zaidmukaddam

    zaidmukaddam/scira

    Scira (Formerly MiniPerplx) is a minimalistic AI-powered search engine that helps you find information on the internet and cites it too. Powered by Vercel AI SDK!

    11.9K stars
    1.5K forks
    80 GitHub watchers
    Updated Nov 10, 2026
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    Where it stands

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    The project lists 20 contributors on GitHub.

    Use Cases & Benefits

    • Provides a minimalistic AI-powered search engine that retrieves and cites information from the internet using multiple AI models and web search APIs.
    • Combines AI model integration with live web crawling and multi-source search capabilities for comprehensive, cited, and context-rich results.
    • Use for building a personalized AI search tool that integrates academic, social media, and web content with citation support.
    • Use for developing advanced research platforms requiring multi-step, deep search across diverse data sources including Reddit, YouTube, and academic papers.
    • Use for creating location-aware applications that combine search with real-time weather, flight tracking, and nearby place discovery.

    Should you depend on it?

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    License

    AGPL 3.0

    Network copyleft: like the GPL, and also triggered by offering the software over a network.

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    From the README

    A minimalistic AI-powered search engine that helps you find information on the internet.

    Excerpt from the zaidmukaddam/scira README on GitHub (AGPL-3.0 license). © its authors.Read the full README on GitHub

    Daily snapshots

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    Forks

    1.5K+15

    Open issues

    30+7

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