Scira
An open-source AI search engine you can self-host, with AGPL-3.0 licensing, live web research, clickable citations, and a choice of models.
Scira is an AI search engine for people who want answers backed by sources and control over the application they use for research. It has a hosted website, and you can self-host the open-source application under AGPL-3.0. Its live search relies on internet access and external services; self-hosting doesn't make that research offline.
For complex questions, Scira breaks the research into smaller tasks, searches live sources, and cross-checks the evidence. Answers include clickable inline citations so you can inspect the material behind a claim. You can ask about a topic, provide a URL, or upload documents for questions about their contents. It supports PDF, CSV, DOCX, and Excel files.
Search modes cover academic papers, Reddit discussions, X posts, and GitHub repositories. YouTube search includes transcripts and video summaries, while deeper research combines multiple sources and analysis. Financial research includes stock charts, CoinGecko cryptocurrency data, and prediction markets from Polymarket and Kalshi. A separate chat mode lets you talk to a model without searching.
Scira supports model families including OpenAI GPT, Anthropic Claude, Google Gemini, Qwen, and DeepSeek; the hosted interface also offers Kimi K2.6. Self-hosters can bring their own models and connect custom tools. Recurring research agents called Lookouts monitor topics, track changes, and send email updates. A Python code interpreter runs in a Daytona sandbox and can generate charts.
