Scira
StaleDescription
A minimalistic AI-powered search engine that helps you find information on the internet and cites it too. Powered by Vercel AI SDK.
Key Features
- Agentic research platform with multi-step planning that breaks complex questions into sub-tasks
- 17 search modes including Web, Academic, GitHub, Reddit, Stocks, Crypto, YouTube, and X (Twitter)
- 28 integrated tools for search, financial data, location, media, code execution, and file query
- Grounded retrieval with inline citations — every answer links back to verifiable sources
- Extensible AGPL-3.0 codebase supporting self-hosting, custom models, and custom tool integrations
- Lookouts feature for scheduling recurring research agents that monitor topics and email updates
Use Cases
💡 Deep research on academic topics with multi-source evidence synthesis and citation
💡 Real-time market analysis and cryptocurrency tracking with chart generation
💡 Software engineering research across GitHub repositories, issues, and developer discussions
💡 Scheduled topic monitoring with automated alerts when new information surfaces
💡 Code execution and data analysis within a sandboxed Python environment
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Quick Start
git clone https://github.com/zaidmukaddam/scira && cd scira && cp .env.example .env && npm install && npm run dev