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LlamaIndex Newsletter 5-19-26

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This week's LlamaIndex newsletter highlights ParseBench, the first OCR benchmark for AI agents, along with new open-source tools: a sandboxed CLI agent for secure document interactions and a self-hostable document parsing server. Community events in Singapore and NYC are also recapped.

LlamaIndex Newsletter 5-19-26
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🎯 ParseBench Webinar Alert

🤩 Open Source Updates

🌎 Community

Hi there, Llama Enthusiasts!

Welcome to this week's edition of the LlamaIndex newsletter! We're excited to share major updates including our new document parsing tools for local and private deployments, the introduction of sandboxed-lit for secure agent interactions, and insights from our recent events in Singapore and NYC. Plus, we're unveiling ParseBench, the first OCR benchmark designed specifically for AI agents.

If you haven't explored LlamaParse yet, make sure to sign up and get in touch with us to discuss your specific enterprise use case.

🎯 ParseBench Webinar Alert

Join our live webinar to discover ParseBench, the first document OCR benchmark built specifically for AI agents. Learn how current benchmarks fall short of what AI agents actually need and how to evaluate the accuracy of your document ingestion pipelines. Register now

🤩 Open Source Updates

Sandboxed-Lit CLI Agent: A Rust-powered CLI agent that combines LiteParse document parsing with secure sandbox environments, allowing agents to safely interact with PDFs, images, and Office documents while maintaining full filesystem access. GitHub, Learn more about LiteParse

LiteParse-Server: Self-hostable, open-source HTTP server for private document parsing that stays 100% local. Deploy as a Docker container or serverless Express.js API with Redis caching, OpenTelemetry integration, and production-ready observability. Blog post, GitHub repo

🌎 Community

Singapore Wrap-Up: Successfully concluded a live workshop and keynote at AI Engineer Singapore. Looking forward to seeing everyone at the upcoming world fair in SF!

NYC Developer Events: Hosted back-to-back events including a hands-on developer workshop led by Jerry Liu and Logan Markewich, plus an AI engineer happy hour, both reaching capacity with strong community engagement. For early access to future events, subscribe to our Luma.

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  • ParseBench is the first document OCR benchmark built specifically for AI agents, to be unveiled in a live webinar.
  • Sandboxed-Lit CLI Agent combines document parsing with sandboxed environments for safe interaction with PDFs, images, and Office files.
  • LiteParse-Server is a self-hostable, open-source HTTP server for private, local document parsing, deployable as a Docker container or Express.js API.
  • Community activities include a workshop and keynote in Singapore, and developer events in NYC.

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