MaxKB

Open-source enterprise agent platform with RAG pipelines, workflows and MCP tool-use

Agents & Automation Open Source Has API Open Source
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RECATOOLS Score
7.2 / 10
Capability
7
Value for money
8
Ease of use
6.5
ASEAN readiness
6.5
API quality
6.5
Founded
HQ
Users
Launched
Developer

Overview

MaxKB (Max Knowledge Brain) is an open-source platform from FIT2CLOUD's 1Panel team for building enterprise-grade AI agents. It combines a RAG pipeline (document upload and web crawling, auto chunking and vectorisation), a workflow engine with a function library and MCP tool-use, and a model-agnostic, multimodal design that works with many LLM providers. It is widely used for intelligent customer service, internal knowledge bases, research and education, and is licensed under GPLv3.

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Pricing

Pricing shown for reference only. These figures reflect RECATOOLS research as of 4 Jun 2026 and may be out of date or incomplete. This is not financial or purchasing advice — always confirm the current price on the provider’s official website before making any decision.

Free
Free
Free tier with core features.
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ASEAN Perspective

MaxKB in Southeast Asia

ASEAN-region availability and pricing notes coming soon. Drop the editorial team a note via /contact/ if you can supply local context (Singapore/Malaysia/Indonesia/Thailand/Vietnam).

RECATOOLS Verdict

MaxKB is one of the more mature open-source agent/RAG platforms out of China, pairing an easy knowledge-base ingestion flow with a real workflow engine and MCP tool-use, which makes it viable for production chatbots and internal assistants rather than just demos. Its model-agnostic design avoids vendor lock-in.

Because it is self-hostable and not tied to a specific cloud, ASEAN teams can run it anywhere, and the project has English documentation alongside Chinese. The GPLv3 licence and the operational burden of self-hosting RAG infrastructure are the main considerations for adopters.

Independent AI-assisted assessment by RECATOOLS.

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