I tried hosting SurfSense locally with local LLM models. There were too many issues, mostly caused by hard-coded or incorrect URL configurations. Pi Agent helped me fix some of them, but then the system became too slow. Processing a single markdown file takes a very long time.
Another problem is the chunking strategy. The chunks are too short and sometimes even split in the middle of words.
So I recently ran into this tool and I'm super impressed with it. I'm wondering:
Are there capabilities around PDF creation in the tool?
Can the tool fill out a PDF that I provide in the source?
I'm wondering if there are ways to extend it to give it this feature?
This update brings public sharing, image generation, a redesigned Documents page, and numerous bug fixes.
Image Generation: Generate images directly in chat with custom model and provider configurations.
Public Chat Links: Share snapshots of chats via public links.
Sharing Permissions: Search Space owners control who can create and manage public links.
Link Management Page: View and revoke all public chat links from Search Space Settings.
Auto Model Selection: The default cloud model now automatically picks the lowest-load model for faster responses.
Unified Page: Merged Logs and Documents into one page with real-time statuses.
Inline Connector Management: Configure and monitor connectors alongside your documents.
Inbox Refresh: Cleaner inbox layout for easier scanning.
Streamlined Login: Consolidated loading screens into a single unified flow.
Chat UI Tweaks: Small refinements for a cleaner, more consistent chat experience.
Prompt Suggestions: Empty chat windows now show contextual suggestions.
New Connector Docs: Added docs for Luma, Circleback, Elasticsearch, Bookstack, and Obsidian connectors.
Fixed cloud scaling issues where document queue congestion occurred under high load
Documents now correctly attribute to the uploading user and de-index on disconnect or deletion
Fixed common backend errors in indexing and large file handling
Fixed Notion indexing failures caused by transcription blocks
Chat refresh button now correctly regenerates AI responses
Restored the previously disabled Role Editor
Fixed Mentions tab appearing empty when document notifications pushed mentions out of the pagination window
Bundled git in the Docker image to fix GitHub connector failures with gitingest
Fixed Google Calendar default date range errors and aligned backend defaults with the frontend
Rebuilt the GitHub connector on gitingest for more efficient, lower-cost repository fetching
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