Exciting news! Apache ManifoldCF v2.31 has been released. 🎉 This release brings Java 25 support, Virtual Thread processing for high-throughput document indexing, Jetty 12.1. Details & blog post: manifoldcf.apache.org/en_US/blog-m... #EnterpriseSearch #Java25 #OpenSource

🚀 Merged to main: OpenCrawling x Vespa Output Connector! Stream enterprise docs directly into Vespa.ai with HTTP/2 feeding, hybrid vector+BM25 search! ⚡️ Big thanks to Luis Cabaceira for this contribution! 🙌 📖 opencrawling.org/blog/introdu... #OpenCrawling #VespaAI #VectorSearch #AI #OpenSource

Sub-millisecond vector search & payload ACL pre-filtering is LIVE in OpenCrawling! The official Qdrant Output Connector brings high-speed gRPC point streaming, scalar quantization, & zero-leak enterprise RAG to Qdrant collections. 📖 opencrawling.org/blog/introdu... #Qdrant #Java #RAG #OpenSource

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The official OpenCrawling Java Client SDK (v1.0.0) is LIVE on Maven Central! ☕🎉 Programmatically manage web crawlers, AI ingestion jobs, Copilot templates, & AIOps diagnostics with a fluent Java 25 & Spring Boot 4 client ⚡ opencrawling.org/blog/introdu... #Java #SpringBoot #OpenSource #RAG

Building data connectors shouldn't require writing hundreds of lines of boilerplate 🛠️ Introducing OpenCrawling Maven Archetypes! Scaffold ready-to-build Repository, Output, and Transformation connectors in seconds 🚀 opencrawling.org/blog/introdu... #Maven #Java25 #SpringBoot #OpenSource #RAG #AI

Introducing Maven Connector Archetypes: Scaffold Custom Connectors in Seconds

Instantly scaffold standardized Repository, Output, and Transformation connectors for OpenCrawling with Maven Archetypes and Docker Compose overlays.

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⚙️ Connect your Flowable & Camunda BPMN engines directly to your AI vector search pipelines! OpenCrawling's new native connectors index process definitions, execution histories, and identity ACLs for Zero-Trust RAG. Read the engineering article 👇 opencrawling.org/blog/introdu... #AI #RAG #BPMN

Natively Connecting Flowable & Camunda BPMN Engines to Enterprise RAG

OpenCrawling now natively supports the top open-source BPMN workflow engines: Flowable and Camunda. Stream process definitions, execution histories, and task variables into AI pipelines with full ACL ...

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Stop feeding raw JSON to your vector DB 🛑 OpenCrawling’s new Auto-Narrativization Copilot turns structured schemas into human-readable text using Spring AI & Ollama (llama3.2) for vastly better RAG accuracy 🚀 🔗 Read more: opencrawling.org/blog/auto-na... #RAG #DataEngineering #AI #OpenSource

Auto-Narrativization Copilot: Bridging Structured Schemas to Vector Embeddings

Learn how OpenCrawling's Auto-Narrativization Copilot translates structured dataset schemas into human-readable Mustache templates using Ollama (llama3.2) and Spring AI.

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Agnosticism is in our DNA. OpenCrawling acts as a pluggable, cross-platform bridge: 🔌 Any Repository, 🧠 Any AI Model 🧬 Any Destination Join Our Community! opencrawling.org #OpenStandard #DataFederation #IngestionPipeline #AISecurity #MCP #RAG #VectorSearch

Enterprise AI has a data ingestion crisis: unscalable pipelines, and critical document security (ACL) leaks. Launching the Open Ingestion Standard (OIS) and OpenCrawling! www.open4dev.com/journal/2026... #Java25 #RAG #AISecurity #ZeroTrust #VectorDatabase #SpringBoot #MCP #ModelContextProtocol

Beyond the Silos: Announcing the Open Ingestion Standard (OIS) and OpenCrawling — Open4Dev

Introducing the Open Ingestion Standard (OIS) and the reference implementation OpenCrawling.

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Apache ManifoldCF is taking a massive architectural leap! 🚀 Version 2.31 is officially upgrading to Java 25, Virtual Threads (Project Loom) to deliver high-throughput, low-overhead enterprise crawling. lists.apache.org/list.html?de... #Java #VirtualThreads #OpenSource #InformationRetrieval

How Spring-Manifold Next-Gen modernizes the legacy Apache ManifoldCF framework by adopting Spring Boot 4.0, Java 25 Virtual Threads! www.open4dev.com/journal/2026... #java #jdk25 #springboot #backend #cloudnative #vectorsearch #rag #ApacheKafka #ApacheTika #SpringAI #ApacheManifoldCF

From Monolith to Modern: Re-architecting Apache ManifoldCF for the Cloud-Native & AI Era — Open4Dev

How Spring-Manifold Next-Gen modernizes the legacy Apache ManifoldCF framework by adopting Spring Boot 4.0, Java 25 Virtual Threads, and a decoupled Kafka architecture to support highly scalable, AI-r...

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🏗️ Introducing Spring-Manifold Next-Gen: a modern take on Apache ManifoldCF, designed natively for AI, LLMs, and RAG architectures. ​I’m calling all open-source people! Let’s build this together. 👇 🔗 www.open4dev.com/journal/2026... #Java #OpenSource #ApacheManifoldCF #RAG #Developers #VectorDB #AI

The Next Gen of Data Crawlers: Java 25 Virtual Threads & Vector DBs — Open4Dev

For years, Apache ManifoldCF has been the reliable workhorse of enterprise document ingestion. It handles complex security mappings, diverse repository connectors, and outputs to search engines with i...

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The Debate: The Jazz Engineer Between Versatility and Dispersion

This debate examines the fascinating intersection of two seemingly opposite worlds embodied by Piergiorgio (PJ) Lucidi: the fluid, emotional realm of Jazz/Blues improvisation and the structured, logic

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