Show HN: OpenSmith – Trace LLM pipelines locally with trace, no cloud
The open-source, local-first alternative to LangSmith. opensmith The open-source, local-first alternative to LangSmith. opensmith is to LangSmith what Ollama is to OpenAI — the local-first, privacy-first alternative. Install pip install opensmith Optional integrations: pip install "opensmith[otel]" pip install "opensmith[postgres]" pip install "opensmith[all]" Use opensmith[all] to install both OpenTelemetry and Postgres support. If the port is already in use, opensmith automatically tries the next available port.
- ▪The open-source, local-first alternative to LangSmith. opensmith The open-source, local-first alternative to LangSmith. opensmith is to LangSmith what Ollama is to OpenAI — the local-first, privacy-first alternative.
- ▪Install pip install opensmith Optional integrations: pip install "opensmith[otel]" pip install "opensmith[postgres]" pip install "opensmith[all]" Use opensmith[all] to install both OpenTelemetry and Postgres support.
- ▪If the port is already in use, opensmith automatically tries the next available port.
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The open-source, local-first alternative to LangSmith. opensmith The open-source, local-first alternative to LangSmith. opensmith is to LangSmith what Ollama is to OpenAI — the local-first, privacy-first alternative. Why opensmith? LangSmith opensmith Setup Cloud account required pip install opensmith Data privacy Sends traces to cloud 100% local, SQLite only Framework Best with LangChain Works with any Python code Cost Free tier then paid Free forever, open source Offline No Yes Docker No No Dashboard Hosted localhost:7823 Why opensmith LangSmith is powerful, but it is built around cloud-hosted tracing and is most natural inside the LangChain ecosystem.
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