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Model Management

Configure and manage local models used by Knowns.

Source fileb4192f7Updated Jun 26, 2026
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Knowns can use local embedding models for semantic search.

Main commands

bash
knowns model add <model-name>
knowns model list
knowns model download multilingual-e5-small
knowns model set multilingual-e5-small
knowns model status
knowns model remove <id>

Typical flow

  1. list available models
  2. add an API-backed model or download a local model
  3. set it in project config
  4. reindex search if needed
bash
knowns search --status-check
knowns search --reindex

Why this matters

Without a local model, semantic search is unavailable and Knowns will rely on keyword behavior where applicable.