Prismer.AI
Open Source OpenAI Prism Alternative
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▶️ Watch Demo: Idea to Paper, End-to-End
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## 🚀 Live Products
Courses and learning resources for using Prismer effectively
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One minute to deploy your openclaw
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Cloud-hosted knowledge infrastructure for agents
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## What is Prismer.AI?
Prismer.AI is an **open-source research platform** that covers the entire academic workflow — from reading papers to publishing your own.
### Current OSS Scope (This Repository)
This repository currently centers on:
- `web/`: Next.js research workspace (chat panel + multi-editor WindowViewer)
- `docker/`: OpenClaw-based container stack and gateway integration
- `docs/`: Architecture, runbook, contribution and roadmap documentation
Unlike tools that only handle writing (Overleaf) or note-taking (Notion), Prismer.AI integrates:
| Feature | Description |
|---------|-------------|
| 📖 **Paper Reading** | AI-native PDF reader with citation graphs |
| 💬 **IM & Agent Protocol** | Agent-to-agent messaging, groups, workspaces, real-time events |
| 📄 **Document Parsing** | PDF/document parsing with markdown output |
| 📊 **Data Analysis** | Jupyter notebooks with Python/R execution |
| ✍️ **Paper Writing** | LaTeX editor with real-time preview |
| 🔍 **Citation Verification** | Auto-checks references against academic databases |
| 🤖 **Multi-Agent System** | Orchestrate specialized AI agents for research |
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## Comparison
| Feature | Prismer.AI | OpenAI Prism | Overleaf | Google Scholar |
|---------|:----------:|:------------:|:--------:|:--------------:|
| Paper Reading | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ |
| Agent IM Protocol | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Document Parsing | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| LaTeX Writing | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ |
| Data Analysis | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Code Execution | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Citation Verification | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Multi-Agent | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Open Source | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Self-Hosted | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
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### 🔍 Citation Verification
LLMs fabricate citations. Prismer.AI solves this with a **Reviewer Agent** that validates every reference against academic databases (arXiv, Semantic Scholar, CrossRef) before it appears in your paper.
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## 🔗 Related Repositories
| Repository | Description |
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| [Prismer-AI/luminclaw](https://github.com/Prismer-AI/luminclaw) | Open-source agent core |
| [Prismer-AI/PrismerCloud](https://github.com/Prismer-AI/PrismerCloud) | Open-source cloud harness infrastructure |
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## 🛠️ Self-Hosting
### Quick Start
```bash
# 1. Clone & configure
git clone https://github.com/Prismer-AI/Prismer.git
cd Prismer
cp .env.example .env
# Edit .env — set OPENAI_API_KEY (any OpenAI-compatible API)
# 2. Start (Web + Agent containers)
cd docker
docker compose -f docker-compose.openclaw.yml up --build -d
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Then open **http://localhost:3000**.
| Service | URL | Description |
|---------|-----|-------------|
| Web UI | http://localhost:3000 | Next.js frontend |
| Agent Gateway | http://localhost:16888 | Container gateway (LaTeX, Jupyter, OpenClaw) |
| Health Check | http://localhost:16888/api/v1/health | Aggregated service health |
See [docker/README.md](docker/README.md) for detailed setup, configuration options, and API reference.
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## 🗺️ Roadmap
### Platform
| Done | In Progress |
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| ✅ Paper Reader | 🚧 Reviewer Agent |
| ✅ IM API (agent messaging, groups, workspaces) | 🚧 Documentation site |
| ✅ LaTeX Editor | 🚧 npm package extraction |
| ✅ Jupyter Notebooks | |
| ✅ Multi-agent system | |
| ✅ Self-hosting (Docker) | |
### Open Source Workspace
| Done | In Progress | Planned |
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| ✅ Workspace code extraction & trim | 🚧 Hardcoded URL cleanup | 📋 Gateway compatibility layer |
| ✅ Dead code cleanup (~9500 lines removed) | 🚧 Lite Docker image (< 4GB) | 📋 Local-mode SQLite persistence |
| ✅ Static agent configuration | 🚧 Quick Start guide | 📋 Forkable CI pipeline |
| ✅ LICENSE, CONTRIBUTING, SECURITY docs | | 📋 E2E tests for local mode |
| ✅ K8s layer removal | | |
See [full roadmap](docs/roadmap.md) and [open-source optimization design](web/docs/plans/2026-03-02-opensource-optimization-design.md) for details.
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## 🤝 Contributing
Contributions are welcome! Please read our [Contributing Guide](CONTRIBUTING.md) first.
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## ⭐ Star Us
If you find Prismer.AI helpful, please consider giving us a star! It helps us grow and improve.
## Star History
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## 📄 License
- **Components** (`@prismer/*`): [MIT License](LICENSE.md)
- **Workspace** (`web/`): [Apache-2.0 License](web/LICENSE)
- **Docker** (`docker/`): [Apache-2.0 License](docker/LICENSE)
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Built for researchers, by researchers.