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perf(open): answer "are there any entities?" with one directory read
The 7.x-to-8.0 layout probe runs on the open path of every store that does not
yet carry its completion marker — a restore, a store built by an older release
— and asked whether the canonical tree holds anything by LISTING it: a
recursive walk of every file in every entity directory, to learn a boolean. It
now asks the one-level door added for generation discovery, falling back to the
listing on an adapter that lacks it.

Also files a defect found while ratifying the operator set: the VFS builds its
path-prefix filter as `$startsWith`, an operator no engine spelling accepts,
so vfs.searchFiles({ path }) throws INVALID_QUERY on every call that passes a
path. Pre-existing, unrelated to the operator work, and left as a filing —
a path-prefix search needs a design answer, not a spelling correction.
2026-08-28 11:13:24 -07:00
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api chore: rename to @soulcraftlabs/brainy for Open Brainy on The Source 2026-08-27 17:07:09 -07:00
architecture chore: rename to @soulcraftlabs/brainy for Open Brainy on The Source 2026-08-27 17:07:09 -07:00
concepts chore: rename to @soulcraftlabs/brainy for Open Brainy on The Source 2026-08-27 17:07:09 -07:00
guides chore: rename to @soulcraftlabs/brainy for Open Brainy on The Source 2026-08-27 17:07:09 -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 chore: rename to @soulcraftlabs/brainy for Open Brainy on The Source 2026-08-27 17:07:09 -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
api-contract.json feat(contract): declare contract 1, serve three operators, refuse four by name 2026-08-28 10:57:43 -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
canonical-layout-ratification.md docs: ratify the canonical layout specification against this engine's writer 2026-08-28 10:35:05 -07:00
contract-1-ratification.md perf(open): answer "are there any entities?" with one directory read 2026-08-28 11:13:24 -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 chore: rename to @soulcraftlabs/brainy for Open Brainy on The Source 2026-08-27 17:07:09 -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 chore: rename to @soulcraftlabs/brainy for Open Brainy on The Source 2026-08-27 17:07:09 -07:00
MIGRATION-V3-TO-V4.md chore: rename to @soulcraftlabs/brainy for Open Brainy on The Source 2026-08-27 17:07:09 -07:00
neural-extraction.md chore: rename to @soulcraftlabs/brainy for Open Brainy on The Source 2026-08-27 17:07:09 -07:00
path-registry.md feat(temporal): as-of semantic recall joins the release contract — past vectors byte-exact, pinned 2026-08-10 09:42:08 -07:00
performance-envelopes.md docs: measured performance envelopes v1 (per-op p50/p95 at 1k and 10k, pure-JS floor) 2026-07-19 13:35:04 -07:00
PERFORMANCE.md docs(release): the 10.4.0 entry, the index-health concept doc, and the API surfaces — written from the tree, not the plan 2026-08-25 10:02:25 -07:00
PLUGINS.md chore: rename to @soulcraftlabs/brainy for Open Brainy on The Source 2026-08-27 17:07:09 -07:00
PRODUCTION_SERVICE_ARCHITECTURE.md chore: rename to @soulcraftlabs/brainy for Open Brainy on The Source 2026-08-27 17:07:09 -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 chore: rename to @soulcraftlabs/brainy for Open Brainy on The Source 2026-08-27 17:07:09 -07:00
RELEASE-GUIDE.md chore: rename to @soulcraftlabs/brainy for Open Brainy on The Source 2026-08-27 17:07:09 -07:00
SCALING.md chore: rename to @soulcraftlabs/brainy for Open Brainy on The Source 2026-08-27 17:07:09 -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 chore: rename to @soulcraftlabs/brainy for Open Brainy on The Source 2026-08-27 17:07:09 -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 chore: rename to @soulcraftlabs/brainy for Open Brainy on The Source 2026-08-27 17:07:09 -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 '@soulcraftlabs/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.