DocsGPT
Dev tools
documentation assistant
SHOW HN2023
256points
98comments
#192of 3,109 in 2023
Top 7%of 2023 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
7 positive, 16 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 11 critical, out of 34 comments about the project. Thread score -0.08.
Idea: 4 for, 4 againstExecution: 0 for, 4 againstDocs: 1 for, 1 againstPerformance: 0 for, 1 againstDesign: 1 for, 0 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Useful idea for querying docs and company material
From 2 comments
I will support and pay for this project. I thought about the same problem. Companies have lots of marketing material and data sheets that are not easily queried but would be very…
osullip on HNThis is a cool idea. Right now my goto tends to be https://devdocs.io/, but the idea of a conversational type of layer is fascinating. It's always a struggle in a new set of docs…
eyegor on HN
Objections
Relies on OpenAI API, which could be cut off
From 1 comment
Anything that relies on the ChatGPT API is subject to being insta-killed the moment OpenAI decides its not good to have them around. Productivity tools shouldn't depend on…
Taek on HN
Code and concept seen as unremarkable
From 2 comments
I agree, the code is pretty average, inconsistently using quotation marks, looks copy pasted and developer comments trying to understand what they're doing. The concept isn't too…
antiatheist on HNThis was my first thought as well. Both the code and technical complexity of this project are unremarkable.
lopkeny12ko on HN
Answers can be incorrect
From 2 comments
In the screenshot, the last sentence reads: >"This will return a new DataFrame with all the columns from both tables, and only the rows that match the 'key' column". That is…
gth158a on HNThe first paragraph in the What is section, says that the purpose is to provide answers. Nowhere does it say that answers should be correct or accurate by any measure. That this…
sorokod on HN
Privacy concerns with uploading sensitive documents to cloud
From 1 comment
But it still requires uploading sensitive data to the cloud. I want it completely local, I ain't uploading things like my passport and birth certificate to OpenAI.
jacooper on HN
Requests
Support for more document formats such as Markdown
From 2 comments
Very cool, I'm glad that you provided some instructions on how to use this on a different set of docs. Would this support Markdown format? Context, I'm using Hugo with Markdown +…
verdverm on HNYeah, its still very early preview. we are working on making sure parsing works well on different formats. But for now you can make sure it looks well in txt. Would love to see…
sadrobin on HN
Fully local operation without cloud APIs
From 2 comments
Man, imagine If you can run it locally and let it parse all of your documents, so you can ask it questions like when does my passport expires, or what is my Wife's ID number and…
jacooper on HNBut it still requires uploading sensitive data to the cloud. I want it completely local, I ain't uploading things like my passport and birth certificate to OpenAI.
jacooper on HN
Questions
How it differs from KnowledgeGPT
From 2 comments
Yesterday, an undergraduate from Sri Lanka released KnowledgeGPT[1] which allows you to upload your docs and get answers from ChatGPT. It also uses FAISS so I'm wondering if…
ib33 on HNSeems like this app is very stripped down streamlit app more dependent on API calls vs the DocsGPT. Doubt they are related.
JPKab on HN
What it is actually aware of beyond base model
From 1 comment
What exactly is it aware of though? I guess it's aware of certain packages in certain languages? I asked how to create an AWS API gateway with terraform. It said: > You can use…
xwowsersx on HN
Alternatives named
KnowledgeGPT
From 1 comment
Yesterday, an undergraduate from Sri Lanka released KnowledgeGPT[1] which allows you to upload your docs and get answers from ChatGPT. It also uses FAISS so I'm wondering if…
ib33 on HN
DevDocs
From 1 comment
This is a cool idea. Right now my goto tends to be https://devdocs.io/, but the idea of a conversational type of layer is fascinating. It's always a struggle in a new set of docs…
eyegor on HN
Relevance AI
From 1 comment
If you're looking for a low-code solution, I've written up how we handle this here:…
danvass on HN