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attu

Management UI for Milvus clusters with data browsing, search and an AI agent

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custom license
Last commit
Sep 2026
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Sep 2026
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Overview

Attu is a management console for Milvus vector databases. One instance connects to several Milvus clusters or Zilliz Cloud, and lets you browse collections, edit data, run vector and BM25 searches, manage backups and RBAC, and view Prometheus metrics. A built-in agent with 50+ tools performs Milvus operations from chat, using OpenAI, Claude, DeepSeek, Gemini, OpenRouter or a custom endpoint.

Who it is for: Teams running Milvus who want a GUI for admin, search and backups

Strengths

  • Multiple Milvus clusters managed from one instance, each with its own workspace
  • Ships as Docker image, Linux server package, or desktop app for macOS, Linux, Windows
  • Local login, audit logs of write operations, TLS/mTLS and SSRF protection built in
  • Backup and restore to S3, MinIO, GCS or Azure Blob, plus CSV, JSON, Parquet import/export

Weaknesses

  • Supports only Milvus 2.6.0+ and 3.x plus Zilliz Cloud; 2.5.x and earlier are unsupported
  • Works only with Milvus; no other vector stores
  • Desktop build is single-user and has no multi-user login
  • Desktop SSRF rules block local and LAN services unless allowlisted via environment variable

What it needs

  • no GPU
  • Needs Milvus 2.6.0+ or 3.x, or Zilliz Cloud, SQLite (bundled), Node.js 24.x (standalone server package)
  • Models: OpenAI, Anthropic Claude, DeepSeek, Google Gemini, OpenRouter
  • port 3000

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