editing through API backends or ComfyUI, including separate generation and editing workflows. Also includes web fetch and search, reusable documents, editable artifacts, PDFs, common file formats, voice transcription and text-to-speech.

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Model Control

Multiple OpenAI-compatible connections, model discovery, reasoning controls and extensive sampling parameters including Temperature, Top-K, Top-P, Min-P, DRY, Mirostat, penalties, grammar and JSON Schema.

Deployment

Portable 1-Click

Portable packages for Windows, Linux and Mac, with the complete web stack included. No separate nginx or PHP installation required.

Platforms: Win64, Linux x64/ARM64, macOS
Version: 1.0

Self-Hosted

Deploy LocalLightChat on your own nginx/PHP stack with SQLite and full control over storage, networking and configuration.

GitHub Repository
Requires: nginx or similar, PHP 8.x, SQLite

Docker Container

Prebuilt amd64 and arm64 image with persistent application data and the integrated MCP service. Start it with a single Docker command.

Platform: amd64, arm64
Image: srwarenet/locallightchat:latest · View on Docker Hub

Enterprise Edition

SSO Authentication

Seamless integration with existing identity infrastructure via SAML 2.0, OAuth 2.0, and OIDC. Support for Azure AD, Okta, and custom providers.

PostgreSQL Support

Enterprise-grade database backend with replication, partitioning, and connection pooling for high-availability deployments at scale.

Custom Branding

White-label deployment with custom logos, color schemes, and domain configuration. Complete UI customization to match corporate identity.

Advanced User Management

Granular permissions with custom roles, department-level segregation, and hierarchical access control. Automated provisioning workflows.

Audit & Logging

Comprehensive audit trails with immutable log storage. Compliance-ready reporting for SOC 2, ISO 27001, and GDPR requirements.

Ready to Scale?

Get in touch with our team to discuss your enterprise requirements and receive a tailored proposal.

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