{
 "schema_version": 1,
 "generated": "2026-10-31",
 "id": "lfnovo-open-notebook--chat-with-your-research-using-cited-answers",
 "repo": "lfnovo/open-notebook",
 "repo_url": "https://github.com/lfnovo/open-notebook",
 "repo_slug": "lfnovo-open-notebook",
 "title": "Chat with your PDFs and web pages and get cited answers",
 "page_title": "How to chat with your PDFs and web pages and get cited answers with Open Notebook",
 "summary": "Connect a model provider, add sources to a notebook and ask questions answered from your material.",
 "who": "A student or analyst with a pile of papers, articles and recordings to make sense of.",
 "problem": "Reading and cross-referencing dozens of sources by hand takes days, and general chatbots do not cite your files.",
 "outcome": "Answers grounded in your notebook that cite the sources, notes and insights they used.",
 "steps": [
  "Open Models in the sidebar and click Add Configuration for your provider (or a Base URL for Ollama)",
  "Click Test, then add at least one Language model and one Embedding model",
  "Click Auto-assign Defaults",
  "Create a notebook, add PDFs, videos, audio or web pages, and start chatting"
 ],
 "agent_prompt": "In lfnovo/open-notebook, connect <provider or Ollama>, create a notebook for <topic>, add <sources>, and ask <question>. Show which sources each answer cites.",
 "agents": [
  "any"
 ],
 "difficulty": "Beginner",
 "time": "20 minutes",
 "basis": "readme",
 "caveat": "This card is written from the lfnovo/open-notebook README, not from a test run by Deduped. Before you start, make sure you have Docker Desktop or Docker Engine with the Compose plugin. Check the repo for newer instructions before you rely on these steps.",
 "category": "Research",
 "tags": [
  "Research"
 ],
 "lang": "typescript",
 "requirements": [
  "Docker Desktop (macOS, Windows) or Docker Engine with the Compose plugin (Linux)",
  "An API key from an AI provider, or a local model server such as Ollama",
  "At least one language model and one embedding model configured in the UI"
 ],
 "risk": "none",
 "seen_in_the_wild": false,
 "mentioned_publicly": false,
 "risks": [],
 "best": false,
 "score": 0.9,
 "evidence": [],
 "url": "https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/lfnovo-open-notebook/chat-with-your-research-using-cited-answers/",
 "md": "https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/lfnovo-open-notebook/chat-with-your-research-using-cited-answers/index.md",
 "disclaimer": "Deduped lists open-source repositories that belong to other people. We do not own, maintain, audit, or vouch for any of them, and a repo appearing here is not an endorsement or a safety check. The use cases, steps, and prompts are written by AI and may be incomplete, outdated, or just wrong. Where a use case is marked \"Seen in the wild\", we link to public posts where someone described something similar, but we have not verified those posts and the use case itself is still our AI's own write-up. Use all of this at your own risk. Only run code, commands, or agents on systems and accounts you are authorized to use, and read the code and every command before you run it, especially anything that touches credentials, files, or the network. Nothing here is professional, security, legal, or financial advice. All trademarks and project names belong to their respective owners, and their use here does not imply affiliation. Content is provided as is, without warranties of any kind. Found a mistake, a safety problem, or something you want removed? Email hello@dedupedai.com and we will look at it promptly.",
 "api": "https://dedupedai.com/api/v1/usecases/lfnovo-open-notebook--chat-with-your-research-using-cited-answers.json",
 "api_version": "v1"
}