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[![Docker](https://img.shields.io/docker/pulls/vera-ai/latest)](https://hub.docker.com/r/vera-ai/latest)
**Vera-AI** is a transparent proxy for Ollama that adds persistent memory using Qdrant vector storage.
**Vera-AI** is a transparent proxy for Ollama that adds persistent memory using Qdrant vector storage. It sits between your AI client and Ollama, automatically augmenting conversations with relevant context from previous sessions.
## Features
- **Persistent Memory**: Conversations are stored in Qdrant and retrieved contextually
- **Monthly Curation**: Daily and monthly cleanup of raw memories
- **4-Layer Context**: System prompt + semantic memory + recent context + current messages
- **Configurable UID/GID**: Match container user to host user for volume permissions
- **Timezone Support**: Scheduler runs in your local timezone
- **Debug Logging**: Optional debug logs written to configurable directory
## Prerequisites
- **Ollama**: Running LLM inference server (e.g., `http://10.0.0.10:11434`)
- **Qdrant**: Running vector database (e.g., `http://10.0.0.22:6333`)
- **Docker**: Docker and Docker Compose installed
- **Git**: For cloning the repository
## Quick Start
```bash
# Clone or copy the project
git clone https://github.com/your-org/vera-ai.git
cd vera-ai
# Clone the repository
git clone http://10.0.0.61:3000/SpeedyFoxAi/vera-ai-v2.git
cd vera-ai-v2
# Create environment file
# Create environment file from template
cp .env.example .env
# Edit .env with your settings
nano .env
# Create required directories
mkdir -p config prompts logs
# Copy default config (or create your own)
cp config.toml config/
# Build and run
docker compose build
docker compose up -d
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curl http://localhost:11434/
```
## Full Setup Instructions
### 1. Clone Repository
```bash
git clone http://10.0.0.61:3000/SpeedyFoxAi/vera-ai-v2.git
cd vera-ai-v2
```
### 2. Create Environment File
Create `.env` file (or copy from `.env.example`):
```bash
# User/Group Configuration (match your host user)
APP_UID=1000
APP_GID=1000
# Timezone Configuration
TZ=America/Chicago
# API Keys (optional)
# OPENROUTER_API_KEY=your_api_key_here
```
**Important:** `APP_UID` and `APP_GID` must match your host user's UID/GID for volume permissions:
```bash
# Get your UID and GID
id -u # UID
id -g # GID
# Set in .env
APP_UID=1000 # Replace with your UID
APP_GID=1000 # Replace with your GID
```
### 3. Create Required Directories
```bash
# Create directories
mkdir -p config prompts logs
# Copy default configuration
cp config.toml config/
# Verify prompts exist (should be in the repo)
ls -la prompts/
# Should show: curator_prompt.md, systemprompt.md
```
### 4. Configure Ollama and Qdrant
Edit `config/config.toml`:
```toml
[general]
ollama_host = "http://YOUR_OLLAMA_IP:11434"
qdrant_host = "http://YOUR_QDRANT_IP:6333"
qdrant_collection = "memories"
embedding_model = "snowflake-arctic-embed2"
debug = false
[layers]
semantic_token_budget = 25000
context_token_budget = 22000
semantic_search_turns = 2
semantic_score_threshold = 0.6
[curator]
run_time = "02:00" # Daily curator time
full_run_time = "03:00" # Monthly full curator time
full_run_day = 1 # Day of month (1st)
curator_model = "gpt-oss:120b"
```
### 5. Build and Run
```bash
# Build with your UID/GID
APP_UID=$(id -u) APP_GID=$(id -g) docker compose build
# Run with timezone
docker compose up -d
# Check status
docker ps
docker logs vera-ai --tail 20
# Test health endpoint
curl http://localhost:11434/
# Expected: {"status":"ok","ollama":"reachable"}
```
### 6. Verify Installation
```bash
# Check container is healthy
docker ps --format "table {{.Names}}\t{{.Status}}"
# Expected: vera-ai Up X minutes (healthy)
# Check timezone
docker exec vera-ai date
# Should show your timezone (e.g., CDT for America/Chicago)
# Check user
docker exec vera-ai id
# Expected: uid=1000(appuser) gid=1000(appgroup)
# Check directories
docker exec vera-ai ls -la /app/prompts/
# Should show: curator_prompt.md, systemprompt.md
docker exec vera-ai ls -la /app/logs/
# Should be writable
# Test chat
curl -X POST http://localhost:11434/api/chat \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"model":"YOUR_MODEL","messages":[{"role":"user","content":"hello"}],"stream":false}'
```
## Configuration
### Environment Variables (.env)
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|----------|---------|-------------|
| `APP_UID` | `999` | User ID for container user (match your host UID) |
| `APP_GID` | `999` | Group ID for container group (match your host GID) |
| `TZ` | `UTC` | Timezone for scheduler (e.g., `America/Chicago`) |
| `TZ` | `UTC` | Timezone for scheduler |
| `OPENROUTER_API_KEY` | - | API key for cloud model routing (optional) |
### Getting UID/GID
```bash
# Get your UID and GID
id -u # UID
id -g # GID
# Set in .env
APP_UID=1000
APP_GID=1000
```
| `VERA_CONFIG_DIR` | `/app/config` | Configuration directory (optional) |
| `VERA_PROMPTS_DIR` | `/app/prompts` | Prompts directory (optional) |
| `VERA_LOG_DIR` | `/app/logs` | Debug log directory (optional) |
### Volume Mappings
| Host Path | Container Path | Mode | Purpose |
|-----------|---------------|------|---------|
| `./config/` | `/app/config/` | `ro` | Configuration files |
| `./config/config.toml` | `/app/config/config.toml` | `ro` | Configuration file |
| `./prompts/` | `/app/prompts/` | `rw` | Curator and system prompts |
| `./logs/` | `/app/logs/` | `rw` | Debug logs (when debug=true) |
### Directory Structure
```
vera-ai/
vera-ai-v2/
├── config/
│ └── config.toml # Main configuration
│ └── config.toml # Main configuration (mounted read-only)
├── prompts/
│ ├── curator_prompt.md # Prompt for memory curator
│ └── systemprompt.md # System context (curator can append)
├── logs/ # Debug logs (when debug=true)
├── app/
│ ├── main.py
│ ├── config.py
│ ├── curator.py
│ ├── proxy_handler.py
│ ├── qdrant_service.py
── utils.py
│ ├── main.py # FastAPI application
│ ├── config.py # Configuration loading
│ ├── curator.py # Memory curation
│ ├── proxy_handler.py # Chat request handling
│ ├── qdrant_service.py # Qdrant operations
── singleton.py # QdrantService singleton
│ └── utils.py # Utilities
├── static/ # Legacy (symlinks to prompts/)
├── .env.example # Environment template
├── docker-compose.yml # Docker Compose config
├── Dockerfile # Container definition
── requirements.txt # Python dependencies
── requirements.txt # Python dependencies
└── README.md # This file
```
## Docker Compose
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env_file:
- .env
volumes:
- ./config:/app/config:ro
- ./config/config.toml:/app/config/config.toml:ro
- ./prompts:/app/prompts:rw
- ./logs:/app/logs:rw
network_mode: "host"
restart: unless-stopped
```
## Build & Run
```bash
# Build with custom UID/GID
APP_UID=$(id -u) APP_GID=$(id -g) docker compose build
# Run with timezone
TZ=America/Chicago docker compose up -d
# Or use .env file
docker compose build
docker compose up -d
healthcheck:
test: ["CMD", "python", "-c", "import urllib.request; urllib.request.urlopen('http://localhost:11434/')"]
interval: 30s
timeout: 10s
retries: 3
start_period: 10s
```
## Timezone Configuration
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curl -X POST "http://localhost:11434/curator/run?full=true"
```
## Memory System
### 4-Layer Context
1. **System Prompt**: From `prompts/systemprompt.md`
2. **Semantic Memory**: Curated Q&A pairs retrieved by relevance
3. **Recent Context**: Last N conversation turns
4. **Current Messages**: User/assistant messages from request
### Curation Schedule
| Schedule | Time | What | Frequency |
|----------|------|------|-----------|
| Daily | 02:00 | Recent 24h raw memories | Every day |
| Monthly | 03:00 on 1st | ALL raw memories | 1st of month |
### Memory Types
- **raw**: Unprocessed conversation turns
- **curated**: Cleaned, summarized Q&A pairs
- **test**: Test entries (can be ignored)
## Troubleshooting
### Permission Denied
If you see permission errors on `/app/prompts/`:
If you see permission errors on `/app/prompts/` or `/app/logs/`:
```bash
# Check your UID/GID
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docker logs vera-ai --tail 50
# Check Ollama connectivity
docker exec vera-ai python -c "import urllib.request; print(urllib.request.urlopen('http://10.0.0.10:11434/').read())"
docker exec vera-ai python -c "import urllib.request; print(urllib.request.urlopen('http://YOUR_OLLAMA_IP:11434/').read())"
# Check Qdrant connectivity
docker exec vera-ai python -c "import urllib.request; print(urllib.request.urlopen('http://YOUR_QDRANT_IP:6333/').read())"
```
### Container Not Starting
```bash
# Check if port is in use
sudo lsof -i :11434
# Check Docker logs
docker compose logs
# Rebuild from scratch
docker compose down
docker compose build --no-cache
docker compose up -d
```
## Development
### Building from Source
```bash
# Clone repository
git clone http://10.0.0.61:3000/SpeedyFoxAi/vera-ai-v2.git
cd vera-ai-v2
# Install dependencies locally (optional)
pip install -r requirements.txt
# Build Docker image
docker compose build
```
### Running Tests
```bash
# Test health endpoint
curl http://localhost:11434/
# Test chat endpoint
curl -X POST http://localhost:11434/api/chat \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"model":"qwen3.5:397b-cloud","messages":[{"role":"user","content":"test"}],"stream":false}'
# Test curator
curl -X POST http://localhost:11434/curator/run
```
## License
MIT License - see LICENSE file for details.
MIT License - see LICENSE file for details.
## Support
- **Issues**: http://10.0.0.61:3000/SpeedyFoxAi/vera-ai-v2/issues
- **Repository**: http://10.0.0.61:3000/SpeedyFoxAi/vera-ai-v2