What is LLM Wiki?
LLM Wiki is an open-source tool that lets you build a personal knowledge base by uploading documents and organising them into a wiki structure. It uses Claude to help process and connect your documents, creating a compounding knowledge system where information builds on itself. Based on Andrej Karpathy's LLM Wiki concept, this implementation is free to use and modify. It's designed for researchers, students, and professionals who want to maintain searchable, interconnected documentation without relying on proprietary platforms. The tool works directly through your browser and integrates with Claude for intelligent document processing.
Key Features
Document upload and organisation
Add files to create a structured wiki without manual formatting
Claude integration
Uses Claude to help analyse, summarise, and connect uploaded documents
Open-source codebase
Full access to code for customisation and self-hosting
Compounding wiki structure
Documents are linked and cross-referenced to build interconnected knowledge
Search functionality
Query your collected documents and wiki pages
No vendor lock-in
Built on open principles with no proprietary restrictions
Pros & Cons
Advantages
- Completely free to use with no subscription fees
- Open-source means you can inspect, modify, and self-host the code
- uses Claude's intelligence for document analysis without extra cost
- Simple workflow for building a personal knowledge base quickly
- No vendor lock-in; you maintain control of your data
Limitations
- Relies on Claude API access, so you need appropriate API credentials and usage may incur costs
- As an open-source project, support and development depend on community contributions
- Limited to features implemented in the current version; advanced customisation requires coding knowledge
Use Cases
Building a research library by uploading papers and creating connections between them
Maintaining project documentation that grows and cross-references over time
Creating a personal knowledge base from articles, notes, and learning materials
Organising meeting notes and insights into a searchable wiki for team reference
Developing a compounding study guide that links concepts across multiple documents