brainy/docs
David Snelling e420369850 docs: plugins are explicit opt-in — correct the README scale section and plugins config comment
A clean-room install smoke of the published GA pair caught the README telling
scale-up users the native provider is auto-detected. It is not, by design: the
loader (loadPlugins) does no auto-detection — undefined means no plugins, and
only an explicit plugins: ['@soulcraft/cor'] loads the native engine (loud
failure if it can't). The stale comment on the plugins config field in the
public types claimed auto-detection and is corrected to match the loader; one
phrase in the plugin-author guide likewise.
2026-07-02 15:47:31 -07:00
..
api refactor(8.0): remove the 4 deprecated query-operator aliases (clean break) 2026-06-29 10:29:20 -07:00
architecture docs: rename the native provider to @soulcraft/cor across public docs and JSDoc 2026-07-02 15:11:41 -07:00
concepts docs: rename the native provider to @soulcraft/cor across public docs and JSDoc 2026-07-02 15:11:41 -07:00
guides docs: rename the native provider to @soulcraft/cor across public docs and JSDoc 2026-07-02 15:11:41 -07:00
operations feat(8.0): API simplification — remove neural()/Db.search, one storage path key, integration→0 2026-06-20 13:31:11 -07:00
vfs refactor(8.0): remove the 4 deprecated query-operator aliases (clean break) 2026-06-29 10:29:20 -07:00
ADR-001-generational-mvcc.md feat(8.0): Model-B per-write generation-stamping + adaptive retention knob 2026-06-22 15:19:58 -07:00
BATCHING.md docs(8.0): correct public docs to the real 8.0 API + honest perf claims 2026-06-29 10:03:02 -07:00
DATA_MODEL.md chore(8.0): final pre-RC1 sweep — API consistency, named errors, orphans, zero-cast codebase 2026-06-11 14:51:00 -07:00
DEVELOPER_LEARNING_PATH.md feat(8.0): API simplification — remove neural()/Db.search, one storage path key, integration→0 2026-06-20 13:31:11 -07:00
eli5.md docs: rename the native provider to @soulcraft/cor across public docs and JSDoc 2026-07-02 15:11:41 -07:00
FIND_SYSTEM.md docs(8.0): correct public docs to the real 8.0 API + honest perf claims 2026-06-29 10:03:02 -07:00
MIGRATION-V3-TO-V4.md refactor(8.0)!: remove distributed clustering subsystem — inert/orphaned, scale is single-process + native provider 2026-06-15 10:37:39 -07:00
neural-extraction.md feat: queryAggregate() + HAVING, plus aggregate backfill, traversal depth/via, extraction typing (BR-ADV-FEATURES-BUN) 2026-05-26 13:55:43 -07:00
PERFORMANCE.md docs: rename the native provider to @soulcraft/cor across public docs and JSDoc 2026-07-02 15:11:41 -07:00
PLUGINS.md docs: plugins are explicit opt-in — correct the README scale section and plugins config comment 2026-07-02 15:47:31 -07:00
PRODUCTION_SERVICE_ARCHITECTURE.md chore(8.0): modernize toolchain + position Bun as a runtime 2026-07-01 09:16:46 -07:00
QUERY_OPERATORS.md docs: rename the native provider to @soulcraft/cor across public docs and JSDoc 2026-07-02 15:11:41 -07:00
README.md refactor(8.0)!: remove distributed clustering subsystem — inert/orphaned, scale is single-process + native provider 2026-06-15 10:37:39 -07:00
RELEASE-GUIDE.md fix: exclude __words__ keyword index from corruption detection and getStats() 2026-01-27 15:38:21 -08:00
SCALING.md docs: rename the native provider to @soulcraft/cor across public docs and JSDoc 2026-07-02 15:11:41 -07:00
STAGE3-CANONICAL-TAXONOMY.md fix: exclude __words__ keyword index from corruption detection and getStats() 2026-01-27 15:38:21 -08:00
transactions.md feat(8.0): API simplification — remove neural()/Db.search, one storage path key, integration→0 2026-06-20 13:31:11 -07:00
troubleshooting.md feat(8.0): API simplification — remove neural()/Db.search, one storage path key, integration→0 2026-06-20 13:31:11 -07:00
universal-display-augmentation.md feat(8.0): API simplification — remove neural()/Db.search, one storage path key, integration→0 2026-06-20 13:31:11 -07:00

Brainy Documentation

The multi-dimensional AI database with Triple Intelligence — vector search, graph traversal, and metadata filtering in one unified API.

Quick Start

import { Brainy, NounType, VerbType } from '@soulcraft/brainy'

const brain = new Brainy()
await brain.init()

// Add entities — data is embedded for semantic search, metadata is indexed for filtering
const id = await brain.add({
  data: 'Revolutionary AI Breakthrough',
  type: NounType.Document,
  metadata: { category: 'technology', rating: 4.8 }
})

// Search with Triple Intelligence
const results = await brain.find({
  query: 'artificial intelligence',              // Semantic search (on data)
  where: { rating: { greaterThan: 4.0 } },       // Metadata filter
  connected: { from: authorId, depth: 2 }         // Graph traversal
})

Core Documentation

Document Description
API Reference Complete API documentation — start here
Data Model Entity structure, data vs metadata, storage fields
Query Operators All BFO operators with examples and indexed/in-memory matrix
Find System Natural language find() and hybrid search details
Consistency Model The Db API guarantees — snapshot isolation, atomic transactions, time travel

Architecture

Document Description
Architecture Overview High-level system design
Triple Intelligence Vector + Graph + Metadata unified query
Noun-Verb Taxonomy 42 nouns + 127 verbs type system
Stage 3 Canonical Taxonomy Complete type reference
Storage Architecture Storage adapters and optimization
Index Architecture Vector, Graph, and Metadata indexing
Zero Configuration Auto-adapts to any environment

Virtual Filesystem (VFS)

Document Description
VFS Quick Start Get started in 30 seconds
VFS Core Core concepts and architecture
VFS API Guide Complete VFS API reference
Common Patterns VFS usage patterns

See vfs/ for the complete VFS documentation set.


Guides

Document Description
Import Anything CSV, Excel, PDF, URL imports
Snapshots & Time Travel Backups, restore, what-if analysis, audit trails
Natural Language Query in plain English
Neural API AI-powered features
Enterprise for Everyone No limits, no tiers
Framework Integration React, Vue, Angular, Svelte

Storage & Deployment

Document Description
Storage Architecture Filesystem and memory adapters, on-disk artifact layout, operator-layer backup
Capacity Planning Scale to millions of entities

Plugins

Document Description
Plugins Plugin system overview — providers, plugins config, brain.use()

Performance & Scaling

Document Description
Performance Optimization techniques
Scaling Scale to billions of entities
Batching Batch operations guide

Migration & Reference

Document Description
v3 to v4 Migration Upgrade guide
Release Guide How to release new versions
Production Architecture Ops reference

Internal

Document Description
Audit Report Feature audit
Honest Status Actual implementation status

License

Brainy is MIT licensed. See LICENSE for details.