Open Source — Aevum Encyclopedia

Core Infrastructure

Public Repositories

Production-grade tools powering the encyclopedia. Fork, customize, and deploy your own knowledge graph.

aevum-coreStable

Main engine handling semantic indexing, entity resolution, and multi-lingual vector storage.

⭐ 4.2k🍴 890📦 Rust/Go

View on GitHub Docker Hub

knowledge-graph-uiBeta

Interactive React component library for rendering dynamic knowledge graphs and relationship trees.

⭐ 2.8k🍴 410📦 TypeScript

View on GitHub Storybook

search-sdkProduction

Official SDKs for Python, Node, and Go to query the Aevum API with semantic ranking and filters.

⭐ 1.9k🍴 230📦 Multi-lang

View on GitHub npm / PyPI

API & Integration

Build on Open Knowledge

Access our entire corpus through a RESTful & GraphQL API. Rate limits are generous for open-source projects and academic research.

✓ Semantic search with vector similarity scoring
✓ Real-time citation graph traversal
✓ Webhook support for article updates
✓ MIT-licensed SDKs with full typing

Read API Docs →

                        JavaScript / Node
                        
                        import { AevumClient } from '@aevum/sdk';
                        
                        const client = new AevumClient(process.env.AEVEUM_API_KEY);
                        
                        // Semantic search with source verification
                        const results = await client.search.query({'>
                          query: 'quantum entanglement applications',
                          filters: { verified: true, language: 'en' },
                          limit: 5
                        });
                        
                        console.log(results.data.map(r => r.title));

Get Involved

How to Contribute

Whether you're fixing a typo, adding a new language pack, or building core infrastructure, your contributions are welcome.

Read Guidelines

Review our editorial standards, code style, and contribution workflow in the CONTRIBUTING.md.

Fork & Branch

Create a feature branch from `develop`. Follow semantic naming: `feat/add-bio-markdown`.

Submit PR

Open a pull request with a clear description. CI will run tests, linting, and accessibility checks.

Review & Merge

Maintainers review within 48 hours. Approved PRs are automatically deployed to staging.

Transparency & Licensing

Open by Design

📜 MIT License (Code) 🌐 CC BY-SA 4.0 (Content) 🔍 Apache 2.0 (API SDKs)

Aevum Encyclopedia operates under a dual-license model. All software, infrastructure, and developer tools are released under permissive open-source licenses (MIT/Apache 2.0). Encyclopedia content, metadata, and knowledge graphs are licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0, ensuring free reuse while preserving attribution.

We publish model weights, training datasets, and audit logs quarterly. Our verification pipeline is fully transparent and peer-reviewed. No proprietary black boxes. No hidden paywalls. Just open, verifiable knowledge.

What's Next

Open Source Roadmap

Q3 2025

Vector DB Migration Complete

Full transition to open-source Milvus/Weaviate backends with public schema docs.

Q4 2025

Self-Hosting Kit v2.0

Docker Compose & Helm charts for deploying private Aevum instances on-premise.

Q1 2026

Community Moderation Tools

Open-source dashboard for editors to manage revisions, flag sources, and audit changes.

Q2 2026

Multi-Modal Graph API

Public beta for image, audio, and 3D asset integration into knowledge nodes.