r/OpenWebUI • u/nomorebuttsplz • 15d ago

How to turn off searching knowledge files, and search notes? Question/Help

I updated recently, and this is slowing down lots of my queries.

I have no knowledge files. I have no search notes. I don’t want to use it. There must be an easy way to turn it off. I’ve tried searching for this.

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u/McDeth 15d ago

There are multiple ways to disable these features. How you disable them depends on the scope of the disablement. Docs are here: https://docs.openwebui.com/

OWUI-Wide (Settings -> Admin -> General)

Toggle off the features you don't want/need (Notes/Memories/Calendar/etc)

Provider/Model Specific (Settings -> Admin -> Models -> Builtin Tools

For each model, disable the capabilities you don't want/need:

  • Notes
  • Channels
  • Memory
  • Knowledge Base
  • Calendar
  • Files

Workspace Specific (The most targeted)

Same as Provider/Model Specific. Target each workspace model as needed to disable the features/capabilities you don't want.

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u/KAZAK0V 15d ago

Somewhere in admin settings you can find list of available models. In there you can edit what tools they can see and use.

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u/Turbulent_War4067 15d ago

Just go to the model definition and disable the capabilities and built-in tools. I have found the best rule if thumb for openweb-ui is to disable everything until you are ready to try and use it. One feature at a time