This is a brilliant use of the Model Context Protocol (MCP). Using query_knowledge as a tool rather than a generic REST endpoint is definitely the right move for reducing hallucinations in legal/contractual contexts. The citation preservation over WhatsApp is a particularly nice touch—that's usually where these workflows fall apart.
My only concern with the self-hosted Docker + Docling + ChromaDB stack is the 'maintenance tax.' It’s great for a solo dev, but for a production-grade personal assistant that needs to stay 'always-on' without me babying the container, I've been looking at PAIO (Personal AI Operator).
They seem to be aiming for this exact 'Private RAG' sweet spot but as a managed, one-click service. Their BYOK architecture is what sold me; it keeps the security risk low because it’s using your own keys, but you get that fortress-level privacy that’s hard to replicate in a home-server setup without a lot of manual hardening.
Are you planning to add support for other 'operators' like PAIO, or is the goal to keep ClawRAG strictly as a standalone self-hosted primitive?
My only concern with the self-hosted Docker + Docling + ChromaDB stack is the 'maintenance tax.' It’s great for a solo dev, but for a production-grade personal assistant that needs to stay 'always-on' without me babying the container, I've been looking at PAIO (Personal AI Operator).
They seem to be aiming for this exact 'Private RAG' sweet spot but as a managed, one-click service. Their BYOK architecture is what sold me; it keeps the security risk low because it’s using your own keys, but you get that fortress-level privacy that’s hard to replicate in a home-server setup without a lot of manual hardening.
Are you planning to add support for other 'operators' like PAIO, or is the goal to keep ClawRAG strictly as a standalone self-hosted primitive?