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AgentDB v3
Intelligent agentic vector database — learns from experience, optimizes itself, runs anywhere
What is AgentDB?
AgentDB is a vector database that gets smarter every time you use it.
Most vector databases store and retrieve embeddings. AgentDB does that too — 150x faster — but it also watches which results your AI agent actually used, learns from that feedback, and returns better results next time. Search quality improves by up to 36% automatically, with zero manual tuning.
Everything lives in a single Cognitive Container (.rvf file) — vectors, indexes, learning state, and a cryptographic audit trail. No external services. No API keys. No monthly bills.
3 lines to self-learning search:
const backend = await SelfLearningRvfBackend.create({ learning: true, storagePath: "./my.rvf", }); const results = await backend.searchAsync(query, 10); // search backend.recordFeedback("q1", 0.9); // learn — next search is smarter
Who is it for?
| If you're building... | AgentDB gives you... |
|---|---|
| A RAG chatbot | Search that learns which documents actually answer user questions |
| A code review agent | Pattern memory that remembers what worked across 1000s of reviews |
| A research assistant | Skill library that builds reusable tools from successful strategies |
| An RL-powered agent | 9 algorithms from Q-Learning to PPO, with bandit-guided algorithm selection and transfer learning |
| A Claude Code / MCP tool | 41 tools that plug in with one command |
| An offline or edge app | Full vector DB in the browser via WASM — no server needed |
| An enterprise platform | JWT auth, API key rotation, Argon2id hashing, SOC2/GDPR audit logs |
Features
Intelligence
| Self-Learning Search | Gets 36% better over time — learns from feedback, no manual tuning |
| Cognitive Memory | 6 human-inspired patterns: learn from mistakes, build reusable skills, discover what causes what |
| Decision Intelligence | Thompson Sampling bandit auto-tunes skill selection, pattern ranking, compression tiers, and RL algorithm choice |
| 9 RL Algorithms | Q-Learning, SARSA, DQN, PPO, Actor-Critic, Policy Gradient, Decision Transformer, MCTS, Model-Based RL |
| Hybrid Search | BM25 keyword + vector with Reciprocal Rank Fusion — exact matches + semantic understanding |
| Graph Intelligence | Cypher queries, causal reasoning, GNN 8-head attention (+12.4% recall) |
Performance
| 150x Faster | 61us search with Rust+SIMD — 800x faster than Pinecone, 160x faster than Chroma |
| 4 Backends | Auto-selects best available: RuVector (Rust) > RVF > HNSWLib (C++) > sql.js (WASM) |
| Runs Anywhere | Node.js, browsers (WASM), edge functions, fully offline |
| AgentDBFast | 50-200x faster programmatic API — skip CLI overhead for production workloads |
Storage & Data
| Cognitive Container (RVF) | Single .rvf file — vectors, index, learning state, SHAKE-256 witness chain |
| COW Branching | Instant copy-on-write branches for experiments, with full lineage tracking |
| Compression | 5-tier auto-tiering (hot/warm/cool/cold/archive), scalar 8-bit/4-bit, product quantization |
| Metadata Filtering | 10 MongoDB-style operators ($eq, $gt, $in, $contains, $exists, etc.) |
Integration & Tools
| 41 MCP Tools | One command to connect to Claude Code, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible assistant |
| Chat UI | @agentdb/chat — deploy a self-learning RAG chatbot in one line |
| LLM Router | Auto-selects best provider: RuvLLM (local), OpenRouter (200+ models), Gemini, Claude, ONNX |
| Real-Time Sync | QUIC transport, multi-instance replication, 4 conflict resolution strategies |
Enterprise & Security
| Auth & Audit | JWT tokens, Argon2id hashing, API key rotation, SOC2/GDPR/HIPAA logging |
| Security | Input validation, XSS/injection prevention, Cypher sanitization, witness chain verification |
| Observability | OpenTelemetry traces, Prometheus metrics, structured logging |
| Benchmarking | 5 built-in benchmarks, custom benchmark classes, Markdown/JSON reports |
Zero config, zero cost.
npm install agentdband go — fully local, no API keys, no cloud fees.
Install
npm install agentdb # Latest stable (v2)
npm install agentdb@alpha # Latest alpha (v3 — unified .rvf, self-learning, SolverBandit)Zero native dependencies. AgentDB uses sql.js (WASM SQLite) — no Python, no C++ compiler, no node-gyp. Works on Windows, macOS, Linux, and CI containers out of the box. better-sqlite3 is supported as an optional performance upgrade but never required.
Comparison
61 microseconds. That's 800x faster than Pinecone, 160x faster than Chroma, and the only vector database that learns from your usage and gets better over time.
vs. Other Vector Databases
Intelligence
| Feature | AgentDB v3 | Pinecone | Chroma | Weaviate | pgvector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Self-learning pipeline | SONA + contrastive + federated + bandit | No | No | No | No |
| Reinforcement learning | 9 algorithms (Q-Learning to MCTS) | No | No | No | No |
| Cognitive memory | 6 patterns | No | No | No | No |
| Hybrid search | BM25 + vector (RRF fusion) | No | No | BM25 only | No |
| Graph queries | Cypher | No | No | GraphQL | No |
Performance & Deployment
| Feature | AgentDB v3 | Pinecone | Chroma | Weaviate | pgvector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Search latency | 61us | ~50ms | ~10ms | ~5ms | ~2ms |
| Runs offline | Full | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Browser (WASM) | Yes | No | No | No | No |
Storage
| Feature | AgentDB v3 | Pinecone | Chroma | Weaviate | pgvector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cognitive Container | Single .rvf file + COW branching |
No | No | No | No |
| Monthly cost | $0 | $70+ | $0 | $0+ | $0+ |
Integration & Security
| Feature | AgentDB v3 | Pinecone | Chroma | Weaviate | pgvector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCP integration | 41 tools | No | No | No | No |
| Auth & audit | JWT + Argon2id + compliance logs | No | No | No | No |
| Local-first | Yes | Cloud only | Yes | Self-host | Postgres |
Backend Performance
| Backend | Latency | Recall@10 | Native | Best For |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RuVector (Rust + SIMD) | 61us | 96.8% | Yes | Production, high throughput |
| Cognitive Container (RVF) | ~100us | 96.8% | Yes | Portable, branching, lineage |
| HNSWLib (C++) | ~500us | 95%+ | Yes | Compatibility |
| sql.js (WASM) | ~5ms | 90%+ | No | Zero-dependency fallback |
AgentDB auto-selects the best available: RuVector > Cognitive Container (RVF) > HNSWLib > sql.js
Quick Start
npm install agentdbUnified AgentDB (recommended)
The AgentDB class is the simplest way to use AgentDB. Everything — vectors, relational data, learning state — lives in a single .rvf file:
import { AgentDB } from "agentdb";
const db = new AgentDB({ dbPath: "./knowledge.rvf" });
await db.initialize();
// All controllers are ready — reflexion memory, skill library, causal graph
const reflexion = db.getController("reflexion");
const skills = db.getController("skills");
const causal = db.getController("causal");
// Store an episode
await reflexion.storeEpisode({
sessionId: "session-1",
task: "Fix auth bug",
reward: 0.95,
success: true,
critique: "OAuth2 PKCE was the right approach",
});
// Create a reusable skill
await skills.createSkill({
name: "jwt_auth",
description: "JWT authentication with refresh tokens",
code: "implementation...",
successRate: 0.92,
});
// Save everything to one file and close
await db.save();
await db.close();Configuration options:
| Option | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
dbPath |
':memory:' |
Path to .rvf file (or .db for legacy mode) |
vectorBackend |
'rvf' |
Backend: 'rvf' (unified), 'auto', 'ruvector', 'hnswlib' |
vectorDimension |
384 |
Embedding dimension (384 for MiniLM, 768 for bge-base) |
forceWasm |
false |
Force sql.js WASM backend (sql.js is the default; better-sqlite3 used only if installed) |
enableAttention |
false |
Enable GNN attention mechanisms |
Controllers: db.getController('reflexion') (ReflexionMemory), db.getController('skills') (SkillLibrary), db.getController('causal') (CausalMemoryGraph)
CLI — try it in 10 seconds
npx agentdb init # Initialize a new database
npx agentdb doctor # Check system health
npx agentdb rvf status ./store.rvf # Inspect a Cognitive Container
npx agentdb rvf derive ./prod.rvf ./experiment.rvf # Branch for experiments (instant, COW)
npx agentdb mcp start # Start MCP server (41 tools)
npx @agentdb/chat serve --rvf ./kb.rvf --port 3000 # Launch chat UIComplete CLI Reference — 60+ commands across 8 categories
Core
npx agentdb init # Initialize database
npx agentdb status # System status and diagnostics
npx agentdb doctor [--fix] [--verbose] # Health check with auto-fixCognitive Container (RVF) Management
npx agentdb rvf status ./store.rvf # Container statistics
npx agentdb rvf compact ./store.rvf # Reclaim space
npx agentdb rvf derive ./src.rvf ./dst.rvf # COW branch
npx agentdb rvf segments ./store.rvf # Segment introspection
npx agentdb rvf detect # SDK availabilityLearning & Training
npx agentdb learn --session <id> --train # Train a learning session
npx agentdb learn --status # Learning system statusRouting
npx agentdb route --query "search term" # Test semantic routing
npx agentdb route --list # Show learned intentsAttention & Hyperbolic
npx agentdb attention --benchmark # Attention performance test
npx agentdb hyperbolic --test # Hyperbolic embedding testSimulation
npx agentdb simulate hnsw --iterations 3 # HNSW optimization
npx agentdb simulate attention --iterations 3 # GNN attention
npx agentdb simulate self-organizing --days 30 # Self-healing
npx agentdb simulate --wizard # Interactive wizard
npx agentdb simulate --custom ./my-scenario.json # Custom simulation
npx agentdb simulate --report ./output.md # Generate reportMigration & Import
npx agentdb migrate --source ./old.db --target ./new.db # Full v1→v2 migration
npx agentdb migrate --source ./v2.db --to v3 --rvf-path ./unified.rvf # v2→v3 unified .rvf
npx agentdb migrate --to rvf --rvf-path ./out.rvf # Export to Cognitive Container
npx agentdb migrate --dry-run --verbose # Preview changesMCP Server
npx agentdb mcp start # Start MCP server (41 tools)
npx agentdb mcp start --port 8080 # Custom portSelf-Learning Vector Search (the differentiator)
Most vector databases return the same results no matter how many times you query them. AgentDB closes the loop: after every search, you tell it which results were actually useful. A contrastive trainer (InfoNCE + hard-negative mining) adjusts a lightweight LoRA adapter in under 1 ms, and EWC++ consolidation keeps old knowledge intact. Over 500 feedback cycles, recall jumps from 54% to 90% — automatically.
import { SelfLearningRvfBackend } from "agentdb/backends/rvf/SelfLearningRvfBackend";
// Create a self-learning Cognitive Container
const backend = await SelfLearningRvfBackend.create({
dimension: 384,
metric: "cosine",
storagePath: "./knowledge.rvf",
learning: true, // enable the learning pipeline
});
// Insert documents
await backend.insertAsync("doc-1", embedding, { title: "Auth Guide" });
await backend.insertAsync("doc-2", embedding2, { title: "API Reference" });
// Search — automatically routed through the learning pipeline
const results = await backend.searchAsync(queryEmbedding, 10);
// Tell AgentDB which results were useful — this drives learning
backend.recordFeedback("query-1", 0.95); // great result
backend.recordFeedback("query-2", 0.2); // poor result
// Run a learning tick — trains the model, updates adapters
await backend.tick();
// Next search will be smarter based on your feedbackCognitive Memory (pattern learning)
Store and retrieve reasoning patterns — your agent remembers what worked:
import { createDatabase, ReasoningBank, EmbeddingService } from "agentdb";
const db = await createDatabase("./agent-memory.db");
const embedder = new EmbeddingService({ model: "Xenova/all-MiniLM-L6-v2" });
await embedder.initialize();
const reasoningBank = new ReasoningBank(db, embedder);
// Store what your agent learned
await reasoningBank.storePattern({
taskType: "code_review",
approach: "Security-first analysis",
successRate: 0.95,
});
// Find similar successful patterns
const patterns = await reasoningBank.searchPatterns({
task: "security code review",
k: 10,
});Unified Mode — Everything in One File
In v3, AgentDB stores vectors, relational data, learning state, and metadata in a single .rvf file:
import { AgentDB } from "agentdb";
// Single-file mode is the default — no configuration needed
const db = new AgentDB({ dbPath: "./agent.rvf" });
await db.initialize();
// Access the underlying database for advanced queries
const raw = db.database;
const stats = raw.prepare("SELECT COUNT(*) as c FROM episodes").get();
// Check mode
console.log(db.isUnifiedMode); // true — everything in one .rvf file
console.log(db.vectorBackendName); // 'rvf'
// Save and reopen — all data persists in agent.rvf
await db.save();
await db.close();
const db2 = new AgentDB({ dbPath: "./agent.rvf" });
await db2.initialize(); // All episodes, skills, vectors restoredChat UI (one-line deployment)
Deploy a self-learning RAG chatbot over any Cognitive Container:
npx @agentdb/chat serve --rvf ./kb.rvf --port 3000How the Learning Loop Works
Every search automatically triggers a learning cycle. No configuration needed — just call recordFeedback() after using results:
graph LR
A["Your Query"] --> B["Semantic Router<br/>classifies intent"]
B --> C["Embedding Adapter<br/>adjusts in <1ms"]
C --> D["HNSW Search<br/>61us, 96.8% recall"]
D --> E["Results"]
E --> F["Your Feedback<br/>0.0 - 1.0"]
F --> G["Contrastive Trainer<br/>learns what's good"]
G --> C
style G fill:#2d6,stroke:#1a4,color:#fff
style A fill:#36f,stroke:#24d,color:#fffResult: Over 10 sessions with 50 episodes each, search quality improved from 54% to 90% — a 36% gain with zero manual tuning.
Architecture
graph TD
A[Your Application] --> B[AgentDB Core]
B --> C[Cognitive Memory<br/>6 patterns]
B --> D[Self-Learning Pipeline<br/>SONA + Contrastive + Federated]
B --> E[Backend Auto-Selection]
E --> F[RuVector<br/>Rust+SIMD 61us]
E --> G[Cognitive Container<br/>RVF single-file COW]
E --> H[HNSWLib<br/>C++ HNSW]
E --> I[sql.js<br/>WASM fallback]
B --> J[NativeAccelerator<br/>15 capability groups]
B --> K[MCP Server<br/>41 tools]
B --> L[Graph Intelligence<br/>Cypher + GNN]MCP Integration
One command to give any AI assistant access to self-learning vector search, cognitive memory, and 37 specialized tools.
Connect AgentDB to Claude Code, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible AI assistant:
claude mcp add agentdb npx agentdb mcp startOr add to ~/.config/claude/claude_desktop_config.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"agentdb": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["agentdb", "mcp", "start"],
"env": { "AGENTDB_PATH": "./agentdb.rvf" }
}
}
}MCP Tools Overview
| Category | Tools | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| Core DB | 6 | init, insert, batch insert, search, delete, stats |
| Patterns | 4 | store, search, batch store, statistics |
| Memory | 9 | reflexion store/retrieve/batch, skill create/search/batch, causal edges/queries, nightly learner |
| Learning | 10 | RL sessions, predictions, feedback, training, transfer learning, explainability |
| Recall | 2 | explainable recall with provenance certificates, cache management |
| Solver | 4 | solver train, acceptance testing, policy inspection, witness chain audit |
| Admin | 6 | diagnostics, migration, pruning, experience recording, reward signals, legacy stats |
All 41 tools support parallel execution markers, batch operations, intelligent caching, and format parameters for token reduction.
Chat Ecosystem
The @agentdb/chat package provides a one-line chat UI with self-learning RAG built on top of AgentDB:
# Serve a chat interface over your knowledge base
npx @agentdb/chat serve --rvf ./kb.rvf --port 3000Programmatic usage:
import { createChatServer } from "@agentdb/chat";
const server = await createChatServer("./kb.rvf", {
port: 3000,
learning: true,
});The chat ecosystem includes:
- Chat Server — streaming inference with any LLM provider
- Chat Persistence — conversation history stored in Cognitive Containers
- MCP Bridge — expose all 37 AgentDB tools through chat
- Chat UI (
@agentdb/chat-ui) — SvelteKit frontend with real-time tool invocation
See the @agentdb/chat README for full documentation.
Deep Dives
Expand any section below for code examples, configuration, and architecture details.
Getting Started | Guides | Tutorials | Advanced Usage
Intelligence & Learning | Self-Learning Pipeline | Cognitive Memory | Reinforcement Learning | Hybrid Search | Graph Intelligence | Query Lifecycle
Performance & Architecture | SIMD Acceleration | Browser & WASM | Benchmarks | AgentDBFast | Benchmark Suite
Storage & Data | Cognitive Container (RVF) | Quantization | Metadata Filtering
Integration & Tools | LLM Router | Model Import/Export | Multi-Database Sync | Real-Time Sync
Enterprise & Security | Security | Auth & Audit | Observability
Getting Started
Step-by-step guides, tutorials, and advanced configuration for every skill level.
Guides — backend selection, migration, health checks, federated learning
Backend Selection
# Auto-detect best backend (recommended)
npx agentdb init --backend auto
# Force RuVector (fastest, requires native bindings)
npx agentdb init --backend ruvector
# Force Cognitive Container (single-file, portable)
npx agentdb init --backend rvf --rvf-path ./vectors.rvf
# Force HNSWLib (C++ HNSW)
npx agentdb init --backend hnswlibMigration
# Migrate v1 → v2
npx agentdb migrate --source ./old.db --target ./new.db
# Migrate v2 → v3 unified .rvf (same schemas, data copy)
npx agentdb migrate --source ./v2.db --to v3 --rvf-path ./unified.rvf
# Export to Cognitive Container
npx agentdb migrate --to rvf --rvf-path ./vectors.rvf
# Dry-run migration
npx agentdb migrate --dry-run --verboseHealth Checks
# Full diagnostic
npx agentdb doctor --verbose
# Check specific Cognitive Container
npx agentdb doctor --rvf-path ./vectors.rvf
# Auto-fix issues
npx agentdb doctor --fixFederated Learning Setup
Configure cross-session federated learning for continuous improvement:
import {
FederatedLearningCoordinator,
EphemeralLearningAgent,
} from "agentdb/services/federated-learning";
const coordinator = new FederatedLearningCoordinator({
agentId: "coordinator-1",
minQuality: 0.7,
maxAgents: 100,
});
const agent = new EphemeralLearningAgent({
agentId: "session-agent-1",
qualityFiltering: true,
});
const state = agent.exportState();
await coordinator.aggregate(state);
const merged = await coordinator.consolidate();Tutorials — 6 step-by-step walkthroughs from beginner to advanced
Tutorial 1: Build a Learning Code Review Agent
import {
createDatabase,
ReasoningBank,
ReflexionMemory,
EmbeddingService,
} from "agentdb";
const db = await createDatabase("./code-reviewer.db");
const embedder = new EmbeddingService({ model: "Xenova/all-MiniLM-L6-v2" });
await embedder.initialize();
const reasoningBank = new ReasoningBank(db, embedder);
const reflexion = new ReflexionMemory(db, embedder);
await reasoningBank.storePattern({
taskType: "code_review",
approach: "Security scan > Type safety > Code quality > Performance",
successRate: 0.94,
});
const result = await performCodeReview(code);
await reflexion.storeEpisode({
sessionId: "review-1",
task: "Review authentication PR",
reward: result.issuesFound > 0 ? 0.9 : 0.6,
success: true,
critique: "Found SQL injection — security checks work!",
input: code,
output: result.findings,
});
const pastReviews = await reflexion.retrieveRelevant({
task: "authentication code review",
k: 5,
onlySuccesses: true,
});Tutorial 2: RAG with Self-Learning Skills
import { createDatabase, SkillLibrary, EmbeddingService } from "agentdb";
const db = await createDatabase("./rag-system.db");
const embedder = new EmbeddingService({ model: "Xenova/all-MiniLM-L6-v2" });
await embedder.initialize();
const skills = new SkillLibrary(db, embedder);
await skills.createSkill({
name: "expand_query",
description: "Expand user query with domain-specific synonyms",
signature: { inputs: { query: "string" }, outputs: { expanded: "string[]" } },
code: `const map = { 'bug': ['issue', 'defect', 'error'] }; ...`,
successRate: 0.92,
});
const applicable = await skills.searchSkills({
task: "find technical documentation",
k: 10,
});Tutorial 3: Run Latent Space Simulations
npx agentdb simulate hnsw --iterations 3
npx agentdb simulate attention --iterations 3
npx agentdb simulate self-organizing --days 30
npx agentdb simulate --wizardTutorial 4: Cognitive Container Branching
import { RvfBackend } from "agentdb/backends/rvf/RvfBackend";
const main = new RvfBackend({
dimension: 384,
metric: "cosine",
storagePath: "./main.rvf",
});
await main.initialize();
await main.insertAsync("doc-1", embedding1, { source: "production" });
await main.flush();
// Branch for experiment (copy-on-write, near-instant)
const experiment = await main.derive("./experiment.rvf");
await experiment.insertAsync("doc-exp-1", experimentEmbedding);
console.log(`Lineage depth: ${await experiment.lineageDepth()}`);Tutorial 5: Self-Learning RAG Pipeline
import { SelfLearningRvfBackend } from "agentdb/backends/rvf/SelfLearningRvfBackend";
const backend = await SelfLearningRvfBackend.create({
dimension: 384,
metric: "cosine",
storagePath: "./rag-vectors.rvf",
learning: true,
federated: true,
});
for (const doc of documents) {
await backend.insertAsync(doc.id, doc.embedding, { title: doc.title });
}
const results = await backend.searchAsync(queryEmbedding, 10);
backend.recordFeedback("query-1", 0.95);
await backend.tick();Tutorial 6: Chat UI with Custom Knowledge Base
npx agentdb init --backend rvf --rvf-path ./docs.rvf
npx agentdb import ./docs/ --rvf-path ./docs.rvf
npx @agentdb/chat serve --rvf ./docs.rvf --port 3000Advanced Usage — batch ops, caching, solver tuning, GNN training, context synthesis
Batch Operations
import { BatchOperations } from "agentdb/optimizations/BatchOperations";
const batchOps = new BatchOperations(db, embedder, {
batchSize: 100,
parallelism: 4,
progressCallback: (done, total) => console.log(`${done}/${total}`),
});
await batchOps.insertSkills([...skills]);
await batchOps.insertEpisodes([...episodes]);
await batchOps.insertPatterns([...patterns]);Custom Backend Selection
import { createBackend, detectBackends } from "agentdb/backends/factory";
const detection = await detectBackends();
// { ruvector: { available, native, gnn }, rvf: { sdk, node, wasm }, hnswlib: { available } }
const backend = await createBackend({
type: "rvf",
dimension: 384,
metric: "cosine",
storagePath: "./vectors.rvf",
});Adaptive Index Tuning
import { AgentDBSolver } from "agentdb/backends/rvf/RvfSolver";
const solver = await AgentDBSolver.create();
const trainResult = solver.train({
count: 50,
minDifficulty: 1,
maxDifficulty: 10,
});
const policy = solver.policy();
// 18 context buckets (3 range x 3 distractor x 2 noise)Federated Session Manager
import {
FederatedLearningCoordinator,
EphemeralLearningAgent,
} from "agentdb/services/federated-learning";
const coordinator = new FederatedLearningCoordinator({
agentId: "coord-main",
minQuality: 0.7,
maxAgents: 100,
});
const sessionAgent = new EphemeralLearningAgent({
agentId: `session-${Date.now()}`,
qualityFiltering: true,
});
await sessionAgent.processTask(embedding, 0.9);
const state = sessionAgent.exportState();
await coordinator.aggregate(state);
const merged = await coordinator.consolidate();Context Synthesizer
import { ContextSynthesizer } from "agentdb/controllers/ContextSynthesizer";
const synthesizer = new ContextSynthesizer();
const context = await synthesizer.synthesize(memories);
// { summary, patterns, successRate, averageReward, recommendations, keyInsights }GNN Learning Backend
import { LearningBackend } from "agentdb/backends/LearningBackend";
const learner = new LearningBackend({ dimension: 384 });
const enhanced = learner.enhance(queryEmbedding, neighborEmbeddings, weights);
learner.addSample(embedding, "positive", 1.0, { source: "feedback" });
const result = await learner.train(10);
// { epochs: 10, finalLoss: 0.023, improvement: 15.2, durationMs: 340 }Intelligence & Learning
How AgentDB learns, reasons, and improves over time — from self-learning search to reinforcement learning and causal graphs.
Self-Learning Pipeline — how search improves 36% automatically
AgentDB's self-learning pipeline continuously improves search quality through a six-phase cycle:
flowchart LR
Q[Query] --> R[Semantic Router]
R --> S[SONA Enhancement]
S --> T[HNSW Search]
T --> U[Results]
U --> V[Feedback]
V --> W[Contrastive Trainer<br/>InfoNCE + Hard Negatives]
W --> X[Micro-LoRA Update]
X --> Y[EWC++ Consolidation]
Y --> Z[Federated Aggregation]1. Semantic Query Routing
The SemanticQueryRouter classifies query intent by comparing against learned intent centroids using efficient min-heap top-k selection (O(n log k)). It lazily loads @ruvector/router for sub-millisecond HNSW routing and falls back to brute-force cosine with pre-computed norms when native bindings aren't available.
The router also selects the adaptive ef-search arm for the query. Four ef-search levels (50, 100, 200, 400) are chosen based on the solver's Thompson Sampling policy for the matching context bucket.
// Router learns intents from usage patterns
router.addIntent("technical_search", embedding); // up to 100 exemplars per intent
router.addIntent("conversational", embedding);
const { intent, confidence } = await router.route(queryEmbedding, k);
// Router state persists across restarts (debounced 5s save)
// Max 1,000 intents, JSON fallback or native persistence2. SONA Enhancement
Context enrichment from trajectory history. The SONA engine (@ruvector/sona) tracks query trajectories and enriches embeddings with session context before search. SONA also applies the base LoRA adapter to the query embedding, adjusting it in sub-millisecond time based on learned patterns.
3. Contrastive Training
InfoNCE contrastive loss with hard negative mining inspired by NV-Retriever's positive-aware filtering:
- Loss function:
L = -log(exp(sim(anchor, positive) / τ) / Σ exp(sim(anchor, negative_i) / τ)) - Hard negative filtering: Rejects candidates where
sim(candidate, positive) > 0.85, eliminating ~70% of false negatives - 3-stage curriculum: Progressively increases difficulty — negatives per sample (4 → 8 → 16), hardness threshold (0.5 → 0.3 → 0.1), 100 batches per stage
- AdamW optimizer: β1=0.9, β2=0.999, decoupled weight decay, full bias correction
- Temperature: Bounded 0.01-1.0 (default: 0.07)
// ContrastiveTrainer handles hard negative mining automatically
const result = trainer.trainBatch([
{
anchor: queryEmb,
positive: goodResultEmb,
negatives: [badResult1, badResult2],
},
]);
// result: { loss, gradients, batchSize }When native SIMD is available, cosine similarity and AdamW steps delegate to the NativeAccelerator for hardware-accelerated computation.
4. Micro-LoRA Adaptation
Sub-millisecond embedding adjustment per query. A lightweight projection matrix (W: d×d + bias: d) is applied to the query embedding before search, specializing for each user's query patterns without modifying the base model. LoRA adapters are updated after each contrastive training batch.
5. EWC++ Consolidation
Elastic Weight Consolidation prevents catastrophic forgetting by penalizing changes to important parameters. The Fisher information matrix is updated incrementally via the NativeAccelerator's ewcUpdateFisher() and penalty is computed via ewcPenalty(), ensuring previously learned patterns survive new training.
6. Federated Session Aggregation
Cross-session LoRA merging for continuous improvement. Lightweight EphemeralLearningAgent instances (~5MB each) export their state to a FederatedLearningCoordinator for quality-filtered aggregation (minimum quality threshold: 0.7, up to 100 agents).
How tick() Works
Each learning tick performs these steps in sequence:
- Flush SONA — persist trajectory context
- Train contrastive batch — 32 samples from recorded feedback
- Train solver — 50 puzzles to update Thompson Sampling policy
- Decay access frequencies — multiply by 0.99, prune entries below 0.001 (every 50 ticks)
- Update temporal compressor — adjust compression tiers
- Assess health — latency tracking via health monitor
- Consolidate federated state — merge distributed agent states
- Acceptance check — every 100 ticks, run A/B/C ablation (mode A: fixed heuristic, mode B: compiler-suggested, mode C: learned Thompson Sampling) to validate adaptive ef-search
Full Example
import { SelfLearningRvfBackend } from "agentdb/backends/rvf/SelfLearningRvfBackend";
const backend = await SelfLearningRvfBackend.create({
dimension: 384,
metric: "cosine",
storagePath: "./vectors.rvf",
learning: true,
federated: true,
positiveThreshold: 0.7,
negativeThreshold: 0.3,
trainingBatchSize: 32,
tickIntervalMs: 5000,
});
// Insert vectors
await backend.insertAsync("doc-1", embedding, { source: "docs" });
// Search (automatically enhanced by SONA + router)
const results = await backend.searchAsync(queryEmbedding, 10);
// Record feedback to drive learning
backend.recordFeedback("query-123", 0.9); // high quality result
// Run a learning tick (contrastive training + LoRA update + EWC consolidation)
await backend.tick();
// Check learning progress
const stats = backend.getLearningStats();
console.log(
`Trajectories: ${stats.trajectoryCount}, LoRA rank: ${stats.loraRank}`,
);Cognitive Memory Patterns — 6 ways your agent learns like a human
AgentDB implements six cognitive memory patterns inspired by how humans learn:
1. ReasoningBank — Pattern Learning
Store successful reasoning patterns and retrieve them by semantic similarity. The system learns which approaches work best for different task types.
await reasoningBank.storePattern({
taskType: "bug_investigation",
approach: "Check logs > Reproduce > Binary search for root cause",
successRate: 0.92,
tags: ["debugging", "systematic"],
});
const patterns = await reasoningBank.searchPatterns({
task: "debug memory leak",
k: 10,
threshold: 0.7,
});2. Reflexion Memory — Learn from Experience
Store complete task episodes with self-generated critiques, then replay them to improve future performance. Based on Shinn et al., 2023.
await reflexion.storeEpisode({
sessionId: "session-1",
task: "Fix authentication bug",
reward: 0.95,
success: true,
critique: "OAuth2 PKCE flow was more secure than basic flow",
input: "Users cannot log in",
output: "Working OAuth2 implementation",
latencyMs: 1200,
tokensUsed: 500,
});
const similar = await reflexion.retrieveRelevant({
task: "authentication issues",
k: 10,
onlySuccesses: true,
});3. Skill Library — Lifelong Learning
Transform successful patterns into reusable, composable skills that improve over time.
await skills.createSkill({
name: "jwt_authentication",
description: "Generate and validate JWT tokens",
signature: { inputs: { userId: "string" }, outputs: { token: "string" } },
code: "implementation...",
successRate: 0.92,
});
const applicable = await skills.searchSkills({
task: "user authentication",
k: 5,
minSuccessRate: 0.7,
});4. Causal Memory Graph — Intervention Causality
Track p(y|do(x)) using doubly robust estimation. Learn what interventions cause what outcomes.
import { CausalMemoryGraph } from "agentdb";
const causalGraph = new CausalMemoryGraph(db);
const experimentId = causalGraph.createExperiment({
name: "test_error_handling",
hypothesis: "Try-catch reduces crash rate",
treatmentId: 123,
treatmentType: "episode",
controlId: 124,
startTime: Date.now(),
sampleSize: 0,
status: "running",
});
const { uplift, pValue } = causalGraph.calculateUplift(experimentId);5. Explainable Recall — Provenance Certificates
Every retrieval comes with a cryptographic Merkle proof explaining why specific memories were selected.
const result = await causalRecall.recall(
"query-123",
"How to optimize API response time",
12,
["performance"],
"internal",
);
console.log(`Certificate: ${result.certificate.id}`);
console.log(`Completeness: ${result.certificate.completenessScore}`);6. Nightly Learner — Automated Discovery
Background process that discovers causal patterns, consolidates skills, and prunes low-quality data automatically.
const learner = new NightlyLearner(db, embedder);
const discovered = await learner.discover({
minAttempts: 3,
minSuccessRate: 0.6,
minConfidence: 0.7,
dryRun: false,
});Storage & Data
How AgentDB stores vectors, manages compression tiers, and provides MongoDB-style filtering — all in a single Cognitive Container.
Cognitive Container (RVF Format) — single-file storage with crash safety and branching
The Cognitive Container is AgentDB's native storage format (.rvf — RuVector Format). It packs vectors, indexes, learning state, and a cryptographic witness chain into a single file with crash safety, progressive indexing, and full lineage tracking.
Structure
graph TB
subgraph "store.rvf"
H[Header + Magic Bytes]
S1[Segment 1<br/>Vectors + Metadata]
S2[Segment 2]
IX[HNSW Index<br/>Progressive]
WC[Witness Chain<br/>SHAKE-256]
LN[Lineage Record<br/>Parent ID + Depth]
end
H --> S1
S1 --> S2
S2 --> IX
IX --> WC
WC --> LNKey Capabilities
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| Single-file | Everything in one Cognitive Container (.rvf) — vectors, index, metadata |
| Crash-safe | Append-only log with checksums, safe concurrent access |
| COW Branching | Create copy-on-write branches for experiments (near-instant) |
| Lineage Tracking | fileId(), parentId(), lineageDepth() for file-level provenance |
| Progressive Indexing | 3-layer HNSW quality tiers, index builds incrementally as data arrives |
| Witness Chains | SHAKE-256 cryptographic verification (73 bytes per entry) |
| Filter Expressions | 11 operators for metadata filtering, max 64 depth |
| Auto-Compaction | compact() reclaims space, reports segments compacted & bytes reclaimed |
| Readonly Mode | openReadonly() for concurrent readers without locks |
| Segment Introspection | segments() returns id, type, and payload length per segment |
| Kernel Embedding | Embed unikernel images directly into Cognitive Containers |
| eBPF Embedding | Embed and extract eBPF bytecode for programmable queries |
Configuration
const backend = new RvfBackend({
dimension: 384,
metric: "cosine", // 'cosine' | 'l2' | 'dotproduct'
storagePath: "./vectors.rvf",
rvfBackend: "auto", // 'auto' | 'node' (N-API) | 'wasm' (browser)
batchThreshold: 100, // Auto-flush after N sync inserts (1-10,000)
compression: "none", // 'none' (fp32) | 'scalar' (int8) | 'product' (PQ)
hardwareProfile: 0, // 0=Generic | 1=Core | 2=Hot | 3=Full
enableStats: true, // Track insert/search/flush/compaction timing
});Hardware profiles tune internal parameters for your deployment:
| Profile | Level | Best For |
|---|---|---|
| Generic (0) | Conservative defaults | Unknown hardware |
| Core (1) | Balanced throughput/latency | Developer machines |
| Hot (2) | Aggressive caching | High-throughput servers |
| Full (3) | Maximum parallelism | Dedicated vector search |
Witness Chains
Every mutation is recorded in a tamper-evident SHAKE-256 witness chain (73 bytes per entry). This provides cryptographic proof that data has not been modified after the fact:
const result = backend.verifyWitnessChain();
// { valid: true, entries: 1042, algorithm: 'SHAKE-256' }
// Verification uses @ruvector/rvf-wasm: rvf_witness_verify(), rvf_witness_count()Filter Expressions
RVF supports 11 filter operators for metadata-filtered search. Filters are serialized to a compact field-ID format with a maximum depth of 64 expressions for security:
import { FilterBuilder } from "agentdb/backends/rvf/FilterBuilder";
const filter = new FilterBuilder()
.eq("status", "active")
.gt("score", 0.5)
.range("timestamp", startDate, endDate)
.in("category", ["research", "engineering"])
.build();
const results = await backend.searchAsync(queryVector, 10, { filter });
// Also supports filter-based deletion
await backend.deleteByFilter(filter);Available operators: eq, ne, lt, le, gt, ge, in, range, and, or, not
Performance Stats
The RVF backend tracks detailed performance counters:
const stats = backend.getPerformanceStats();
// {
// insertCount: 10432, insertTotalMs: 521.6, avgInsertMs: 0.05,
// searchCount: 8891, searchTotalMs: 178.2, avgSearchMs: 0.02,
// flushCount: 104, compactionCount: 3
// }Kernel & eBPF Embedding
Cognitive Containers can embed unikernel images and eBPF bytecode directly, enabling self-contained deployable artifacts:
// Embed a kernel image into the Cognitive Container
await backend.embedKernel({
arch: "x86_64", // 'x86_64' | 'aarch64' | 'riscv64'
type: "firecracker", // 'firecracker' | 'qemu' | 'cloud-hypervisor'
flags: 0,
image: kernelBuffer,
apiPort: 8080,
cmdline: "console=ttyS0",
});
// Extract it later
const kernel = await backend.extractKernel();
// { header: { arch, type, ... }, image: Uint8Array }
// eBPF bytecode for programmable query filters
await backend.embedEbpf(ebpfBytecode);
const ebpf = await backend.extractEbpf();CLI Commands
# Show store status
npx agentdb rvf status ./store.rvf
# Compact to reclaim space
npx agentdb rvf compact ./store.rvf
# Create a branch (copy-on-write)
npx agentdb rvf derive ./parent.rvf ./experiment.rvf
# List segments
npx agentdb rvf segments ./store.rvf
# Detect SDK availability
npx agentdb rvf detectProgrammatic Usage
import { RvfBackend } from "agentdb/backends/rvf/RvfBackend";
const backend = new RvfBackend({
dimension: 384,
metric: "cosine",
storagePath: "./vectors.rvf",
rvfBackend: "auto", // 'node' for N-API, 'wasm' for browser
});
await backend.initialize();
// Async operations (native)
await backend.insertAsync("vec-1", embedding, { tag: "example" });
const results = await backend.searchAsync(queryVector, 10);
await backend.flush();
// COW branching
const branch = await backend.derive("./experiment.rvf");
const lineage = await backend.lineageDepth();Backend Selection
# Initialize with RVF backend
npx agentdb init --backend rvf --rvf-path ./vectors.rvf
# Migrate v2 database to v3 unified .rvf
npx agentdb migrate --source ./v2.db --to v3 --rvf-path ./unified.rvf
# Migrate existing data to RVF
npx agentdb migrate --to rvf --rvf-path ./vectors.rvf
# Check RVF in diagnostics
npx agentdb doctor --rvf-path ./vectors.rvfPerformance & Architecture
The engine behind AgentDB's speed — SIMD acceleration, graph intelligence, browser WASM, and benchmarking.
SIMD & Native Acceleration — 15 capability groups with automatic fallbacks
The NativeAccelerator provides 15 capability groups bridging 11 @ruvector packages, with pure-JS fallbacks for every operation via SimdFallbacks.
Capability Groups
| Group | Operations | Package |
|---|---|---|
| Vector Distance & Math | cosine, dot, L2, hamming, add, mul, scale, normalize | ruvector |
| Activations | softmax, relu, gelu, sigmoid, layerNorm | @ruvector/ruvllm |
| Loss Functions | InfoNCE (contrastive) | @ruvector/sona |
| Optimizers | AdamW step | @ruvector/sona |
| Quantization | scalar 8-bit/4-bit, product quantization | @ruvector/rvf |
| WASM Store | create, ingest, query, export, close | @ruvector/rvf-wasm |
| Verification | witness chain, segment header | @ruvector/rvf-node |
| Graph Transactions | begin, commit, rollback | @ruvector/graph-node |
| Graph Batch Insert | high-throughput node/edge ingestion | @ruvector/graph-node |
| Graph Cypher | pattern matching, path queries | @ruvector/graph-node |
| Core Batch Insert | native vector batch ingestion | ruvector |
| EWC Memory | penalty calculation, Fisher update | @ruvector/sona |
| Router | save/load state persistence | @ruvector/router |
| SONA | context addition, flush, base LoRA | @ruvector/sona |
| Compression | tensor compress/decompress | @ruvector/rvf |
Auto-Detection
Each capability group is lazily loaded — only the packages actually installed on the system are loaded, and each load is tried independently so a missing package never blocks others:
import { NativeAccelerator } from "agentdb/backends/rvf/NativeAccelerator";
const accel = new NativeAccelerator();
const stats = await accel.initialize();
console.log(stats);
// AcceleratorStats:
// {
// simdAvailable: true, // Vector distance + element-wise math
// simdActivationsAvailable: true, // softmax, relu, gelu, sigmoid, layerNorm
// wasmVerifyAvailable: true, // Witness chain & header verification
// wasmStoreAvailable: true, // In-browser HNSW store
// wasmQuantizationAvailable: true, // Scalar/product quantization ops
// nativeInfoNceAvailable: true, // Hardware-accelerated InfoNCE loss
// nativeAdamWAvailable: true, // Hardware-accelerated AdamW optimizer
// nativeTensorCompressAvailable: true, // SVD tensor compression
// routerPersistAvailable: true, // Semantic router state persistence
// sonaExtendedAvailable: true, // SONA trajectory context & base LoRA
// }
// Additional capabilities (probed separately):
// accel.graphTxAvailable // Graph transactions
// accel.graphBatchInsertAvailable // Graph batch insert
// accel.graphCypherAvailable // Cypher query engine
// accel.coreBatchInsertAvailable // Native vector batch insert
// accel.ewcManagerAvailable // EWC++ memory consolidationPure-JS Fallbacks
Every SIMD operation has a pure-JS fallback with 4-wide loop unrolling for reasonable performance even without native bindings:
import { SimdFallbacks } from "agentdb/backends/rvf/SimdFallbacks";
// Same API as native, ~10-50x slower but always available
const similarity = SimdFallbacks.jsCosineSimilarity(vecA, vecB);
const loss = SimdFallbacks.jsInfoNceLoss(
anchor,
positive,
negatives,
temperature,
);
const result = SimdFallbacks.jsAdamWStep(
params,
grads,
m,
v,
lr,
beta1,
beta2,
weightDecay,
t,
);Additional SIMD Operations
The SIMDVectorOps class provides batch operations and platform-specific detection:
import { SIMDVectorOps, detectSIMDSupport } from "agentdb/simd";
const simd = new SIMDVectorOps();
const support = detectSIMDSupport();
// { wasm: true, x64: false, avx2: false, neon: false }
const similarities = simd.batchCosineSimilarity(query, [vec1, vec2, vec3]);Graph Intelligence — Cypher queries, causal reasoning, GNN attention
AgentDB integrates @ruvector/graph-node for a full graph database with Cypher query support, transactional batch inserts, and GNN-powered attention.
Cypher Queries
Full Neo4j-compatible Cypher syntax including MATCH, RETURN, WHERE, ORDER BY, LIMIT, relationship patterns, and graph traversal:
import { GraphDatabaseAdapter } from "agentdb/backends/graph/GraphDatabaseAdapter";
const graph = new GraphDatabaseAdapter({
storagePath: "./graph.db",
dimensions: 384,
distanceMetric: "Cosine", // 'Cosine' | 'Euclidean' | 'DotProduct' | 'Manhattan'
});
await graph.initialize();
// Create nodes and edges
await graph.storeEpisode(episode, embedding);
await graph.storeSkill(skill, embedding);
await graph.createCausalEdge(edge, embedding);
// Cypher queries
const results = await graph.query(`
MATCH (e:Episode)-[:CAUSED]->(s:Skill)
WHERE e.reward > 0.8
RETURN e, s
ORDER BY e.reward DESC
LIMIT 10
`);Graph Traversal
Traverse relationships with direction control, depth limits, and label filtering:
const paths = await graph.traverse({
startNodeId: "episode-42",
pattern: "()-[:RELATES_TO]->(:Skill)",
direction: "outgoing", // 'outgoing' | 'incoming' | 'both'
maxDepth: 3,
relationshipTypes: ["CAUSED", "RELATES_TO"],
nodeLabels: ["Episode", "Skill"],
});Hybrid Vector + Graph Search
Combine vector similarity with graph context filtering — find semantically similar nodes that are also connected in the knowledge graph:
// Vector similarity within graph structure
const results = await graph.vectorSearch(queryEmbedding, 10);
// Returns nodes ranked by embedding similarity with graph context
// Nodes support multi-label classification
await graph.createNode({
id: "analysis-1",
label: ["Episode", "Analyzed", "Security"],
properties: { reward: 0.95, task: "auth review" },
embedding: embeddingVector,
});Transactional Batch Inserts
ACID-guaranteed batch operations with rollback support:
const txId = await graph.beginTransaction();
try {
await graph.batchInsert(
nodes.map((n) => ({ id: n.id, label: n.type, properties: n.data })),
edges.map((e) => ({
from: e.source,
to: e.target,
label: e.type,
properties: e.data,
})),
);
await graph.commitTransaction(txId);
} catch (err) {
await graph.rollbackTransaction(txId);
}GNN 8-Head Attention
The GNN attention mechanism improves recall by +12.4% with a 3.8ms forward pass and 91% transfer learning retention. Three attention types are available:
| Type | Algorithm | Best For |
|---|---|---|
gat |
Graph Attention Network | Weighted neighbor aggregation |
gcn |
Graph Convolutional Network | Uniform message passing |
sage |
GraphSAGE | Inductive learning on unseen nodes |
import { AttentionService } from "agentdb/controllers/AttentionService";
const attention = new AttentionService({
numHeads: 8,
dimension: 384,
attentionType: "gat", // 'gat' | 'gcn' | 'sage'
});
const enhanced = await attention.forward(queryEmbedding, neighborEmbeddings);Causal Memory Graph
Track interventions with p(y|do(x)) doubly robust estimation and optional Poincare embeddings for hierarchical relationships:
import { CausalMemoryGraph } from "agentdb";
const causal = new CausalMemoryGraph(db, graph, embedder, {
ENABLE_HYPERBOLIC_ATTENTION: true, // Poincaré ball distance for hierarchies
});
await causal.addCausalEdge({
fromMemoryId: "episode-1",
toMemoryType: "skill", // 'episode' | 'skill' | 'note' | 'fact'
uplift: 0.15, // E[y|do(x)] - E[y]
confidence: 0.92,
mechanism: "error-handling improvement",
sampleSize: 50,
confounderScore: 0.03,
});Browser & WASM Deployment — full vector DB in the browser, no server needed
AgentDB runs fully in the browser with WASM-backed vector storage, GNN attention, product quantization, and pure-JS fallbacks.
WasmStoreBridge
The WasmStoreBridge provides a full HNSW vector database in the browser by wrapping @ruvector/rvf-wasm:
import { WasmStoreBridge } from "agentdb/backends/rvf/WasmStoreBridge";
const bridge = new WasmStoreBridge();
await bridge.initialize();
// Create an in-browser vector store
const handle = bridge.wasmStoreCreate(384, 0); // 384 dims, cosine metric
// Ingest vectors
bridge.wasmStoreIngest(handle, vectors, ids, count);
// Query
const results = bridge.wasmStoreQuery(handle, queryVector, 10, 0);
// [{ id: 42, distance: 0.12 }, ...]
// Export to transferable binary (share between tabs/workers)
const bytes = bridge.wasmStoreExport(handle);
bridge.wasmStoreClose(handle);Browser Attention Mechanisms
The AttentionBrowser provides three advanced attention types compiled to WASM:
import { AttentionBrowser } from "agentdb/browser/AttentionBrowser";
const attention = new AttentionBrowser({ numHeads: 8 });
// Loading states: 'idle' → 'loading' → 'loaded' | 'error'
// Standard multi-head attention
const enhanced = await attention.forward(query, neighbors);
// Flash Attention — O(N) memory instead of O(N²)
const flash = await attention.flashAttention(query, keys, values);
// Hyperbolic Attention — Poincaré ball distance for hierarchical data
const hyper = await attention.hyperbolicAttention(query, neighbors);
// Memory Consolidation — agglomerative clustering to merge similar memories
const consolidated = await attention.consolidateMemories(memories, {
threshold: 0.85,
minClusterSize: 3,
});Product Quantization (Browser)
Memory-efficient vector storage with three PQ compression levels:
| Variant | Compression | Subvectors | Centroids | Best For |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PQ8 | 4x | 8 | 256 | Balanced quality/memory |
| PQ16 | 8x | 16 | 256 | Medium datasets |
| PQ32 | 16x | 32 | 256 | Maximum compression |
import {
createProductQuantizedStore,
createScalar8BitStore,
} from "agentdb/browser/ProductQuantization";
// Product quantization with asymmetric distance computation (ADC)
const pq = createProductQuantizedStore(384, {
numSubvectors: 16,
bitsPerCode: 8,
// Uses K-means++ initialization for codebook training
});
pq.add("doc-1", embedding);
const results = pq.search(query, 10);Browser Configuration Presets
Pre-tuned configurations for common scenarios:
| Preset | Features | Target |
|---|---|---|
SMALL_DATASET |
GNN only | <1K vectors |
MEDIUM_DATASET |
HNSW + PQ8 | 1K-10K vectors |
LARGE_DATASET |
Aggressive compression + HNSW | 10K-100K vectors |
MEMORY_OPTIMIZED |
PQ32 + SVD (dim 64) | Memory-constrained |
SPEED_OPTIMIZED |
HNSW max quality | Latency-critical |
QUALITY_OPTIMIZED |
No compression, max attention heads | Accuracy-critical |
Maximal Marginal Relevance (MMR)
Diversify search results to avoid returning near-duplicate items:
import { MMRDiversityRanker } from "agentdb/controllers/MMRDiversityRanker";
const ranker = new MMRDiversityRanker({
lambda: 0.7, // 0=max diversity, 1=max relevance
metric: "cosine", // 'cosine' | 'euclidean' | 'dot'
});
// Rerank results: MMR = λ × Sim(Di,Q) - (1-λ) × max Sim(Di,Dj)
const diverse = ranker.rerank(queryEmbedding, candidates, 10);
const score = ranker.diversityScore(diverse); // average pairwise distanceBrowser Bundle
import { AgentDB } from "agentdb/browser";
const db = new AgentDB({ dimension: 384 });
await db.initialize();
await db.insert("doc-1", embedding, { title: "Getting Started" });
const results = await db.search(queryEmbedding, 5);sql.js & SIMD Fallbacks
For zero-dependency environments, AgentDB falls back to sql.js (SQLite compiled to WASM) automatically. Non-WASM browsers get pure-JS implementations with 4-wide loop unrolling (~10-50x slower than native SIMD but fully functional):
import { createDatabase } from "agentdb";
import { detectSIMDSupport } from "agentdb/simd";
// In browsers, automatically uses sql.js WASM backend
const db = await createDatabase(":memory:");
const support = detectSIMDSupport();
// { wasm: true, x64: false, avx2: false, neon: false }Performance & Benchmarks — 61us latency, 96.8% recall, 32.6M ops/sec
Core Operations
| Operation | Throughput | Latency |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern search | 32.6M ops/sec | <1ms |
| Pattern storage | 388K ops/sec | ~2.5us |
| Episode retrieval | 957 ops/sec | ~1ms |
| Skill search | 694 ops/sec | ~1.4ms |
| Batch insert | 5,556-7,692 ops/sec | 3-4x faster than sequential |
Scaling Behavior
500 patterns: 1,475/sec, 2MB memory
2,000 patterns: 3,818/sec, 0MB delta
5,000 patterns: 4,536/sec, 4MB memory (super-linear)Self-Learning Improvement
Adaptive Learning (10 sessions, 50 episodes each)
Initial success rate: 54%
Final success rate: 90%
Improvement: +36%Latent Space Validation (31 scenarios, 98.2% reproducibility)
| Scenario | Result |
|---|---|
| HNSW Optimization | 61us p50, 96.8% recall@10, 8.2x vs hnswlib |
| GNN Attention | +12.4% recall, 3.8ms forward pass, 91% transfer |
| Self-Healing | 97.9% degradation prevention, <100ms repair |
| Neural Augmentation | +29.4% improvement, -32% memory, -52% hops |
Adaptive Solver (Thompson Sampling)
The solver uses 18 context-bucketed bandits (3 range x 3 distractor x 2 noise levels) to dynamically tune search parameters:
const solver = await AgentDBSolver.create();
// Train the solver with puzzles of varying difficulty
const result = solver.train({ count: 50, minDifficulty: 1, maxDifficulty: 10 });
// Inspect the policy — shows Thompson Sampling alpha/beta per context bucket
const policy = solver.policy();
console.log(policy.contextStats);
// { '0_0_0': { alphaSafety: 12.5, betaSafety: 2.1, costEma: 0.03 }, ... }
// A/B/C acceptance testing
const manifest = solver.acceptance({ holdoutSize: 100, cycles: 3 });
console.log(`Passed: ${manifest.passed}, Score: ${manifest.score}`);
// SHAKE-256 witness chain for audit
const chain = solver.witnessChain();Three-loop architecture:
- Fast loop — constraint propagation (~0.1ms)
- Medium loop — PolicyKernel with Thompson Sampling (~1ms)
- Slow loop — KnowledgeCompiler for long-term patterns (~10ms)
SolverBandit — Decision Intelligence Across Controllers (ADR-010)
The SolverBandit is a general-purpose Thompson Sampling bandit that provides explore/exploit decisions for any context-dependent selection problem. It powers adaptive decision-making in 5 AgentDB controllers:
| Controller | What the Bandit Decides | Context Key |
|---|---|---|
| SkillLibrary | Rerank retrieved skills by task type | taskType string |
| ReasoningBank | Rerank matching patterns by task type | query text |
| NightlyLearner | Prioritize experiment candidates | 'experiment' |
| LearningSystem | Select best RL algorithm (9 options) | task description |
| TemporalCompressor | Choose compression tier (none/half/pq8/pq4/binary) | hot/warm/cold |
Each controller uses the bandit optionally — when no bandit is provided, behavior is unchanged from v2. When present, the bandit reranks results using Thompson-sampled Beta distributions, and controllers feed outcomes back via recordReward().
import { SolverBandit } from "agentdb/backends/rvf/SolverBandit";
const bandit = new SolverBandit();
// Select best arm for a context
const skill = bandit.selectArm("code_review", [
"lint_first",
"test_first",
"security_scan",
]);
// Record outcome
bandit.recordReward("code_review", skill, 0.85, /* latencyMs */ 120);
// Rerank candidates by learned performance
const ranked = bandit.rerank("code_review", [
"lint_first",
"test_first",
"security_scan",
]);
// Serialize for cross-session persistence
const state = bandit.serialize(); // JSON-safe
const restored = SolverBandit.deserialize(state);Performance: 100K selectArm calls in <200ms, 100K recordReward calls in <100ms.
Wire into AgentDB controllers:
import {
SolverBandit,
SkillLibrary,
ReasoningBank,
LearningSystem,
} from "agentdb";
const bandit = new SolverBandit({ costWeight: 0.01, explorationBonus: 0.1 });
// Pass as optional last parameter to any controller
const skills = new SkillLibrary(db, embedder, undefined, bandit);
const patterns = new ReasoningBank(db, embedder, undefined, bandit);
const learning = new LearningSystem(db, undefined, bandit);
// Controllers automatically rerank results and accept feedback
const algorithm = learning.recommendAlgorithm("navigation task");
learning.recordAlgorithmOutcome("navigation task", algorithm, 0.92, 340);Enterprise & Security
Production-ready authentication, audit logging, and defense-in-depth security with cryptographic verification.
Security — defense-in-depth with cryptographic audit trails
AgentDB provides defense-in-depth security with validation at every system boundary.
Input Validation
import {
validateVector,
validateVectorId,
validateSearchOptions,
validateHNSWParams,
sanitizeMetadata,
validateCypherParams,
validateLabel,
validateBatchSize,
} from "agentdb/security/validation";
// Vector validation — prevents NaN/Infinity injection
validateVector(embedding, 384, "embedding");
// ID validation — prevents path traversal (../, etc.)
validateVectorId("doc-123", "id");
// Search bounds — k, threshold, efSearch range checking
validateSearchOptions({ k: 10, threshold: 0.7 });
// HNSW parameter validation — M, efConstruction, efSearch
validateHNSWParams({ M: 16, efConstruction: 200, efSearch: 100 });
// Metadata sanitization — strips password, token, key, apiKey, auth fields
const safe = sanitizeMetadata(userInput);
// Cypher injection prevention
validateCypherParams(params);XSS & Injection Prevention
import {
validateTaskString,
validateNumericRange,
validateEnum,
} from "agentdb/security/input-validation";
const task = validateTaskString(input, "task"); // XSS pattern detection
const k = validateNumericRange(kVal, "k", 1, 100);
const format = validateEnum(fmt, "format", ["json", "concise", "detailed"]);Security Limits
| Parameter | Limit |
|---|---|
| Max vectors | 10,000,000 |
| Max dimension | 4,096 |
| Max batch size | 10,000 |
| Max k | 10,000 |
| Max metadata size | 64 KB |
| Max ID length | 256 chars |
| Filter expression depth | 64 |
| ef-search range | 1 - 1,000 |
| ef-construction range | 4 - 500 |
| M range | 2 - 64 |
Witness Chain Verification
SHAKE-256 cryptographic witness chains provide tamper-evident audit trails:
const result = backend.verifyWitnessChain();
if (!result.valid) {
console.error("Data integrity compromised!");
}Provenance Certificates (Explainable Recall)
Every search result can include a Merkle proof explaining why it was selected:
const { results, certificate } = await causalRecall.recall(
"query-id",
"optimization strategies",
10,
["performance"],
"internal",
);
console.log(`Certificate ID: ${certificate.id}`);
console.log(`Completeness: ${certificate.completenessScore}`);Quantization & Compression — up to 32x memory reduction with 5-tier auto-tiering
AgentDB supports multiple quantization strategies to reduce memory footprint while maintaining search quality.
Scalar Quantization
8-bit and 4-bit scalar quantization for memory-efficient storage:
import {
createScalar8BitStore,
createProductQuantizedStore,
} from "agentdb/browser/ProductQuantization";
// 8-bit quantization — 4x memory reduction
const store8 = createScalar8BitStore(384);
store8.add("doc-1", embedding);
const results = store8.search(query, 10);
// Product quantization — up to 32x memory reduction
const storePQ = createProductQuantizedStore(384, {
numSubvectors: 48,
bitsPerCode: 8,
});
storePQ.add("doc-1", embedding);
const results = storePQ.search(query, 10);5-Tier Temporal Compression
Vectors are automatically compressed based on age and access frequency:
| Tier | Compression | Memory | Quality | Trigger |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hot | None | 100% | 100% | Recent / frequently accessed |
| Warm | Half-precision | 50% | ~99% | Moderate age |
| Cool | PQ-8 | ~12% | ~95% | Older data |
| Cold | PQ-4 | ~6% | ~90% | Rarely accessed |
| Archive | Binary | ~3% | ~80% | Archival storage |
Matryoshka Dimension Truncation
Reduce embedding dimensions while preserving the most important features:
// Models trained with Matryoshka loss support dimension truncation
// 384d -> 128d with minimal quality loss
const truncated = embedding.slice(0, 128);NativeAccelerator Quantization
The NativeAccelerator provides hardware-accelerated quantization/dequantization:
const accel = new NativeAccelerator();
await accel.initialize();
// Load scalar quantization parameters
accel.loadSqParams(mins, scales);
const restored = accel.dequantI8(quantizedBytes);
// Product quantization with codebook
accel.loadPqCodebook(codebook, numSubvectors, bitsPerCode);
const distances = accel.pqDistances(query, codes);Integration & Tools
Connect AgentDB to LLM providers, embedding models, and distributed systems with real-time sync.
Model Import/Export & Embedding Models — 5 local models, no API keys
Embedding Models
AgentDB supports multiple embedding models. No API key required — all Xenova models run locally.
| Model | Dimension | Quality | Speed | Best For |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| all-MiniLM-L6-v2 (default) | 384 | Good | Fastest | Prototyping |
| bge-small-en-v1.5 | 384 | Excellent | Fast | Best 384d quality |
| bge-base-en-v1.5 | 768 | Excellent | Moderate | Production |
| all-mpnet-base-v2 | 768 | Excellent | Moderate | All-around |
| e5-base-v2 | 768 | Excellent | Moderate | Multilingual |
# Default (384d, fast)
npx agentdb init
# Production (768d, high quality)
npx agentdb init --dimension 768 --model "Xenova/bge-base-en-v1.5"Offline Embeddings (Bundled Model)
The default all-MiniLM-L6-v2 model can be bundled into a .rvf file and shipped with the package. This eliminates the ~23MB first-run download and enables fully offline embedding generation.
Resolution order (automatic, no config needed):
AGENTDB_MODEL_PATHenv var (user override)- Bundled
.rvfatdist/models/all-MiniLM-L6-v2.rvf - Existing
@xenova/transformerscache - Network download (fallback)
# Build the bundled model .rvf (requires model to be downloaded first)
npm run build:model
# Or specify a custom source directory
node scripts/build-model-rvf.mjs --source /path/to/model/files// Programmatic access
import { ModelCacheLoader } from "agentdb/model";
const cached = await ModelCacheLoader.resolve("all-MiniLM-L6-v2");
if (cached) {
console.log(cached.localPath); // path to extracted model
console.log(cached.fromBundle); // true if loaded from .rvf
}Set AGENTDB_MODEL_PATH to point to a custom model directory:
export AGENTDB_MODEL_PATH=/opt/models
# expects: /opt/models/Xenova/all-MiniLM-L6-v2/onnx/model_quantized.onnxLLM Router for Multi-Provider Integration
AgentDB can route queries through multiple LLM providers via @ruvector/ruvllm:
import { isRuvLLMInstalled } from "agentdb/wrappers";
if (await isRuvLLMInstalled()) {
// LLM router available for enrichment and reranking
}RVF Export/Import
Export vector stores to the portable Cognitive Container format:
# Migrate v2 database to v3 unified .rvf (vectors + relational in one file)
npx agentdb migrate --source ./v2.db --to v3 --rvf-path ./unified.rvf
# Export existing database to Cognitive Container
npx agentdb migrate --to rvf --rvf-path ./vectors.rvf
# Import from Cognitive Container into a new backend
npx agentdb migrate --from rvf --rvf-path ./vectors.rvf --target ./new.dbWASM Export
Export a WASM store to a transferable binary for sharing between browser tabs or workers:
const bytes = bridge.wasmStoreExport(handle); // Uint8Array
// Transfer to another worker or save to IndexedDBQuery Lifecycle — what happens when you call searchAsync()
The full lifecycle of a query through AgentDB's self-learning pipeline:
sequenceDiagram
participant App
participant Router as Semantic Router
participant SONA
participant HNSW as HNSW Index
participant Trainer as Contrastive Trainer
App->>Router: query(embedding)
Router->>Router: classify intent
Router->>SONA: enhance(embedding, trajectories)
SONA->>SONA: apply micro-LoRA
SONA->>HNSW: searchAsync(enhanced, k, ef)
HNSW-->>App: results[]
App->>Trainer: recordFeedback(quality)
Trainer->>Trainer: InfoNCE + hard negatives
Trainer->>SONA: updateLoRA(gradients)
Note over SONA: EWC++ consolidation<br/>prevents forgettingPhase Breakdown
- Routing —
SemanticQueryRouterclassifies query intent via HNSW-indexed embeddings and selects the optimal search strategy - Enhancement — SONA engine enriches the query embedding using trajectory history and context
- LoRA Application — Micro-LoRA adapter adjusts the embedding in sub-millisecond time
- Search — HNSW index returns top-k results with adaptive ef-search
- Feedback — Application records result quality (0.0-1.0)
- Training — Contrastive trainer runs InfoNCE loss with hard negative mining
- Update — LoRA gradients update the adapter weights
- Consolidation — EWC++ prevents catastrophic forgetting of previously learned patterns
Distributed Systems
Multi-database coordination, real-time replication, and production observability.
Multi-Database Coordination — distributed sync with conflict resolution
The MultiDatabaseCoordinator enables distributed sync between multiple AgentDB instances with configurable conflict resolution.
import { MultiDatabaseCoordinator } from "agentdb/coordination/MultiDatabaseCoordinator";
const coordinator = new MultiDatabaseCoordinator({
replicationFactor: 3,
syncIntervalMs: 5000,
conflictResolution: "merge", // 'last-write-wins' | 'merge' | 'manual'
autoFailover: true,
maxRetries: 3,
});
// Register database instances
await coordinator.registerInstance({
id: "primary",
url: "file:///data/primary.rvf",
role: "primary",
});
await coordinator.registerInstance({
id: "replica-1",
url: "file:///data/replica-1.rvf",
role: "replica",
});
// Sync a specific instance
const result = await coordinator.syncInstance("replica-1");
console.log(`Synced: ${result.recordsSynced}, Conflicts: ${result.conflicts}`);
// Broadcast operations to all instances
await coordinator.broadcast("insertAsync", [
"doc-1",
embedding,
{ source: "api" },
]);
// Monitor instance status
coordinator.onStatusChange((instanceId, status) => {
console.log(`${instanceId}: ${status.state}`); // 'healthy' | 'degraded' | 'offline'
});Conflict Resolution Strategies
| Strategy | Description | Best For |
|---|---|---|
| last-write-wins | Most recent write wins (LWW) | Simple setups, eventual consistency |
| merge | Quality-based weighted average | Learning systems, federated aggregation |
| manual | Returns conflicts for user resolution | Critical data, compliance requirements |
Real-Time Sync (QUIC) — bidirectional replication with 0-RTT resumption
AgentDB supports real-time bidirectional sync between instances using QUIC transport and a high-level SyncCoordinator.
QUIC Transport
QUIC provides multiplexed streams over a single connection with zero head-of-line blocking, connection migration between networks, and 0-RTT session resumption:
import { QUICServer } from "agentdb/controllers/QUICServer";
const server = new QUICServer({
port: 4433,
maxConnections: 100,
rateLimit: {
requestsPerMin: 1000,
bytesPerMin: 10_000_000,
},
authToken: "secret", // optional token validation
});
// Stale connections auto-cleaned after 5 minutes idle
// Sync types: 'episodes' | 'skills' | 'edges' | 'full'
// Incremental sync via `since` parameter and cursor-based paginationSync Coordinator
High-level bidirectional sync with conflict resolution, progress tracking, and auto-sync:
import { SyncCoordinator } from "agentdb/controllers/SyncCoordinator";
const sync = new SyncCoordinator({
conflictStrategy: "latest-wins", // 'local-wins' | 'remote-wins' | 'latest-wins' | 'merge'
batchSize: 100,
autoSyncInterval: 60000, // Auto-sync every 60 seconds
});
// Push local changes, pull remote changes, resolve conflicts
const report = await sync.sync();
console.log(report);
// {
// success: true,
// durationMs: 342,
// itemsPushed: 15,
// itemsPulled: 8,
// conflictsResolved: 2,
// bytesTransferred: 48200,
// errors: [],
// }
// Progress tracking through 5 phases:
// detecting → pushing → pulling → resolving → applying
// Sync state persists across restarts
await sync.saveSyncState();
// Tracks: lastSyncAt, lastEpisodeSync, lastSkillSync, lastEdgeSync,
// totalItemsSynced, totalBytesSynced, syncCountConflict Resolution
| Strategy | Behavior |
|---|---|
local-wins |
Local version always kept |
remote-wins |
Remote version always accepted |
latest-wins |
Most recent timestamp wins |
merge |
Quality-weighted merge of both versions |
Observability — OpenTelemetry traces and Prometheus metrics built in
AgentDB integrates with OpenTelemetry for production monitoring.
Traces
Automatic span creation for search, insert, and sync operations:
import { initTelemetry } from "agentdb/observability";
initTelemetry({
serviceName: "my-agent",
exporterUrl: "http://localhost:4318", // OTLP HTTP endpoint
});
// All AgentDB operations automatically generate spans:
// - agentdb.search (with k, backend, latency attributes)
// - agentdb.insert (with batchSize, backend)
// - agentdb.sync (with itemsSynced, conflicts)Metrics
Prometheus-compatible metrics for latency, throughput, and error rates:
agentdb_search_duration_ms— search latency histogramagentdb_insert_duration_ms— insert latency histogramagentdb_cache_hit_ratio— MCP tool cache effectivenessagentdb_learning_loss— contrastive training lossagentdb_vector_count— total vectors stored
Additional Capabilities
Reinforcement learning, hybrid search, LLM routing, authentication, and high-performance wrappers.
Reinforcement Learning — 9 algorithms from Q-Learning to Monte Carlo Tree Search
AgentDB includes a complete reinforcement learning system with 9 algorithms for building agents that learn optimal strategies through interaction:
Available Algorithms
| Algorithm | Type | Best For |
|---|---|---|
| Q-Learning | Value-based | Simple discrete action spaces |
| SARSA | Value-based | On-policy learning, safer exploration |
| Deep Q-Network (DQN) | Value-based | Complex state spaces with neural function approximation |
| Policy Gradient | Policy-based | Continuous action spaces |
| Actor-Critic | Hybrid | Balances value and policy learning |
| PPO | Policy-based | Stable training with clipped objectives |
| Decision Transformer | Sequence-based | Offline RL from logged trajectories |
| Monte Carlo Tree Search | Planning | Game-like decision trees, look-ahead planning |
| Model-Based RL | Model-based | Sample-efficient learning with world models |
Usage
import { LearningSystem } from "agentdb";
const learner = new LearningSystem(db, {
algorithm: "ppo", // any of the 9 algorithms
learningRate: 0.001,
discountFactor: 0.99,
explorationRate: 0.1,
});
// Start a learning session
const session = await learner.createSession({
task: "optimize_api_responses",
maxEpisodes: 100,
});
// Predict next action
const prediction = await learner.predict(session.id, currentState);
// { action, confidence, explorationUsed }
// Record outcome
await learner.recordReward(session.id, prediction.action, reward);
// Train on accumulated experience
await learner.train(session.id);
// Transfer learning to new tasks
await learner.transfer(sourceSessionId, targetSessionId);MCP Tools for RL
All 9 algorithms are accessible through MCP tools:
agentdb_rl_create_session— start a new learning sessionagentdb_rl_predict— get next action recommendationagentdb_rl_record_reward— record outcome feedbackagentdb_rl_train— trigger training roundagentdb_rl_transfer— transfer learned policy to new taskagentdb_rl_explain— explain why a prediction was made
Hybrid Search — BM25 keyword + vector fusion for best-of-both-worlds retrieval
Combine traditional keyword search (BM25) with vector similarity for retrieval that handles both exact matches and semantic meaning:
import { createHybridSearch, createKeywordIndex } from "agentdb";
// Create keyword index (BM25)
const keywordIndex = createKeywordIndex({
k1: 1.2, // term frequency saturation
b: 0.75, // document length normalization
avgDocLength: 100,
});
// Index documents
keywordIndex.add("doc-1", "JWT authentication with refresh token rotation");
keywordIndex.add("doc-2", "OAuth2 PKCE flow for mobile applications");
// Create hybrid search (keyword + vector)
const hybrid = createHybridSearch(keywordIndex, vectorBackend, {
fusion: "rrf", // 'rrf' (Reciprocal Rank Fusion) | 'linear' | 'max'
keywordWeight: 0.3, // 30% keyword, 70% vector
vectorWeight: 0.7,
});
// Search with both keyword and semantic matching
const results = await hybrid.search({
text: "JWT refresh token", // keyword query
embedding: queryEmbedding, // vector query
k: 10,
});
// Results fused from both sources — exact term matches + semantic similarityFusion Strategies
| Strategy | How it works | Best For |
|---|---|---|
| RRF (default) | 1/(k + rank) — rank-based fusion, no score calibration needed |
General use |
| Linear | α × keyword_score + β × vector_score — weighted score combination |
When you know the right balance |
| Max | max(keyword_score, vector_score) — takes highest signal |
When either source is sufficient |
When to use hybrid search: When your data contains domain-specific terms (function names, error codes, product IDs) that vector embeddings might miss, but you also want semantic understanding for natural language queries.
LLM Router — auto-select from 5 providers based on cost, quality, and privacy
AgentDB can route LLM queries to the optimal provider based on your constraints:
import { LLMRouter } from "agentdb";
const router = new LLMRouter({
providers: {
ruvllm: { enabled: true }, // Local, SIMD-optimized, free
openrouter: { apiKey: process.env.OPENROUTER_KEY }, // 200+ models, 99% cost savings
gemini: { apiKey: process.env.GEMINI_KEY }, // Free tier available
anthropic: { apiKey: process.env.ANTHROPIC_KEY }, // Claude models
onnx: { enabled: true }, // Local models via transformers.js
},
strategy: "auto", // auto-selects based on constraints below
constraints: {
maxCostPerQuery: 0.001, // max $0.001 per query
minQuality: 0.8, // minimum quality score
preferLocal: true, // prefer local models when possible
requirePrivacy: false, // if true, only uses local providers
},
});
const response = await router.generate("Summarize this document...", {
maxTokens: 500,
temperature: 0.7,
});Provider Comparison
| Provider | Latency | Cost | Privacy | Models |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RuvLLM | Fastest | Free | Full (local) | SIMD-optimized local models |
| ONNX | Fast | Free | Full (local) | transformers.js models |
| OpenRouter | ~500ms | $0.0001+ | Cloud | 200+ models (GPT-4, Claude, Llama, etc.) |
| Gemini | ~300ms | Free tier | Cloud | Gemini Pro, Flash |
| Anthropic | ~1s | $0.003+ | Cloud | Claude Opus, Sonnet, Haiku |
// Check what's available locally
import { isRuvLLMInstalled } from "agentdb";
if (await isRuvLLMInstalled()) {
// Local inference available — no API keys needed
}Auth & Audit — JWT, API keys, Argon2id, and compliance-ready logging
Enterprise-ready authentication and audit logging for production deployments.
Authentication
import { AuthService } from "agentdb/services/auth";
const auth = new AuthService(db, {
jwtSecret: process.env.JWT_SECRET,
accessTokenTTL: "15m",
refreshTokenTTL: "7d",
maxLoginAttempts: 5, // account lockout after 5 failures
lockoutDuration: "30m",
});
// User registration (Argon2id password hashing)
const user = await auth.register({ email, password, role: "user" });
// Login — returns access + refresh token pair
const { accessToken, refreshToken } = await auth.login(email, password);
// Token verification
const payload = await auth.verifyAccessToken(accessToken);
// API key management
const apiKey = await auth.generateApiKey(userId, {
name: "prod-key",
scopes: ["read", "write"],
});
await auth.rotateApiKey(apiKey.id); // automatic rotationAudit Logging
import { AuditLogger } from "agentdb/services/audit-logger";
const audit = new AuditLogger({
retention: "90d", // log retention period
compliance: ["SOC2", "GDPR"], // compliance frameworks
autoRotate: true, // automatic log rotation
});
// 13 audit event types tracked automatically:
// - jwt_auth, api_key_create, api_key_rotate, api_key_revoke
// - login_success, login_failure, registration
// - config_change, permission_change
// - rate_limit_exceeded, sensitive_data_access
// - data_export, data_deletionSecurity Utilities
import {
hashPassword,
verifyPassword,
generateApiKey,
} from "agentdb/utils/crypto";
const hash = await hashPassword("user-password"); // Argon2id
const valid = await verifyPassword("user-password", hash);
const key = generateApiKey(); // cryptographically randomMetadata Filtering — 10 MongoDB-style query operators
Filter search results and database queries using MongoDB-style operators:
import { MetadataFilter } from "agentdb";
const filter = new MetadataFilter();
// Episodes with reward > 0.8 and specific tags
const episodes = await filter.filterEpisodes(db, {
reward: { $gt: 0.8 },
tags: { $contains: "security" },
status: { $in: ["success", "partial"] },
archived: { $exists: false },
});
// Patterns matching complex criteria
const patterns = await filter.filterPatterns(db, {
successRate: { $gte: 0.7, $lte: 1.0 },
taskType: { $ne: "deprecated" },
createdAt: { $gt: lastWeekTimestamp },
});Supported Operators
| Operator | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
$eq |
Equal | { status: { $eq: 'active' } } |
$ne |
Not equal | { role: { $ne: 'admin' } } |
$gt |
Greater than | { reward: { $gt: 0.5 } } |
$gte |
Greater than or equal | { score: { $gte: 0.8 } } |
$lt |
Less than | { age: { $lt: 90 } } |
$lte |
Less than or equal | { priority: { $lte: 3 } } |
$in |
In array | { type: { $in: ['a', 'b'] } } |
$nin |
Not in array | { status: { $nin: ['deleted'] } } |
$contains |
Contains substring | { tags: { $contains: 'auth' } } |
$exists |
Field exists | { metadata: { $exists: true } } |
AgentDBFast — 50-200x faster programmatic API (skip the CLI overhead)
The AgentDBFast wrapper provides direct programmatic access that's 50-200x faster than going through the CLI:
import { createFastAgentDB } from "agentdb/wrappers/agentdb-fast";
const db = await createFastAgentDB({
path: "./agent-memory.db",
dimension: 384,
model: "Xenova/all-MiniLM-L6-v2",
});
// All operations bypass CLI parsing overhead
await db.insert("doc-1", embedding, metadata);
const results = await db.search(queryEmbedding, 10);
await db.batchInsert(documents);
// Performance wrapper includes:
// - Direct function calls (no CLI arg parsing)
// - Pre-initialized connections (no startup cost per call)
// - Batched operations
// - Connection poolingWrapper Performance vs CLI
| Operation | CLI | AgentDBFast | Speedup |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single insert | ~20ms | ~0.1ms | 200x |
| Search (k=10) | ~15ms | ~0.08ms | 187x |
| Batch insert (100) | ~500ms | ~10ms | 50x |
Attention Wrappers
Production-ready attention implementations with 11-22x speedup over naive:
import {
MultiHeadAttention,
FlashAttention,
LinearAttention,
HyperbolicAttention,
MoEAttention,
} from "agentdb/wrappers";
// Flash Attention — O(N) memory instead of O(N^2)
const flash = new FlashAttention({ numHeads: 8 });
const result = await flash.forward(query, keys, values);
// Mixture of Experts — routes to specialized attention heads
const moe = new MoEAttention({ numExperts: 4, topK: 2 });
const result = await moe.forward(query, keys, values);Embedding Providers
Multiple embedding backends with automatic fallback:
import {
OpenAIEmbeddingService,
TransformersEmbeddingService,
MockEmbeddingService,
} from "agentdb/wrappers";
// OpenAI (cloud)
const openai = new OpenAIEmbeddingService({ apiKey: process.env.OPENAI_KEY });
// Transformers.js (local, free)
const local = new TransformersEmbeddingService({
model: "Xenova/all-MiniLM-L6-v2",
});
// Mock (testing)
const mock = new MockEmbeddingService({ dimension: 384 });Benchmark Suite — 5 built-in benchmarks with custom benchmark support
Run performance benchmarks to validate your deployment:
import { BenchmarkSuite, runBenchmarks, formatReportAsMarkdown } from "agentdb";
// Run all built-in benchmarks
const report = await runBenchmarks({
dimension: 384,
iterations: 100,
warmup: 10,
});
console.log(formatReportAsMarkdown(report));Built-in Benchmarks
| Benchmark | Measures | Key Metrics |
|---|---|---|
| VectorInsertBenchmark | Insert throughput | ops/sec, p50/p99 latency |
| VectorSearchBenchmark | Search performance | ops/sec, recall@k, latency distribution |
| MemoryUsageBenchmark | RAM consumption | bytes per vector, total footprint |
| ConcurrencyBenchmark | Parallel performance | throughput under load, contention |
| QuantizationBenchmark | Compression tradeoffs | quality loss vs memory savings |
Custom Benchmarks
import { Benchmark, BenchmarkSuite } from "agentdb";
class MyBenchmark extends Benchmark {
name = "my-custom-benchmark";
async setup() {
/* prepare data */
}
async run() {
/* measure this */
}
async teardown() {
/* cleanup */
}
}
const suite = new BenchmarkSuite();
suite.add(new MyBenchmark());
const report = await suite.run({ iterations: 50 });
// Compare reports across runs
import { formatComparisonAsMarkdown } from "agentdb";
console.log(formatComparisonAsMarkdown(reportBefore, reportAfter));CLI Benchmarks
npm run benchmark # Quick benchmark
npm run benchmark:full # Full suite
npm run benchmark:attention # Attention mechanism performance
npm run benchmark:backends # Compare all backends
npm run benchmark:ruvector # RuVector-specific benchmarks
npm run benchmark:all # EverythingTesting
Test Suite — unit, integration, performance, security, and browser tests
AgentDB ships with a comprehensive test suite covering every layer of the stack. All tests run via Vitest with parallel execution.
Quick Commands
npm test # Run all tests (watch mode)
npm run test:unit # Unit tests only (single run)
npm run test:browser # Browser bundle + WASM tests
npm run test:ci # CI pipeline: browser tests + build + bundle verificationWhat's Tested
| Suite | Coverage | What it validates |
|---|---|---|
| Unit tests | Core controllers, memory patterns, embedding service, quantization | All 6 cognitive memory patterns, 9 RL algorithms, filter expressions, security validators |
| Browser tests | WASM store, attention mechanisms, product quantization, SIMD fallbacks | Full vector DB in browser, Flash/Hyperbolic/MoE attention, PQ8/PQ16/PQ32 compression |
| Integration tests | End-to-end flows, backend auto-selection, MCP tool execution | Self-learning pipeline, Cognitive Container operations, federated aggregation |
| Performance tests | Latency benchmarks, throughput, scaling behavior | 61us search target, 32.6M ops/sec pattern search, batch insert speedup |
| Security tests | Input validation, injection prevention, witness chain verification | XSS patterns, SQL injection, path traversal, Cypher sanitization, SHAKE-256 |
Benchmarks
npm run benchmark # Quick benchmark (insert + search)
npm run benchmark:full # Full suite with all backends
npm run benchmark:attention # Attention mechanism performance
npm run benchmark:backends # Compare RuVector vs RVF vs HNSWLib vs sql.js
npm run benchmark:ruvector # RuVector-specific benchmarks
npm run benchmark:all # Run everythingCI Pipeline
The CI pipeline runs test:ci which executes:
- Browser bundle tests — verifies WASM and JS fallbacks work
- TypeScript build — full
tsccompilation - Bundle verification — ensures all export paths resolve correctly
Writing Custom Tests
import { describe, it, expect } from "vitest";
import { createDatabase, ReasoningBank, EmbeddingService } from "agentdb";
describe("My Agent Memory", () => {
it("stores and retrieves patterns", async () => {
const db = await createDatabase(":memory:");
const embedder = new EmbeddingService({ model: "Xenova/all-MiniLM-L6-v2" });
await embedder.initialize();
const bank = new ReasoningBank(db, embedder);
await bank.storePattern({
taskType: "test",
approach: "TDD",
successRate: 0.95,
});
const results = await bank.searchPatterns({ task: "testing", k: 5 });
expect(results.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
});
});Documentation
| Document | Description |
|---|---|
| MCP Tool Optimization Guide | Comprehensive MCP patterns |
| Embedding Models Guide | Model selection and benchmarks |
| Simulation System | 31 scenarios, interactive wizard |
| Security Hardening | Input validation and security patterns |
| Chat Ecosystem | @agentdb/chat integration guide |
| ADR-010: Solver Integration | SolverBandit + rvf-solver deep integration |
Contributing
See CONTRIBUTING.md for guidelines. Areas of interest: additional RL algorithms, performance optimizations, new backend integrations, documentation improvements.
License
MIT OR Apache-2.0 — See LICENSE-MIT and LICENSE-APACHE.
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