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InsightsLM

InsightsLM is an open-source, self-hostable web application for chatting with uploaded documents, searching a personal source collection and generating audio summaries. It grounds answers in user-provided material and provides citations that can point readers back to sources. Its frontend uses React and TypeScript, with Supabase for database, authentication and storage services and N8N for workflow automation and bac

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Practical overview

When it fits

Use InsightsLM when you want a customizable document-chat application that can be self-hosted and connected to your own source collection. Plan separately for its cloud AI dependencies or investigate the distinct fully local project; audio generation also adds N8N server requirements.

Who it is for

  • Teams seeking a self-hosted document-research workspace tied to their own knowledge base.
  • Researchers who want to ask questions across a collection of documents and trace answers to cited sources.
  • Developers and no-code builders customizing a React, Supabase and N8N application.

Documented uses

  • Upload documents and ask context-aware questions grounded in those sources.
  • Search a document collection semantically and locate supporting material.
  • Generate audio summaries or discussions from source materials.
  • Adapt a document-grounded AI research application for an organization’s knowledge base.
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Requirements & limits

The repository is public, open source and MIT-licensed. Its standard version uses cloud AI services; the README describes a separate local-model project. The setup walkthrough says a paid Bolt account may be needed for a migration step.

  • The standard version depends on cloud AI services, including OpenAI and Gemini; local-model support is described in a separate repository.
  • Supabase supplies the database, authentication and storage components, while N8N runs workflow automation and backend logic.
  • Podcast generation on self-hosted N8N requires CLI nodes to be enabled and FFmpeg installed on the server; the README says FFmpeg installation is not possible on N8N Cloud.
  • The setup instructions call for attention to updated Supabase authentication and keys and using the latest edge functions.
  • The repository describes a setup flow using a GitHub template and Bolt.new, with database migrations and edge-function configuration beyond the initial connection.

Check current requirements in the official documentation. Source-based guidance does not mean OpenViST has run or independently tested this project.

Source-based practical guide

Prepare an InsightsLM project with Supabase and Bolt

Create a repository copy and connect it to a Supabase project in Bolt, following the README’s documented setup stages.

Before you start

  • A Supabase account and new project; keep the database password available for later setup.
  • A GitHub account to create a repository from the InsightsLM template.
  • A Bolt.new account and access to the GitHub repository.

Steps

  1. Create a Supabase account and project, and record the database password.

  2. Use the repository’s template option to create a copy in your GitHub account.

  3. Import that repository into a Bolt project and link your GitHub account.

  4. In Bolt, open Cog icon > Database > Advanced > Connect to an existing database, then wait for the import to finish before proceeding.

Expected outcome

A copied InsightsLM repository is imported into Bolt and connected to the Supabase project; these steps cover setup only, not a complete deployment.

Guide limitations

  • The README notes a paid Bolt account may be needed for the subsequent database migration step.
  • The documented setup continues with migrations and edge-function deployment, which this guide does not cover.
  • Use the latest repository edge functions because the README describes changes related to Supabase authentication and keys.
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