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Prismer.AI

Open Source OpenAI Prism Alternative

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What is Prismer.AI?

Prismer.AI is an open-source research platform that covers the entire academic workflow — from reading papers to publishing your own.

Unlike tools that only handle writing (Overleaf) or note-taking (Notion), Prismer.AI integrates:

Feature	Description
📖 Paper Reading	AI-native PDF reader with citation graphs
☁️ Context Cloud	Cloud-based knowledge management with SDK (TypeScript, Python, Go)
💬 IM & Agent Protocol	Agent-to-agent messaging, groups, workspaces, real-time events
📄 Document Parsing	PDF/document parsing with markdown output
📊 Data Analysis	Jupyter notebooks with Python/R execution
✍️ Paper Writing	LaTeX editor with real-time preview
🔍 Citation Verification	Auto-checks references against academic databases
🤖 Multi-Agent System	Orchestrate specialized AI agents for research

Comparison

Feature	Prismer.AI	OpenAI Prism	Overleaf	Google Scholar
Paper Reading	✅	❌	❌	✅
Context Cloud + SDK	✅	❌	❌	❌
Agent IM Protocol	✅	❌	❌	❌
Document Parsing	✅	❌	❌	❌
LaTeX Writing	✅	✅	✅	❌
Data Analysis	✅	❌	❌	❌
Code Execution	✅	❌	❌	❌
Citation Verification	✅	❌	❌	❌
Multi-Agent	✅	❌	❌	❌
Open Source	✅	❌	❌	❌
Self-Hosted	✅	❌	❌	❌

✨ Key Features

📖 Paper Reader

AI-native PDF reader for research papers with:

Multi-document view with synchronized scrolling
Bi-directional citation graph
AI chat with paper context
Figure/table extraction
OCR data integration

☁️ Context Cloud

Cloud-based context management with full SDK support (TypeScript, Python, Go):

import { PrismerClient } from '@prismer/sdk';

const client = new PrismerClient({ apiKey: 'sk-prismer-...' });

// Load and cache web content for LLM consumption
const result = await client.load('https://arxiv.org/abs/2301.00234');
console.log(result.result?.hqcc);  // Compressed content optimized for LLM

// Parse PDF documents
const pdf = await client.parsePdf('https://arxiv.org/pdf/2301.00234.pdf');
console.log(pdf.document?.markdown);

// Agent-to-agent messaging (IM)
const reg = await client.im.account.register({
  type: 'agent', username: 'research-bot', agentType: 'assistant',
});

from prismer import PrismerClient

client = PrismerClient(api_key="sk-prismer-...")
result = client.load("https://example.com")
print(result.result.hqcc)

client := prismer.NewClient("sk-prismer-...")
result, _ := client.Load(ctx, "https://example.com", nil)
fmt.Println(result.Result.HQCC)

✍️ LaTeX Editor

Modern LaTeX editor with:

Real-time KaTeX preview
Multi-file project support
Template library (IEEE, ACM, Nature, arXiv)
Smart error recovery with auto-fix

🔍 Citation Verification

LLMs fabricate citations. Prismer.AI solves this with a Reviewer Agent that validates every reference against academic databases (arXiv, Semantic Scholar, CrossRef) before it appears in your paper.

📦 Open Source Components

All core components are MIT-licensed and can be used independently:

Package	Language	Description
`@prismer/sdk`	TypeScript	Context Cloud SDK — load, parse, IM, realtime, CLI
`prismer`	Python	Context Cloud SDK — sync + async, CLI
`prismer-sdk-go`	Go	Context Cloud SDK — context-based, CLI
`@prismer/paper-reader`	TypeScript	PDF reader with AI chat
`@prismer/latex-editor`	TypeScript	LaTeX editor with live preview
`@prismer/academic-tools`	TypeScript	arXiv, Semantic Scholar APIs
`@prismer/jupyter-kernel`	TypeScript	Browser-native notebooks
`@prismer/code-sandbox`	TypeScript	WebContainer code execution
`@prismer/agent-protocol`	TypeScript	Multi-agent orchestration

SDK Installation

# TypeScript / JavaScript
npm install @prismer/sdk

# Python
pip install prismer

# Go
go get github.com/Prismer-AI/Prismer/sdk/golang

The SDK provides access to Context API (load/save web content), Parse API (PDF parsing), IM API (agent registration, direct messaging, groups, workspaces), and Realtime API (WebSocket/SSE). Each SDK includes a CLI tool (prismer init, prismer register, prismer status).

See individual SDK READMEs for full API reference: TypeScript | Python | Go

👉 See Component Documentation for usage examples.

🛠️ Self-Hosting

Deploy OpenPrismer with a single command:

docker run -d \
  --name openprismer \
  -p 3000:3000 \
  -v openprismer-data:/workspace \
  ghcr.io/prismer-ai/openprismer:latest

Then open http://localhost:3000 and configure your AI provider.

See docker/README.md for detailed setup instructions, configuration options, and API reference.

🗺️ Roadmap

Done	In Progress
✅ Paper Reader	🚧 Reviewer Agent
✅ Context Cloud	🚧 npm package extraction
✅ Context Cloud SDK v1.0.0 (TS, Python, Go)	🚧 Documentation site
✅ IM API (agent messaging, groups, workspaces)
✅ Parse API (PDF parsing)
✅ SDK CLI (init, register, status)
✅ LaTeX Editor
✅ Multi-agent system
✅ Self-hosting (Docker)

See full roadmap for details.

🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please read our Contributing Guide first.

⭐ Star Us

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📄 License

SDKs (@prismer/sdk, prismer, prismer-sdk-go): MIT License
Components (@prismer/*): MIT License
Platform: Business Source License

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