Show HN: Building an open-source Google Scholar / Consensus alternative
nexwastaken Thursday, February 12, 2026
I wanted to build a full-stack app from start to finish to learn the modern dev cycle so I built something that'd be helpful for me in research.
Started with a single Next.js app, switched to Monorepo due to growing complexity. Has analytics, email, payment, ai, backend, frontend, help & docs - everything most modern apps need. Even some barebones for a mobile app and a browser extension (using wxt).
The main features are a search engine powered by Semantic Scholar, AI summaries, folders - with rich text notes (using WYSIWYG) & sharing.
Thinking of adding different AI models and a BYOK feature.
Here's a quick demo video too - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yv75PEghFN0-53M_Gb4EMefX-sQ...
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Qurious is an open-source artificial intelligence platform designed to enable the development of intelligent conversational agents. The platform provides tools and resources for training, deploying, and integrating AI-powered chatbots and virtual assistants into various applications and services.
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