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[GH-ISSUE #4285] Directory/Subdirectory monitoring in AnythingLLM? #2727

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Originally created by @lonnietc on GitHub (Aug 13, 2025).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/Mintplex-Labs/anything-llm/issues/4285

Hello,

I am exploring AnythingLLM for a project that is being developed and I have a couple of questions after seeing some videos and reading the documentation.

In the videos, it shows that AnythingLLM can import documents (i.e. pdf, etc.) into the vector database that can then use it within the queries. Also, it seems that it can monitor the documents for changes and then updated the database as needed.

I would like to be able to have some directories with documents and possibly even some sub-directories such that if documents are added, modified, or removed to/from the directory/subdirectory then the database automatically updates.

This would allow for just entering a directory or subdirectory into AnythingLLM instead of each document.

It may be possible to do now, but I did not see any information on this and would like to ask about it.

Thanks and have a great day

Originally created by @lonnietc on GitHub (Aug 13, 2025). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/Mintplex-Labs/anything-llm/issues/4285 Hello, I am exploring AnythingLLM for a project that is being developed and I have a couple of questions after seeing some videos and reading the documentation. In the videos, it shows that AnythingLLM can import documents (i.e. pdf, etc.) into the vector database that can then use it within the queries. Also, it seems that it can monitor the documents for changes and then updated the database as needed. I would like to be able to have some directories with documents and possibly even some sub-directories such that if documents are added, modified, or removed to/from the directory/subdirectory then the database automatically updates. This would allow for just entering a directory or subdirectory into AnythingLLM instead of each document. It may be possible to do now, but I did not see any information on this and would like to ask about it. Thanks and have a great day
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yindo commented 2026-02-22 18:30:58 -05:00
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@timothycarambat commented on GitHub (Aug 13, 2025):

This would allow for just entering a directory or subdirectory into AnythingLLM instead of each document.

This is a great (and ideal) final form of the File sync feature. This is planned by the way to be done. That feature is per file and behind the experimental feature UI because of the implications with watching files + diffing the embeddings and such.

So for now it is per file. Eventually it will be much better and do whole directories. Before that we need to enable "virtual" files so that we can auto-discover files that you may want to embed or use, but only embed them at runtime. This is also another roadmap item, but you are directly in-line with where we are going 👍

@timothycarambat commented on GitHub (Aug 13, 2025): > This would allow for just entering a directory or subdirectory into AnythingLLM instead of each document. This is a great (and ideal) final form of the [File sync feature](https://docs.anythingllm.com/beta-preview/active-features/live-document-sync). This is planned by the way to be done. That feature is _per file_ and behind the experimental feature UI because of the implications with watching files + diffing the embeddings and such. So _for now_ it is per file. Eventually it will be much better and do whole directories. Before that we need to enable "virtual" files so that we can auto-discover files that you may want to embed or use, but only embed them at runtime. This is also another roadmap item, but you are directly in-line with where we are going 👍
yindo changed title from Directory/Subdirectory monitoring in AnythingLLM? to [GH-ISSUE #4285] Directory/Subdirectory monitoring in AnythingLLM? 2026-06-05 14:48:12 -04:00
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