Installation¶

This guide covers different methods to install Polymathy.

Prerequisites¶

Before installing Polymathy, ensure you have:

Rust (1.70 or later) - Install Rust
SearxNG instance - Either self-hosted or public
Content processor service - For chunking and embeddings

Installation Methods¶

From Source (Recommended)¶

Clone and build from the source repository:

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/skelfresearch/polymathy.git
cd polymathy

# Build in release mode
cargo build --release

# The binary will be at ./target/release/polymathy

As a Cargo Binary¶

Install directly using Cargo:

cargo install --git https://github.com/skelfresearch/polymathy

As a Library¶

Add Polymathy as a dependency in your Cargo.toml:

[dependencies]
polymathy = { git = "https://github.com/skelfresearch/polymathy" }

Verifying Installation¶

After installation, verify it works:

# If installed as binary
polymathy --version

# If built from source
./target/release/polymathy --version

Dependencies¶

Polymathy uses the following key dependencies:

Dependency	Version	Purpose
actix-web	4.0	HTTP server framework
tokio	1.38.2	Async runtime
usearch	2.12.0	Vector similarity search
reqwest	0.11	HTTP client
serde	1.0	Serialization

Next Steps¶

After installation, proceed to:

Quick Start - Make your first request
Configuration - Configure your environment