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What is Onyx?

Onyx is your org’s context layer. It ingests knowledge from connected applications to build an internal representation and makes it available on demand to your team and their AI agents. Onyx provides state of the art answer reliability and is the most data private option available. Search for documents, build tailored AI Agents, research the web, and more - all in one place. Onyx Chat Interface

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Major Features

The best way to quickly get familiar with Onyx is to check out the features below!

Internal Search

Search through your organization’s knowledge and connected applications.

Connectors

Connect your team’s applications to make your organization’s knowledge searchable in Onyx.

Chat

Conversational interface to your LLMs, Agents, and knowledge.

Agents

Create AI agents tailored to your use cases with custom instructions, knowledge, and actions.

Web Search

Enrich the knowledge of the LLM with the latest information from the internet.

Actions

Enable Actions connected to your team’s applications to let Agents automate work.
To learn about other features, check out the Core Features section or visit the Admin Docs for an even more in depth breakdown.

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Why Onyx?

Why choose Onyx over ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, Google Gemini, or Glean?
  • Reliable Responses from Internal Knowledge: Onyx builds a knowledge index using LLM-native techniques. Powered with contextual retrieval, advanced RAG, hybrid search, and AI-generated knowledge graphs, Onyx ensures the most relevant results and the least hallucinations.
  • Open Source: Onyx is made for security, data privacy, and ease of self-hosting. It’s easy and free to get started. For teams investing in a long-term GenAI strategy, Onyx can be easily extended or customized to your team’s future needs.
  • Highly Configurable: Onyx is designed to be flexible, so you can optimize the experience for your team. Plug and play any LLM model, connect only the data you need, and enable the features you want your team to use.

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Ready to Get Started?

Next Steps:

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