# Pitfall Log

Project: HKUDS/LightRAG

Summary: Found 22 structured pitfall item(s), including 2 high/blocking item(s). Top priority: Installation risk - Installation risk requires verification.

## 1. Installation risk - Installation risk requires verification

- Severity: high
- Evidence strength: source_linked
- Finding: Project evidence flags a installation risk. Review the linked source before relying on this workflow.
- User impact: May increase setup, validation, or first-run risk for the user.
- Suggested check: Reproduce the official install and quickstart path in an isolated environment.
- Evidence: community_evidence:github | cevd_9aea67d79c4b46508c4267093ebb19da | https://github.com/HKUDS/LightRAG/issues/2642

## 2. Installation risk - Installation risk requires verification

- Severity: high
- Evidence strength: source_linked
- Finding: Project evidence flags a installation risk. Review the linked source before relying on this workflow.
- User impact: May increase setup, validation, or first-run risk for the user.
- Suggested check: Reproduce the official install and quickstart path in an isolated environment.
- Evidence: community_evidence:github | cevd_6c7ed97673d041ef92d4ff54a3718289 | https://github.com/HKUDS/LightRAG/issues/3158

## 3. Installation risk - Installation risk requires verification

- Severity: medium
- Evidence strength: source_linked
- Finding: Developers should check this installation risk before relying on the project: v1.4.10
- User impact: Upgrade or migration may change expected behavior: v1.4.10
- Suggested check: Before packaging this project, run the relevant install/config/quickstart check for: v1.4.10. Context: Observed when using windows
- Guardrail: State this as source-backed community evidence, not as Doramagic reproduction.
- Evidence: failure_mode_cluster:github_release | fmev_dceb1b266203b7a89767ff26a0852383 | https://github.com/HKUDS/LightRAG/releases/tag/v1.4.10

## 4. Configuration risk - Configuration risk requires verification

- Severity: medium
- Evidence strength: source_linked
- Finding: Developers should check this configuration risk before relying on the project: [Bug]: Not working on reverse proxy - sub path
- User impact: Developers may misconfigure credentials, environment, or host setup: [Bug]: Not working on reverse proxy - sub path
- Suggested check: Before packaging this project, run the relevant install/config/quickstart check for: [Bug]: Not working on reverse proxy - sub path. Context: Observed when using python
- Guardrail: State this as source-backed community evidence, not as Doramagic reproduction.
- Evidence: failure_mode_cluster:github_issue | fmev_13dbaaeb506c72cc5b9ecd91cdabc2a2 | https://github.com/HKUDS/LightRAG/issues/2755

## 5. Configuration risk - Configuration risk requires verification

- Severity: medium
- Evidence strength: source_linked
- Finding: Developers should check this configuration risk before relying on the project: v1.4.11
- User impact: Upgrade or migration may change expected behavior: v1.4.11
- Suggested check: Before packaging this project, run the relevant install/config/quickstart check for: v1.4.11. Context: Observed when using docker
- Guardrail: State this as source-backed community evidence, not as Doramagic reproduction.
- Evidence: failure_mode_cluster:github_release | fmev_eda26a0bfd194234d2eb2fa02f9bdae9 | https://github.com/HKUDS/LightRAG/releases/tag/v1.4.11

## 6. Configuration risk - Configuration risk requires verification

- Severity: medium
- Evidence strength: source_linked
- Finding: Developers should check this configuration risk before relying on the project: v1.4.11rc2
- User impact: Upgrade or migration may change expected behavior: v1.4.11rc2
- Suggested check: Before packaging this project, run the relevant install/config/quickstart check for: v1.4.11rc2. Context: Observed during installation or first-run setup.
- Guardrail: State this as source-backed community evidence, not as Doramagic reproduction.
- Evidence: failure_mode_cluster:github_release | fmev_0ff3ca856c8031ac2b0c56ec5eb253ab | https://github.com/HKUDS/LightRAG/releases/tag/v1.4.11rc2

## 7. Configuration risk - Configuration risk requires verification

- Severity: medium
- Evidence strength: source_linked
- Finding: Developers should check this configuration risk before relying on the project: v1.4.12
- User impact: Upgrade or migration may change expected behavior: v1.4.12
- Suggested check: Before packaging this project, run the relevant install/config/quickstart check for: v1.4.12. Context: Observed when using python
- Guardrail: State this as source-backed community evidence, not as Doramagic reproduction.
- Evidence: failure_mode_cluster:github_release | fmev_ded21b8d88cae5cd73ae76e6ec499f47 | https://github.com/HKUDS/LightRAG/releases/tag/v1.4.12

## 8. Configuration risk - Configuration risk requires verification

- Severity: medium
- Evidence strength: source_linked
- Finding: Developers should check this configuration risk before relying on the project: v1.4.13
- User impact: Upgrade or migration may change expected behavior: v1.4.13
- Suggested check: Before packaging this project, run the relevant install/config/quickstart check for: v1.4.13. Context: Observed when using node
- Guardrail: State this as source-backed community evidence, not as Doramagic reproduction.
- Evidence: failure_mode_cluster:github_release | fmev_9e994731fd7834839bbe18111ec634c6 | https://github.com/HKUDS/LightRAG/releases/tag/v1.4.13

## 9. Configuration risk - Configuration risk requires verification

- Severity: medium
- Evidence strength: source_linked
- Finding: Developers should check this configuration risk before relying on the project: v1.4.14
- User impact: Upgrade or migration may change expected behavior: v1.4.14
- Suggested check: Before packaging this project, run the relevant install/config/quickstart check for: v1.4.14. Context: Observed when using python, docker
- Guardrail: State this as source-backed community evidence, not as Doramagic reproduction.
- Evidence: failure_mode_cluster:github_release | fmev_a1044f275fce0a09fbf5f7ff15ce5406 | https://github.com/HKUDS/LightRAG/releases/tag/v1.4.14

## 10. Configuration risk - Configuration risk requires verification

- Severity: medium
- Evidence strength: source_linked
- Finding: Developers should check this configuration risk before relying on the project: v1.5.0rc3
- User impact: Upgrade or migration may change expected behavior: v1.5.0rc3
- Suggested check: Before packaging this project, run the relevant install/config/quickstart check for: v1.5.0rc3. Context: Observed when using python
- Guardrail: State this as source-backed community evidence, not as Doramagic reproduction.
- Evidence: failure_mode_cluster:github_release | fmev_f612aafe1cfe8a3c51740b6487bd93a7 | https://github.com/HKUDS/LightRAG/releases/tag/v1.5.0rc3

## 11. Capability evidence risk - Capability evidence risk requires verification

- Severity: medium
- Evidence strength: source_linked
- Finding: README/documentation is current enough for a first validation pass.
- User impact: May increase setup, validation, or first-run risk for the user.
- Suggested check: Reproduce the official install and quickstart path in an isolated environment.
- Evidence: capability.assumptions | github_repo:866513204 | https://github.com/HKUDS/LightRAG

## 12. Maintenance risk - Maintenance risk requires verification

- Severity: medium
- Evidence strength: source_linked
- Finding: Developers should check this migration risk before relying on the project: Guidance on Adding Multimodal Support to LightRAG: Wrap with RAG‑Anything or Extend (modify) LightRAGs lightrag‑server?
- User impact: Developers may hit a documented source-backed failure mode: Guidance on Adding Multimodal Support to LightRAG: Wrap with RAG‑Anything or Extend (modify) LightRAGs lightrag‑server?
- Suggested check: Before packaging this project, run the relevant install/config/quickstart check for: Guidance on Adding Multimodal Support to LightRAG: Wrap with RAG‑Anything or Extend (modify) LightRAGs lightrag‑server?. Context: Observed when using python
- Guardrail: State this as source-backed community evidence, not as Doramagic reproduction.
- Evidence: failure_mode_cluster:github_issue | fmev_dfedf4f77da9bdcac28253497ad6ce68 | https://github.com/HKUDS/LightRAG/issues/2642

## 13. Maintenance risk - Maintenance risk requires verification

- Severity: medium
- Evidence strength: source_linked
- Finding: Developers should check this migration risk before relying on the project: v1.4.16
- User impact: Upgrade or migration may change expected behavior: v1.4.16
- Suggested check: Before packaging this project, run the relevant install/config/quickstart check for: v1.4.16. Context: Observed during version upgrade or migration.
- Guardrail: State this as source-backed community evidence, not as Doramagic reproduction.
- Evidence: failure_mode_cluster:github_release | fmev_e1bc29ea5c00bb483634fa73149ec8cf | https://github.com/HKUDS/LightRAG/releases/tag/v1.4.16

## 14. Maintenance risk - Maintenance risk requires verification

- Severity: medium
- Evidence strength: source_linked
- Finding: Project evidence flags a maintenance risk. Review the linked source before relying on this workflow.
- User impact: May increase setup, validation, or first-run risk for the user.
- Suggested check: Reproduce the official install and quickstart path in an isolated environment.
- Evidence: evidence.maintainer_signals | github_repo:866513204 | https://github.com/HKUDS/LightRAG

## 15. Security or permission risk - Security or permission risk requires verification

- Severity: medium
- Evidence strength: source_linked
- Finding: no_demo
- User impact: May increase setup, validation, or first-run risk for the user.
- Suggested check: Reproduce the official install and quickstart path in an isolated environment.
- Evidence: downstream_validation.risk_items | github_repo:866513204 | https://github.com/HKUDS/LightRAG

## 16. Security or permission risk - Security or permission risk requires verification

- Severity: medium
- Evidence strength: source_linked
- Finding: no_demo
- User impact: May increase setup, validation, or first-run risk for the user.
- Suggested check: Reproduce the official install and quickstart path in an isolated environment.
- Evidence: risks.scoring_risks | github_repo:866513204 | https://github.com/HKUDS/LightRAG

## 17. Security or permission risk - Security or permission risk requires verification

- Severity: medium
- Evidence strength: source_linked
- Finding: Project evidence flags a security or permission risk. Review the linked source before relying on this workflow.
- User impact: May increase setup, validation, or first-run risk for the user.
- Suggested check: Reproduce the official install and quickstart path in an isolated environment.
- Evidence: community_evidence:github | cevd_969a894078ba4625956be8aafdd77a49 | https://github.com/HKUDS/LightRAG/issues/2755

## 18. Capability evidence risk - Capability evidence risk requires verification

- Severity: low
- Evidence strength: source_linked
- Finding: Developers should check this capability risk before relying on the project: [Question]: How to distinguish documents with same name but different content?
- User impact: Developers may hit a documented source-backed failure mode: [Question]: How to distinguish documents with same name but different content?
- Suggested check: Before packaging this project, run the relevant install/config/quickstart check for: [Question]: How to distinguish documents with same name but different content?. Context: Observed when using python
- Guardrail: State this as source-backed community evidence, not as Doramagic reproduction.
- Evidence: failure_mode_cluster:github_issue | fmev_7de313ae4505d08ac41ea7819dc560ae | https://github.com/HKUDS/LightRAG/issues/3158

## 19. Maintenance risk - Maintenance risk requires verification

- Severity: low
- Evidence strength: source_linked
- Finding: issue_or_pr_quality=unknown。
- User impact: May increase setup, validation, or first-run risk for the user.
- Suggested check: Reproduce the official install and quickstart path in an isolated environment.
- Evidence: evidence.maintainer_signals | github_repo:866513204 | https://github.com/HKUDS/LightRAG

## 20. Maintenance risk - Maintenance risk requires verification

- Severity: low
- Evidence strength: source_linked
- Finding: release_recency=unknown。
- User impact: May increase setup, validation, or first-run risk for the user.
- Suggested check: Reproduce the official install and quickstart path in an isolated environment.
- Evidence: evidence.maintainer_signals | github_repo:866513204 | https://github.com/HKUDS/LightRAG

## 21. Maintenance risk - Maintenance risk requires verification

- Severity: low
- Evidence strength: source_linked
- Finding: Developers should check this maintenance risk before relying on the project: v1.4.15
- User impact: Upgrade or migration may change expected behavior: v1.4.15
- Suggested check: Before packaging this project, run the relevant install/config/quickstart check for: v1.4.15. Context: Observed when using docker
- Guardrail: State this as source-backed community evidence, not as Doramagic reproduction.
- Evidence: failure_mode_cluster:github_release | fmev_71ec5d7890568d905bed167788b6732f | https://github.com/HKUDS/LightRAG/releases/tag/v1.4.15

## 22. Maintenance risk - Maintenance risk requires verification

- Severity: low
- Evidence strength: source_linked
- Finding: Developers should check this maintenance risk before relying on the project: v1.4.9.11
- User impact: Upgrade or migration may change expected behavior: v1.4.9.11
- Suggested check: Before packaging this project, run the relevant install/config/quickstart check for: v1.4.9.11. Context: Source discussion did not expose a precise runtime context.
- Guardrail: State this as source-backed community evidence, not as Doramagic reproduction.
- Evidence: failure_mode_cluster:github_release | fmev_f875fc1d48e0d9cf17d2b49dd7fa0cf4 | https://github.com/HKUDS/LightRAG/releases/tag/v1.4.9.11