goreason

GoReason

A production-ready Graph RAG engine written in Go. Combines knowledge graph extraction, vector embeddings, and full-text search with multi-round reasoning to answer questions about your documents.

PDF/DOCX/XLSX/PPTX
        |
    [ Parser ]
        |
    [ Chunker ]  -->  1024 tokens, 128 overlap
        |
   +---------+-----------+
   |         |           |
[Embed]  [Graph LLM]  [FTS5 Index]
   |         |           |
sqlite-vec  entities   Porter stemmer
            relations
            communities

Features

• Hybrid Retrieval -- Vector search + FTS5 full-text + knowledge graph, fused with Reciprocal Rank Fusion (RRF)
• Multi-Round Reasoning -- Up to 3 rounds of answer generation, validation, and refinement
• Knowledge Graph -- Automated entity/relationship extraction with community detection
• Multi-Step Extraction -- 2 focused LLM calls per chunk (entities, then relationships) optimized for 7B models
• Regex Pre-Extraction -- Detects part numbers, standards, IPs, voltages before LLM to improve accuracy
• Identifier-Aware Routing -- Boosts FTS weight when queries contain structured identifiers
• 7 LLM Providers -- Ollama, OpenAI, Groq, OpenRouter, xAI, LM Studio, any OpenAI-compatible endpoint
• 4 Document Formats -- PDF, DOCX, XLSX, PPTX (+ LlamaParse integration)
• SQLite Everything -- Single-file database with sqlite-vec, FTS5, knowledge graph, audit log
• Production Middleware -- Auth, CORS, panic recovery, graceful shutdown, structured logging
• Built-in Evaluation -- 140-question benchmark suite across 4 difficulty levels

Quick Start

Prerequisites

• Go 1.25+
• CGO enabled (required for SQLite)
• Ollama running locally (or any supported LLM provider)

Install and Run

# Clone
git clone https://github.com/bbiangul/go-reason.git
cd go-reason

# Pull models (if using Ollama)
ollama pull llama3.1:8b
ollama pull nomic-embed-text

# Build and run the server
CGO_ENABLED=1 go build -tags sqlite_fts5 -o goreason-server ./cmd/server
./goreason-server

The server starts on :8080 with default config (Ollama on localhost).

Ingest a Document

# Upload a file
curl -X POST http://localhost:8080/ingest \
  -F "file=@/path/to/document.pdf"

# Or provide a path
curl -X POST http://localhost:8080/ingest \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"path": "/path/to/document.pdf"}'

Ask a Question

curl -X POST http://localhost:8080/query \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"question": "What is the operating temperature range?"}'

Response:

{
  "text": "The operating temperature range is 5C to 40C...",
  "confidence": 0.95,
  "sources": [
    {"chunk_id": 42, "filename": "manual.pdf", "page_number": 28, "score": 0.87}
  ],
  "reasoning": [
    {"round": 1, "action": "initial_answer", "chunks_used": 5},
    {"round": 2, "action": "validation", "output": "Citations verified"}
  ],
  "rounds": 2,
  "total_tokens": 2450
}

Configuration

JSON Config File

./goreason-server -config config.json

{
  "db_path": "/data/goreason.db",
  "chat": {
    "provider": "groq",
    "model": "llama-3.3-70b-versatile",
    "api_key": "gsk_..."
  },
  "embedding": {
    "provider": "openai",
    "model": "text-embedding-3-small",
    "api_key": "sk-..."
  },
  "embedding_dim": 1536,
  "weight_vector": 1.0,
  "weight_fts": 1.0,
  "weight_graph": 0.5,
  "max_chunk_tokens": 1024,
  "chunk_overlap": 128,
  "skip_graph": false,
  "graph_concurrency": 8,
  "max_rounds": 3,
  "confidence_threshold": 0.7
}

Environment Variables

All config fields can be overridden via environment variables:

Default Config

When no config is provided, GoReason uses Ollama on localhost:

LLM Providers

GoReason supports 7 providers through a unified OpenAI-compatible interface:

OpenAI Embedding Models

Recommended Configurations

Local (free, privacy-first):

{
  "chat": {"provider": "ollama", "model": "llama3.1:8b"},
  "embedding": {"provider": "ollama", "model": "nomic-embed-text"},
  "embedding_dim": 768
}

Balanced (fast + cheap embeddings):

{
  "chat": {"provider": "groq", "model": "llama-3.3-70b-versatile"},
  "embedding": {"provider": "openai", "model": "text-embedding-3-small"},
  "embedding_dim": 1536
}

High accuracy (cloud):

{
  "chat": {"provider": "openrouter", "model": "qwen/qwen3-30b-a3b"},
  "embedding": {"provider": "openai", "model": "text-embedding-3-large"},
  "embedding_dim": 3072
}

API Reference

POST /ingest

Ingest a document into the system.

Multipart upload:

curl -X POST http://localhost:8080/ingest -F "file=@document.pdf"

JSON path:

curl -X POST http://localhost:8080/ingest \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"path": "/path/to/file.pdf", "options": {"force": "true"}}'

Options: force (re-parse even if hash unchanged), parse_method (override parser selection).

Response: {"document_id": 1, "filename": "document.pdf"}

POST /query

Ask a question about ingested documents.

curl -X POST http://localhost:8080/query \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "question": "What voltage does the equipment operate at?",
    "max_results": 20,
    "max_rounds": 3,
    "weight_vector": 1.0,
    "weight_fts": 1.0,
    "weight_graph": 0.5
  }'

POST /update

Re-check a document and re-ingest if changed.

curl -X POST http://localhost:8080/update \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"path": "/path/to/file.pdf"}'

POST /update-all

Check all ingested documents for changes.

curl -X POST http://localhost:8080/update-all

DELETE /documents/{id}

Remove a document and all associated data.

curl -X DELETE http://localhost:8080/documents/1

GET /documents

List all ingested documents.

curl http://localhost:8080/documents

GET /health

Health check endpoint.

curl http://localhost:8080/health

Architecture

Ingestion Pipeline

Document
  -> Format detection (PDF/DOCX/XLSX/PPTX)
  -> Parser (native or LlamaParse)
  -> Chunker (1024 tokens, 128 overlap, hierarchical sections)
  -> Parallel embedding generation (batches of 32)
  -> Knowledge graph extraction (2 LLM calls per chunk, 8 concurrent)
     1. Entity extraction (with regex pre-extracted hints)
     2. Relationship extraction (given known entities)
  -> Community detection + summarization
  -> Content hash stored for change detection

Query Pipeline

Question
  -> Identifier detection (boost FTS if part numbers/standards found)
  -> Parallel hybrid retrieval:
     1. Vector search (sqlite-vec cosine similarity)
     2. FTS5 search (Porter stemmer, Unicode)
     3. Graph search (entity lookup + traversal)
  -> RRF fusion (k=60, configurable weights)
  -> Multi-round reasoning:
     Round 1: Initial answer from retrieved chunks
     Round 2: Validate citations, identify gaps
     Round 3: Refine if confidence < threshold
  -> Audit logging (query, answer, tokens, sources)

Knowledge Graph

Entities and relationships are extracted from each chunk using a multi-step pipeline optimized for 7B-class models:

Entity types: person, organization, standard, clause, concept, term, regulation

Relation types: references, defines, amends, requires, contradicts, supersedes

Regex pre-extraction detects structured identifiers (part numbers, standards, IPs, voltages, measurements) and feeds them as hints to the LLM, reducing missed entities.

Database Schema

Single SQLite file with:

Docker

Docker Compose (with Ollama)

docker compose up -d

This starts:

• Ollama on port 11434 (GPU-enabled if available)
• GoReason on port 8080

Standalone Docker Build

docker build -t goreason .
docker run -p 8080:8080 \
  -v goreason_data:/data \
  -e GOREASON_CHAT_PROVIDER=groq \
  -e GROQ_API_KEY=gsk_... \
  -e GOREASON_EMBED_PROVIDER=openai \
  -e OPENAI_API_KEY=sk-... \
  goreason

Evaluation

GoReason includes a built-in evaluation framework with 140 questions across 4 difficulty levels, tested against an industrial technical manual (ALTAVision AV-FM, 214 pages, Spanish).

Run Evaluation

# Using OpenRouter for chat + Ollama for embeddings
CGO_ENABLED=1 go run -tags sqlite_fts5 ./cmd/eval \
  --pdf /path/to/manual.pdf \
  --chat-provider openrouter \
  --chat-model qwen/qwen3-30b-a3b \
  --embed-provider ollama \
  --embed-model nomic-embed-text \
  --difficulty easy \
  --output eval-report.json

# Using Groq for chat + OpenAI for embeddings
CGO_ENABLED=1 go run -tags sqlite_fts5 ./cmd/eval \
  --pdf /path/to/manual.pdf \
  --chat-provider groq \
  --chat-model llama-3.3-70b-versatile \
  --embed-provider openai \
  --embed-model text-embedding-3-small \
  --embed-dim 1536 \
  --difficulty easy

Difficulty Levels

v1 Results (Easy)

Config: Qwen3-30B-A3B (OpenRouter) + nomic-embed-text (Ollama, 768d). Full results in evals/v1.md.

Project Structure

goreason/
  config.go          # Configuration types and defaults
  goreason.go        # Engine interface and implementation
  errors.go          # Sentinel errors

  llm/               # LLM provider abstractions
    provider.go      # Interface + factory
    openai_compat.go # Shared OpenAI-compatible client (retry, timeout)
    ollama.go        # Ollama (native embed endpoint)
    openai.go        # OpenAI
    groq.go          # Groq
    openrouter.go    # OpenRouter
    xai.go           # xAI (Grok)
    lmstudio.go      # LM Studio

  parser/            # Document parsing
    parser.go        # Interface + types
    registry.go      # Format router
    pdf.go           # Native PDF parser
    pdf_vision.go    # Vision-based PDF parsing
    docx.go          # DOCX parser
    xlsx.go          # XLSX parser
    pptx.go          # PPTX parser
    complexity.go    # Document complexity analysis
    llamaparse.go    # LlamaParse integration

  chunker/           # Document chunking
    chunker.go       # Token-aware chunking with overlap
    engineering.go   # Engineering document heuristics
    legal.go         # Legal document heuristics
    structure.go     # Document structure analysis

  graph/             # Knowledge graph
    builder.go       # Multi-step extraction pipeline
    entity.go        # Entity/relationship types
    community.go     # Community detection + summarization
    traversal.go     # Graph traversal for retrieval

  retrieval/         # Hybrid retrieval
    retrieval.go     # Vector + FTS5 + Graph search
    rrf.go           # Reciprocal Rank Fusion
    translations.go  # Multi-language query support
    helpers.go       # Shared utilities

  reasoning/         # Multi-round reasoning
    reasoning.go     # Answer, validate, refine pipeline
    validator.go     # Answer validation
    confidence.go    # Confidence scoring
    citation.go      # Citation extraction

  store/             # SQLite persistence
    store.go         # Database operations
    schema.go        # Schema definition
    migrations.go    # Schema migrations

  eval/              # Evaluation framework
    evaluator.go     # Test runner + scoring
    dataset.go       # Test case types
    metrics.go       # Evaluation metrics
    altavision_dataset.go  # 140-question benchmark

  cmd/
    server/          # HTTP server
      main.go        # Server entry point
      handlers.go    # API handlers
      middleware.go   # Auth, CORS, recovery, logging
    eval/            # Evaluation CLI
      main.go        # Eval entry point

  evals/             # Evaluation reports

  Dockerfile         # Multi-stage production build
  docker-compose.yml # Ollama + GoReason stack
  .github/workflows/ # CI/CD pipeline

Development

Build

CGO_ENABLED=1 go build -tags sqlite_fts5 -o goreason-server ./cmd/server

Test

CGO_ENABLED=1 go test -tags sqlite_fts5 ./...

Lint

CGO_ENABLED=1 go vet -tags sqlite_fts5 ./...

Build Tags

• sqlite_fts5 -- Required. Enables FTS5 full-text search in SQLite.

Go Module

require (
    github.com/asg017/sqlite-vec-go-bindings v0.1.6
    github.com/ledongthuc/pdf v0.0.0-20250511090121
    github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3 v1.14.33
    github.com/xuri/excelize/v2 v2.10.0
)

No external web frameworks. The HTTP server uses only the standard library (net/http).