haystack

About haystack

Open-source AI orchestration framework for building context-engineered, production-ready LLM applications. Design modular pipelines and agent workflows with explicit control over retrieval, routing, memory, and generation. Built for scalable agents, RAG, multimodal applications, semantic search, and conversational systems.

agent-framework agentic-ai agentic-rag agents ai ai-agents context-engineering framework genai generative-ai

Quick Facts

Stars	26,275
Forks	3,026
Language	Python
Category	MCP Server
License	Apache-2.0
Quality Score	62.9817129585272/100
Open Issues	96
Last Updated	2026-08-22
Created	2019-11-14
Platforms	mcp, python
Est. Tokens	~16k

Compatible Skills

These tools work well together with haystack for enhanced workflows:

langroid — semantic(0.32)+complementary+rare_topics+same_lang+similar_pop+shared_platform (66%)
LightRAG — semantic(0.39)+complementary+same_lang+similar_pop+shared_platform (64%)
PocketFlow — semantic(0.32)+complementary+same_lang+similar_pop+shared_platform (61%)
OpenViking — semantic(0.16)+complementary+rare_topics+same_lang+similar_pop+shared_platform (60%)
autogen — semantic(0.21)+complementary+same_lang+similar_pop+shared_platform (57%)

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is haystack?

haystack is Open-source AI orchestration framework for building context-engineered, production-ready LLM applications. Design modular pipelines and agent workflows with explicit control over retrieval, routing, m. It is categorized as a MCP Server with 26.3k GitHub stars.

What programming language is haystack written in?

haystack is primarily written in Python. It covers topics such as agent-framework, agentic-ai, agentic-rag.

How do I install or use haystack?

You can find installation instructions and usage details in the haystack GitHub repository at github.com/deepset-ai/haystack. The project has 26.3k stars and 3026 forks, indicating an active community.

What license does haystack use?

haystack is released under the Apache-2.0 license, making it free to use and modify according to the license terms.

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