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Hugging Face Qa Bot

Hugging Face Qa Bot is a Python retrieval-augmented question-answering application that retrieves Hugging Face documentation and uses a configurable language model to answer questions, optionally including source links. It can be served through Gradio, an API or a Discord bot.

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Practical overview

When it fits

Use it when you can configure a model and documentation index and want a source-linked question-answering interface for Hugging Face material.

Who it is for

  • Hugging Face developers who want to ask questions against indexed documentation.
  • Teams seeking a configurable documentation Q&A interface for Gradio, an API client or Discord.

Documented uses

  • Ask questions about Hugging Face documentation and receive answers grounded in retrieved documents.
  • Expose documentation Q&A through a Gradio app or API.
  • Provide a Discord documentation bot that can use recent messages as context.
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Requirements & limits

The repository is public and licensed under MIT. The README documents running the application from a Python environment and gives Python 3.10 as its development version.

  • You must provide the question-answering model ID, embedding model ID and index repository ID.
  • The project lists indexes for Hugging Face repositories above 50 stars in two chunk-size variants.
  • Source links, retrieved-document context and chat-history context are controlled by configuration settings.
  • The Discord bot connects to the API service and has separate token and context settings.

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

Set up the Gradio documentation Q&A app

Configure the documented Gradio interface and start the application.

Before you start

  • Python 3.10, as specified by the repository development instructions.
  • Project dependencies installed from requirements.txt.
  • A configured question-answering model ID, embedding model ID, index repository ID and other required settings in config/.env.example.

Steps

  1. Create a .env file using config/.env.example, or provide the settings as environment variables.

  2. Install dependencies with pip install -r requirements.txt.

  3. Set APP_MODE to gradio.

  4. Run python3 app.py.

Expected outcome

The project launches its Gradio interface for asking questions against the configured documentation index.

Guide limitations

  • The guide describes setup and launch, not the quality or correctness of generated answers.
  • The model, embedding and index settings must be supplied; the README recommends hkunlp/instructor-large as an embedding model.
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Source-based practical guide

Configure the Discord bot to use the Q&A API

Set up the documented Discord interface to send questions to the Q&A API.

Before you start

  • A configured and running Q&A API service.
  • A Discord bot application token.
  • The model, embedding, index and other service configuration described in config/.env.example.

Steps

  1. Configure the Q&A service using the settings described in config/.env.example and install its dependencies.

  2. Set the Discord-specific DISCORD_TOKEN and QA_SERVICE_URL values; configure NUM_LAST_MESSAGES and other listed context or command settings as needed.

  3. Run the bot with python3 -m bot. The README also describes setting APP_MODE to discord for running it through app.py on Hugging Face Spaces.

Expected outcome

The Discord bot is configured to connect to the Q&A API and can use recent messages as conversational context according to its settings.

Guide limitations

  • The guide does not verify deployment or interaction with a live Discord server.
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