To preface this, I work in the oil field, I like to homelab as a hobby. But there is a lot of standards and policies that aren't always easy to find and look up. This is my use case for RAG
Ever since I learned about RAG, I wanted it. I was learning n8n, I had plans to create a telegram agent to ask about policies and such that I fed it.
I toyed with vibe coding before, never really got anything except a big API bill. The best use of it was as a teacher and reviewer to program the little projects I did. But I got busy, I'm still too busy. I use AI often still, homelab service issues, home assistant automations. I just can't sit in front of the computer for days at the moment, lol.
Openclaw made me sit down and play again a little and I realized vibe coding has become quite a bit better then before, I was able to get things done without hitting my limits. I also refined how I used it personally, got better at it.
This opened a door for me to stay busy, but vibe code on the side on my phone in my pocket, lol.
The rag dream became real again. I figured I could create a self hosted MCP/skill first, with a webui management backend agent rag docker application, all while doing my job and tasks around the house. (Currently building a gaming room for myself and kids).
I did a little research to see if I could find what I wanted. It appeared to be a gap. I was excited. Filling a gap makes me more determined.
I have spent two weeks on it, it's coming along, currently private repo, I wanted it do be working pretty well before I go public.
Then I found ragflow. Today. Now I question, should I continue?