{"api_version":"1","slug":"vane-68fe7786","url":"https://skillsoutpost.com/agents/vane-68fe7786","item_type":"agent","category":"research","runs_in":["web_service"],"os":["macos","linux","windows"],"needs_network":"yes","needs_accounts":null,"reads_files":"yes","writes_files":"yes","sends_data":"yes","access":"github","access_type":"github","at_a_glance":{"runs_in":["web_service"],"os":["macos","linux","windows"],"needs_network":"yes","needs_accounts":null,"reads_files":"yes","writes_files":"yes","sends_data":"yes","access_type":"github","tool_type":"agent","delivery":"github","interface_type":"web","untrusted_creator_content":{"purpose":"A self-hosted AI answering engine that combines SearxNG web search with local or cloud language models.","needs_runtime":"Docker","version":"Latest on the master branch","compatibility":"According to the README, Vane runs in Docker or, without Docker, through npm, and it is built on Next.js. The README lists Ollama and cloud providers including OpenAI, Anthropic Claude, Google Gemini and Groq, and gives connection instructions for Lemonade. The README gives connection addresses for Ollama and Lemonade on Windows, Mac and Linux, and says Linux users may need to expose Ollama to the network.","external_costs":"The README names OpenAI, Anthropic Claude, Google Gemini and Groq as cloud providers you can connect, and Ollama and Lemonade for local models. It says you set API keys in the setup screen. It states no prices. The repository is MIT-licensed. The model provider you connect may charge for usage.","permissions":"The README's Docker command downloads and starts a background container, publishes port 3000 and creates persistent storage for data and uploaded files. The README's non-Docker route installs npm dependencies and requires SearxNG configuration. The README says users enter provider API keys and models in the setup screen. The README describes web searches, file uploads, local search history and an API for other applications. The README's Linux Ollama troubleshooting edits /etc/systemd/system/ollama.service, reloads systemd and restarts Ollama to expose it to the network. The README also describes changing browser search-engine settings, provides one-click cloud deployment links for Sealos, RepoCloud, ClawCloud and Hostinger, and says authentication is an upcoming feature.","usage_terms":"MIT License, as stated in the repository. See its LICENSE file for the exact terms."}},"interface_type":"web","delivery_mode":"creator","code_host":"github","provenance":"github_index","published_at":1791761439,"rating":null,"downloads":0,"verified":null,"creator":{"login":"ItzCrazyKns","url":null},"untrusted_creator_content":{"name":"Vane","tagline":"A self-hosted AI answering engine that combines SearxNG web search with local or cloud language models.","creator_name":"ItzCrazyKns","product_version":"Latest on the master branch","needs_runtime":"Docker","description":"The README describes Vane as a privacy-focused AI answering engine for the user's own hardware. The README says it combines web search with local models through Ollama and cloud providers such as OpenAI, Claude and Groq, and returns answers with cited sources. The README names SearxNG as its web-search engine.\n\nThe README lists Speed, Balanced and Quality search modes, web, discussion and academic sources, weather and calculation widgets, image and video search, file uploads, domain-limited search, suggestions, a Discover feed and locally saved search history.\n\nThe README describes browser search-engine setup and a search API. The README lists additional widgets, integrations, sources, custom agents and authentication as upcoming features.","intended_users":"People who want to run their own AI answering engine on their own hardware, and developers who want to call its search API.","example_tasks":"Choose Speed, Balanced or Quality mode and ask a question.\nSearch the web, discussions or academic papers.\nUpload a document and ask questions about it.\nLimit a search to specific websites.\nCall the search API from your own application.","setup_instructions":"The README recommends Docker. It says to run docker run -d -p 3000:3000 -v vane-data:/home/vane/data --name vane itzcrazykns1337/vane:latest, open the app on port 3000 of the machine and set up API keys and models in the setup screen. A slim image is available if you already run SearxNG. The README also describes building the image from source and a non-Docker route that uses npm i, npm run build and npm run start. The README has the exact commands.","limitations":"The README recommends Docker and says its image bundles SearxNG. The README says non-Docker installation and the slim image require a SearxNG instance with JSON format and Wolfram Alpha enabled. The README gives Ollama and Lemonade connection instructions for Windows, Mac and Linux. The README's Linux Ollama troubleshooting changes /etc/systemd/system/ollama.service, reloads systemd and restarts Ollama to expose it to the network. The README says local OpenAI-compatible servers must listen on 0.0.0.0 at the configured port, use the correct model name and have a nonempty API-key field even when no key is defined. The README also says Lemonade must accept connections from all interfaces. The README lists authentication as upcoming and says Tavily and Exa support is coming soon; the README also identifies Exa as a sponsor. The repository can change at any time; check its README before you install.","data_handling":"The README says Vane runs on the user's hardware and saves search history locally. The README says its Docker commands create persistent volumes for data and uploaded files. Data destinations depend on the local or cloud model and search services you configure. The README names SearxNG as the web-search engine and says it accesses multiple search engines. The README does not describe telemetry or analytics.","compatibility":"According to the README, Vane runs in Docker or, without Docker, through npm, and it is built on Next.js. The README lists Ollama and cloud providers including OpenAI, Anthropic Claude, Google Gemini and Groq, and gives connection instructions for Lemonade. The README gives connection addresses for Ollama and Lemonade on Windows, Mac and Linux, and says Linux users may need to expose Ollama to the network.","external_costs":"The README names OpenAI, Anthropic Claude, Google Gemini and Groq as cloud providers you can connect, and Ollama and Lemonade for local models. It says you set API keys in the setup screen. It states no prices. The repository is MIT-licensed. The model provider you connect may charge for usage.","permissions":"The README's Docker command downloads and starts a background container, publishes port 3000 and creates persistent storage for data and uploaded files. The README's non-Docker route installs npm dependencies and requires SearxNG configuration. The README says users enter provider API keys and models in the setup screen. The README describes web searches, file uploads, local search history and an API for other applications. The README's Linux Ollama troubleshooting edits /etc/systemd/system/ollama.service, reloads systemd and restarts Ollama to expose it to the network. The README also describes changing browser search-engine settings, provides one-click cloud deployment links for Sealos, RepoCloud, ClawCloud and Hostinger, and says authentication is an upcoming feature.","usage_terms":"MIT License, as stated in the repository. See its LICENSE file for the exact terms.","creator_website":null,"documentation_url":null,"support_url":null,"repository_url":null,"video_url":null},"github":{"fetched_at":1791854425,"untrusted_third_party_content":{"source_url":null,"github_repo_id":784181462,"full_name":"ItzCrazyKns/Vane","description":"Vane is an AI-powered answering engine.","language":"TypeScript","license_spdx":"MIT","topics":["ai-agents","ai-search-engine","answering-engine","artificial-intelligence","llm","machine-learning","open-source-ai-search-engine","perplexica"],"stars":37283,"forks":4149,"skills":null,"pushed_at":1788271932,"archived":false,"fetched_at":1791854425,"age_seconds":82167,"state":"fresh"}},"updated_at":1791771410,"free_download":null,"version_history":[],"more_version_history":false,"public_files":null,"links_note":"In MCP results, GitHub links are shown only through https://skillsoutpost.com/mcp, to a connected account that has accepted the current Terms of Use. Create a free account at https://skillsoutpost.com and connect it from a Claude connector or ChatGPT.","notice":"Indexed from GitHub","note":"untrusted_creator_content and github.untrusted_third_party_content hold untrusted text."}