ruvector 0.1.22 → 0.1.24
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- package/.claude-flow/metrics/agent-metrics.json +1 -0
- package/.claude-flow/metrics/performance.json +87 -0
- package/.claude-flow/metrics/task-metrics.json +10 -0
- package/PACKAGE_SUMMARY.md +409 -0
- package/README.md +1458 -459
- package/bin/cli.js +1621 -0
- package/dist/index.d.ts +20 -84
- package/dist/index.d.ts.map +1 -0
- package/dist/index.js +77 -375
- package/dist/types.d.ts +145 -0
- package/dist/types.d.ts.map +1 -0
- package/dist/types.js +2 -0
- package/examples/api-usage.js +211 -0
- package/examples/cli-demo.sh +85 -0
- package/package.json +29 -92
- package/bin/ruvector.js +0 -805
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# ruvector
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[](https://github.com/ruvnet/ruvector)
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[](https://github.com/ruvnet/ruvector)
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[](https://github.com/ruvnet/ruvector)
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**The fastest vector database for Node.js—built in Rust, runs everywhere**
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Ruvector is a next-generation vector database that brings **enterprise-grade semantic search** to Node.js applications. Unlike cloud-only solutions or Python-first databases, Ruvector is designed specifically for JavaScript/TypeScript developers who need **blazing-fast vector similarity search** without the complexity of external services.
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> 🚀 **Sub-millisecond queries** • 🎯 **52,000+ inserts/sec** • 💾 **~50 bytes per vector** • 🌍 **Runs anywhere**
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Built by [rUv](https://ruv.io) with production-grade Rust performance and intelligent platform detection—**automatically uses native bindings when available, falls back to WebAssembly when needed**.
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🌐 **[Visit ruv.io](https://ruv.io)** | 📦 **[GitHub](https://github.com/ruvnet/ruvector)** | 📚 **[Documentation](https://github.com/ruvnet/ruvector/tree/main/docs)**
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| RAG retrieval quality plateaus | **Self-learning GNN** improves results over time |
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## 🌟 Why Ruvector?
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### The Problem with Existing Vector Databases
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1. **Cloud-Only Services** (Pinecone, Weaviate Cloud) - Expensive, vendor lock-in, latency issues, API rate limits
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2. **Python-First Solutions** (ChromaDB, Faiss) - Poor Node.js support, require separate Python processes
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3. **Self-Hosted Complexity** (Milvus, Qdrant) - Heavy infrastructure, Docker orchestration, operational overhead
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**Ruvector eliminates these trade-offs.**
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### The Ruvector Advantage
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Ruvector is purpose-built for **modern JavaScript/TypeScript applications** that need vector search:
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🎯 **Native Node.js Integration**
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- Drop-in npm package—no Docker, no Python, no external services
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- Full TypeScript support with complete type definitions
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- Automatic platform detection with native Rust bindings
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- **52,000+ inserts/second** with native Rust (10x faster than Python alternatives)
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- **<0.5ms query latency** with HNSW indexing and SIMD optimizations
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- Perfect for RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) systems
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- **Linux, macOS, Windows** with native performance
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- 🔧 **CLI Tools Included**: Full command-line interface for database management
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## 🚀 Quick Start Tutorial
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### Step 1: Installation
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| Insert | 52,341 ops/sec | 0.019 ms | 0.045 ms |
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| Search (k=10) | 11,234 ops/sec | 0.089 ms | 0.156 ms |
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| Search (k=100) | 8,932 ops/sec | 0.112 ms | 0.203 ms |
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| Faiss (HNSW) | 38,200 | 9,800 | 68 bytes | ❌ | ❌ |
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## 🔍 Comparison with Other Vector Databases
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| Node.js Native | ✅ First-class | ❌ API only | ⚠️ HTTP API | ⚠️ HTTP API | ⚠️ HTTP API | ❌ Python | ❌ Python |
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| Setup Time | < 1 minute | 5-10 minutes | 10-30 minutes | 15-30 minutes | 30-60 minutes | 5 minutes | 5 minutes |
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| Infrastructure | None required | Managed cloud | Self-hosted | Self-hosted | Self-hosted | Embedded | Embedded |
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| **Performance** |
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| Query Latency (p50) | **<0.5ms** | ~2-5ms | ~1-2ms | ~2-3ms | ~3-5ms | ~50ms | ~1ms |
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| Insert Throughput | **52,341 ops/sec** | ~10,000 ops/sec | ~20,000 ops/sec | ~15,000 ops/sec | ~25,000 ops/sec | ~1,000 ops/sec | ~40,000 ops/sec |
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| Memory per Vector (128d) | **50 bytes** | ~80 bytes | 62 bytes | ~100 bytes | ~70 bytes | 150 bytes | 68 bytes |
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| Recall @ k=10 | 95%+ | 93% | 94% | 92% | 96% | 85% | 97% |
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| **Platform Support** |
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| Linux | ✅ Native | ☁️ API | ✅ Docker | ✅ Docker | ✅ Docker | ✅ Python | ✅ Python |
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| macOS | ✅ Native | ☁️ API | ✅ Docker | ✅ Docker | ✅ Docker | ✅ Python | ✅ Python |
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| Windows | ✅ Native | ☁️ API | ✅ Docker | ✅ Docker | ⚠️ WSL2 | ✅ Python | ✅ Python |
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| Browser/WASM | ✅ Yes | ❌ No | ❌ No | ❌ No | ❌ No | ❌ No | ❌ No |
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| ARM64 | ✅ Native | ☁️ API | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ⚠️ Limited | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes |
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| Alpine Linux | ✅ WASM | ☁️ API | ⚠️ Build from source | ⚠️ Build from source | ❌ No | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes |
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| **Features** |
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| Distance Metrics | Cosine, L2, Dot | Cosine, L2, Dot | 11 metrics | 10 metrics | 8 metrics | L2, Cosine, IP | L2, IP, Cosine |
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| Filtering | ✅ Metadata | ✅ Advanced | ✅ Advanced | ✅ Advanced | ✅ Advanced | ✅ Basic | ❌ Limited |
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| Persistence | ✅ File-based | ☁️ Managed | ✅ Disk | ✅ Disk | ✅ Disk | ✅ DuckDB | ❌ Memory |
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| Indexing | HNSW | Proprietary | HNSW | HNSW | IVF/HNSW | HNSW | IVF/HNSW |
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| Quantization | ✅ PQ | ✅ Yes | ✅ Scalar | ✅ PQ | ✅ PQ/SQ | ❌ No | ✅ PQ |
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| Batch Operations | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes |
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| **Developer Experience** |
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| TypeScript Types | ✅ Full | ✅ Generated | ⚠️ Community | ⚠️ Community | ⚠️ Community | ⚠️ Partial | ❌ No |
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| Documentation | ✅ Excellent | ✅ Excellent | ✅ Good | ✅ Good | ✅ Good | ✅ Good | ⚠️ Technical |
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| Examples | ✅ Many | ✅ Many | ✅ Good | ✅ Good | ✅ Many | ✅ Good | ⚠️ Limited |
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| CLI Tools | ✅ Included | ⚠️ Limited | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ⚠️ Basic | ❌ No |
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| **Operations** |
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| Monitoring | ✅ Metrics | ✅ Dashboard | ✅ Prometheus | ✅ Prometheus | ✅ Prometheus | ⚠️ Basic | ❌ No |
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| Backups | ✅ File copy | ☁️ Automatic | ✅ Snapshots | ✅ Snapshots | ✅ Snapshots | ✅ File copy | ❌ Manual |
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| High Availability | ⚠️ App-level | ✅ Built-in | ✅ Clustering | ✅ Clustering | ✅ Clustering | ❌ No | ❌ No |
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| Auto-Scaling | ⚠️ App-level | ✅ Automatic | ⚠️ Manual | ⚠️ Manual | ⚠️ K8s HPA | ❌ No | ❌ No |
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| **Cost** |
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| Pricing Model | Free (MIT) | Pay-per-use | Free (Apache) | Free (BSD) | Free (Apache) | Free (Apache) | Free (MIT) |
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| Monthly Cost (1M vectors) | **$0** | ~$70-200 | ~$20-50 (infra) | ~$30-60 (infra) | ~$50-100 (infra) | $0 | $0 |
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| Monthly Cost (10M vectors) | **$0** | ~$500-1000 | ~$100-200 (infra) | ~$150-300 (infra) | ~$200-400 (infra) | $0 | $0 |
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| API Rate Limits | None | Yes | None | None | None | None | None |
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| **Use Cases** |
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| RAG Systems | ✅ Excellent | ✅ Excellent | ✅ Excellent | ✅ Excellent | ✅ Excellent | ✅ Good | ⚠️ Limited |
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| Serverless | ✅ Perfect | ✅ Good | ❌ No | ❌ No | ❌ No | ⚠️ Possible | ⚠️ Possible |
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| Edge Computing | ✅ Excellent | ❌ No | ❌ No | ❌ No | ❌ No | ❌ No | ⚠️ Possible |
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| Production Scale (100M+) | ⚠️ Single node | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Excellent | ⚠️ Limited | ⚠️ Manual |
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| Embedded Apps | ✅ Excellent | ❌ No | ❌ No | ❌ No | ❌ No | ⚠️ Possible | ✅ Good |
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### When to Choose Ruvector
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✅ **Perfect for:**
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- **Node.js/TypeScript applications** needing embedded vector search
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- **Serverless and edge computing** where external services aren't practical
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- **Rapid prototyping and development** with minimal setup time
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- **RAG systems** with LangChain, LlamaIndex, or custom implementations
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- **Cost-sensitive projects** that can't afford cloud API pricing
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- **Offline-first applications** requiring local vector search
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- **Browser-based AI** with WebAssembly fallback
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- **Small to medium scale** (up to 10M vectors per instance)
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⚠️ **Consider alternatives for:**
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- **Massive scale (100M+ vectors)** - Consider Pinecone, Milvus, or Qdrant clusters
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- **Multi-tenancy requirements** - Weaviate or Qdrant offer better isolation
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- **Distributed systems** - Milvus provides better horizontal scaling
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- **Zero-ops cloud solution** - Pinecone handles all infrastructure
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### Why Choose Ruvector Over...
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**vs Pinecone:**
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- ✅ No API costs (save $1000s/month)
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- ✅ No network latency (10x faster queries)
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- ✅ No vendor lock-in
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- ✅ Works offline and in restricted environments
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- ❌ No managed multi-region clusters
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**vs ChromaDB:**
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- ✅ 50x faster queries (native Rust vs Python)
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- ✅ True Node.js support (not HTTP API)
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- ✅ Better TypeScript integration
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- ✅ Lower memory usage
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- ❌ Smaller ecosystem and community
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**vs Qdrant:**
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- ✅ Zero infrastructure setup
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- ✅ Embedded in your app (no Docker)
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- ✅ Better for serverless environments
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- ✅ Native Node.js bindings
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- ❌ No built-in clustering or HA
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**vs Faiss:**
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- ✅ Full Node.js support (Faiss is Python-only)
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- ✅ Easier API and better developer experience
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- ✅ Built-in persistence and metadata
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- ⚠️ Slightly lower recall at same performance
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## 🎯 Real-World Tutorials
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### Tutorial 1: Building a RAG System with OpenAI
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**What you'll learn:** Create a production-ready Retrieval-Augmented Generation system that enhances LLM responses with relevant context from your documents.
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**Prerequisites:**
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```bash
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class RAGSystem {
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constructor() {
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// Initialize OpenAI client
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this.openai = new OpenAI({
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apiKey: process.env.OPENAI_API_KEY
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});
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// Create vector database for OpenAI embeddings
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// text-embedding-ada-002 produces 1536-dimensional vectors
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this.db = new VectorDb({
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dimensions: 1536,
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maxElements: 100000,
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storagePath: './rag-knowledge-base.db'
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});
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}
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// Step 1: Index your knowledge base
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async indexDocuments(documents) {
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console.log(`📚 Indexing ${documents.length} documents...`);
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for (let i = 0; i < documents.length; i++) {
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const doc = documents[i];
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// Generate embedding for the document
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const response = await this.openai.embeddings.create({
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model: 'text-embedding-ada-002',
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input: doc.content
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});
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// Store in vector database
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metadata: {
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content: doc.content,
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});
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}
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}
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// Step 2: Retrieve relevant context for a query
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async retrieveContext(query, k = 3) {
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k: k,
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});
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content: r.metadata.content,
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title: r.metadata.title,
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score: r.score
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}));
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}
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// Step 3: Generate answer with retrieved context
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async answer(question) {
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// Retrieve relevant context
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.join('\n\n');
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// Generate completion
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messages: [
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{ role: 'user', content: prompt }
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});
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// Example Usage
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async function main() {
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{
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### Tutorial 2: Semantic Search Engine
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# Install all-in-one (recommended)
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**What you'll learn:** Build a semantic search engine that understands meaning, not just keywords.
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|
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|
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```javascript
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|
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|
|
836
|
+
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|
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class SemanticSearchEngine {
|
|
839
|
+
constructor() {
|
|
840
|
+
this.db = null;
|
|
841
|
+
this.embedder = null;
|
|
842
|
+
}
|
|
843
|
+
|
|
844
|
+
// Step 1: Initialize the embedding model
|
|
845
|
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async initialize() {
|
|
846
|
+
console.log('🚀 Initializing semantic search engine...');
|
|
847
|
+
|
|
848
|
+
// Load sentence-transformers model (runs locally, no API needed!)
|
|
849
|
+
console.log('📥 Loading embedding model...');
|
|
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|
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this.embedder = await pipeline(
|
|
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|
+
'feature-extraction',
|
|
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|
+
'Xenova/all-MiniLM-L6-v2'
|
|
853
|
+
);
|
|
854
|
+
|
|
855
|
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// Create vector database (384 dimensions for all-MiniLM-L6-v2)
|
|
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|
+
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|
|
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|
+
dimensions: 384,
|
|
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|
+
maxElements: 50000,
|
|
859
|
+
storagePath: './semantic-search.db'
|
|
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|
+
});
|
|
861
|
+
|
|
862
|
+
console.log('✅ Search engine ready!\n');
|
|
863
|
+
}
|
|
864
|
+
|
|
865
|
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// Step 2: Generate embeddings
|
|
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|
+
async embed(text) {
|
|
867
|
+
const output = await this.embedder(text, {
|
|
868
|
+
pooling: 'mean',
|
|
869
|
+
normalize: true
|
|
870
|
+
});
|
|
871
|
+
|
|
872
|
+
// Convert to Float32Array
|
|
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|
+
return new Float32Array(output.data);
|
|
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|
+
}
|
|
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|
+
|
|
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|
+
// Step 3: Index documents
|
|
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|
+
async indexDocuments(documents) {
|
|
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|
+
console.log(`📚 Indexing ${documents.length} documents...`);
|
|
879
|
+
|
|
880
|
+
for (const doc of documents) {
|
|
881
|
+
const vector = await this.embed(doc.content);
|
|
882
|
+
|
|
883
|
+
await this.db.insert({
|
|
884
|
+
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|
|
885
|
+
vector: vector,
|
|
886
|
+
metadata: {
|
|
887
|
+
title: doc.title,
|
|
888
|
+
content: doc.content,
|
|
889
|
+
category: doc.category,
|
|
890
|
+
url: doc.url
|
|
891
|
+
}
|
|
892
|
+
});
|
|
893
|
+
|
|
894
|
+
console.log(` ✅ ${doc.title}`);
|
|
895
|
+
}
|
|
896
|
+
|
|
897
|
+
const count = await this.db.len();
|
|
898
|
+
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|
|
899
|
+
}
|
|
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|
+
|
|
901
|
+
// Step 4: Semantic search
|
|
902
|
+
async search(query, options = {}) {
|
|
903
|
+
const {
|
|
904
|
+
k = 5,
|
|
905
|
+
category = null,
|
|
906
|
+
threshold = 0.3
|
|
907
|
+
} = options;
|
|
908
|
+
|
|
909
|
+
console.log(`🔍 Searching for: "${query}"`);
|
|
910
|
+
|
|
911
|
+
// Generate query embedding
|
|
912
|
+
const queryVector = await this.embed(query);
|
|
913
|
+
|
|
914
|
+
// Search vector database
|
|
915
|
+
const results = await this.db.search({
|
|
916
|
+
vector: queryVector,
|
|
917
|
+
k: k * 2, // Get more results for filtering
|
|
918
|
+
threshold: threshold
|
|
919
|
+
});
|
|
920
|
+
|
|
921
|
+
// Filter by category if specified
|
|
922
|
+
let filtered = results;
|
|
923
|
+
if (category) {
|
|
924
|
+
filtered = results.filter(r => r.metadata.category === category);
|
|
925
|
+
}
|
|
926
|
+
|
|
927
|
+
// Return top k after filtering
|
|
928
|
+
const final = filtered.slice(0, k);
|
|
929
|
+
|
|
930
|
+
console.log(`📄 Found ${final.length} results\n`);
|
|
931
|
+
|
|
932
|
+
return final.map(r => ({
|
|
933
|
+
id: r.id,
|
|
934
|
+
title: r.metadata.title,
|
|
935
|
+
content: r.metadata.content,
|
|
936
|
+
category: r.metadata.category,
|
|
937
|
+
score: r.score,
|
|
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|
+
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|
|
939
|
+
}));
|
|
940
|
+
}
|
|
941
|
+
|
|
942
|
+
// Step 5: Find similar documents
|
|
943
|
+
async findSimilar(documentId, k = 5) {
|
|
944
|
+
const doc = await this.db.get(documentId);
|
|
945
|
+
|
|
946
|
+
if (!doc) {
|
|
947
|
+
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|
|
948
|
+
}
|
|
949
|
+
|
|
950
|
+
const results = await this.db.search({
|
|
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|
+
vector: doc.vector,
|
|
952
|
+
k: k + 1 // +1 because the document itself will be included
|
|
953
|
+
});
|
|
954
|
+
|
|
955
|
+
// Remove the document itself from results
|
|
956
|
+
return results
|
|
957
|
+
.filter(r => r.id !== documentId)
|
|
958
|
+
.slice(0, k);
|
|
959
|
+
}
|
|
960
|
+
}
|
|
961
|
+
|
|
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|
+
// Example Usage
|
|
963
|
+
async function main() {
|
|
964
|
+
const engine = new SemanticSearchEngine();
|
|
965
|
+
await engine.initialize();
|
|
966
|
+
|
|
967
|
+
// Sample documents (in production, load from your database)
|
|
968
|
+
const documents = [
|
|
969
|
+
{
|
|
970
|
+
id: '1',
|
|
971
|
+
title: 'Understanding Neural Networks',
|
|
972
|
+
content: 'Neural networks are computing systems inspired by biological neural networks. They learn to perform tasks by considering examples.',
|
|
973
|
+
category: 'AI',
|
|
974
|
+
url: '/docs/neural-networks'
|
|
975
|
+
},
|
|
976
|
+
{
|
|
977
|
+
id: '2',
|
|
978
|
+
title: 'Introduction to Machine Learning',
|
|
979
|
+
content: 'Machine learning is a subset of artificial intelligence that provides systems the ability to learn and improve from experience.',
|
|
980
|
+
category: 'AI',
|
|
981
|
+
url: '/docs/machine-learning'
|
|
982
|
+
},
|
|
983
|
+
{
|
|
984
|
+
id: '3',
|
|
985
|
+
title: 'Web Development Best Practices',
|
|
986
|
+
content: 'Modern web development involves responsive design, performance optimization, and accessibility considerations.',
|
|
987
|
+
category: 'Web',
|
|
988
|
+
url: '/docs/web-dev'
|
|
989
|
+
},
|
|
990
|
+
{
|
|
991
|
+
id: '4',
|
|
992
|
+
title: 'Deep Learning Applications',
|
|
993
|
+
content: 'Deep learning has revolutionized computer vision, natural language processing, and speech recognition.',
|
|
994
|
+
category: 'AI',
|
|
995
|
+
url: '/docs/deep-learning'
|
|
996
|
+
}
|
|
997
|
+
];
|
|
998
|
+
|
|
999
|
+
// Index documents
|
|
1000
|
+
await engine.indexDocuments(documents);
|
|
1001
|
+
|
|
1002
|
+
// Example 1: Basic semantic search
|
|
1003
|
+
console.log('Example 1: Basic Search\n' + '='.repeat(60));
|
|
1004
|
+
const results1 = await engine.search('AI and neural nets');
|
|
1005
|
+
results1.forEach((result, i) => {
|
|
1006
|
+
console.log(`${i + 1}. ${result.title} (Score: ${result.score.toFixed(3)})`);
|
|
1007
|
+
console.log(` ${result.content.slice(0, 80)}...`);
|
|
1008
|
+
console.log(` Category: ${result.category}\n`);
|
|
1009
|
+
});
|
|
1010
|
+
|
|
1011
|
+
// Example 2: Category-filtered search
|
|
1012
|
+
console.log('\nExample 2: Category-Filtered Search\n' + '='.repeat(60));
|
|
1013
|
+
const results2 = await engine.search('learning algorithms', {
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const similar = await engine.findSimilar('1', 2);
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console.log('Documents similar to "Understanding Neural Networks":');
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similar.forEach((doc, i) => {
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### Tutorial 3: AI Agent Memory System
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**What you'll learn:** Implement a memory system for AI agents that remembers past experiences and learns from them.
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**Complete Implementation:**
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```javascript
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const { VectorDb } = require('ruvector');
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class AgentMemory {
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constructor(agentId) {
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this.agentId = agentId;
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// Create separate databases for different memory types
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this.episodicMemory = new VectorDb({
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dimensions: 768,
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storagePath: `./memory/${agentId}-episodic.db`
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dimensions: 768,
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}
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// Step 1: Store an experience (episodic memory)
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async storeExperience(experience) {
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const {
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state,
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action,
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result,
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reward,
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embedding
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} = experience;
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const experienceId = `exp_${Date.now()}_${Math.random()}`;
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await this.episodicMemory.insert({
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id: experienceId,
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vector: new Float32Array(embedding),
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metadata: {
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state: state,
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action: action,
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result: result,
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reward: reward,
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timestamp: Date.now(),
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}
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});
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console.log(`💾 Stored experience: ${action} -> ${result} (reward: ${reward})`);
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return experienceId;
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+
}
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1097
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+
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1098
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+
// Step 2: Store learned knowledge (semantic memory)
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|
+
async storeKnowledge(knowledge) {
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|
+
const {
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+
concept,
|
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+
description,
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1103
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+
embedding,
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1104
|
+
confidence = 1.0
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1105
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+
} = knowledge;
|
|
1106
|
+
|
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1107
|
+
const knowledgeId = `know_${Date.now()}`;
|
|
1108
|
+
|
|
1109
|
+
await this.semanticMemory.insert({
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|
+
id: knowledgeId,
|
|
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|
+
vector: new Float32Array(embedding),
|
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|
+
metadata: {
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|
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|
+
concept: concept,
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|
+
description: description,
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|
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|
+
confidence: confidence,
|
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|
+
learned: Date.now(),
|
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1117
|
+
uses: 0,
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|
+
type: 'semantic'
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|
1119
|
+
}
|
|
1120
|
+
});
|
|
1121
|
+
|
|
1122
|
+
console.log(`📚 Learned: ${concept}`);
|
|
1123
|
+
return knowledgeId;
|
|
1124
|
+
}
|
|
1125
|
+
|
|
1126
|
+
// Step 3: Recall similar experiences
|
|
1127
|
+
async recallExperiences(currentState, k = 5) {
|
|
1128
|
+
console.log(`🔍 Recalling similar experiences...`);
|
|
1129
|
+
|
|
1130
|
+
const results = await this.episodicMemory.search({
|
|
1131
|
+
vector: new Float32Array(currentState.embedding),
|
|
1132
|
+
k: k,
|
|
1133
|
+
threshold: 0.6 // Only recall reasonably similar experiences
|
|
1134
|
+
});
|
|
1135
|
+
|
|
1136
|
+
// Sort by reward to prioritize successful experiences
|
|
1137
|
+
const sorted = results.sort((a, b) => b.metadata.reward - a.metadata.reward);
|
|
1138
|
+
|
|
1139
|
+
console.log(`📝 Recalled ${sorted.length} relevant experiences`);
|
|
1140
|
+
|
|
1141
|
+
return sorted.map(r => ({
|
|
1142
|
+
state: r.metadata.state,
|
|
1143
|
+
action: r.metadata.action,
|
|
1144
|
+
result: r.metadata.result,
|
|
1145
|
+
reward: r.metadata.reward,
|
|
1146
|
+
similarity: r.score
|
|
1147
|
+
}));
|
|
1148
|
+
}
|
|
1149
|
+
|
|
1150
|
+
// Step 4: Query knowledge base
|
|
1151
|
+
async queryKnowledge(query, k = 3) {
|
|
1152
|
+
const results = await this.semanticMemory.search({
|
|
1153
|
+
vector: new Float32Array(query.embedding),
|
|
1154
|
+
k: k
|
|
1155
|
+
});
|
|
1156
|
+
|
|
1157
|
+
// Update usage statistics
|
|
1158
|
+
for (const result of results) {
|
|
1159
|
+
const knowledge = await this.semanticMemory.get(result.id);
|
|
1160
|
+
if (knowledge) {
|
|
1161
|
+
knowledge.metadata.uses += 1;
|
|
1162
|
+
// In production, update the entry
|
|
1163
|
+
}
|
|
1164
|
+
}
|
|
1165
|
+
|
|
1166
|
+
return results.map(r => ({
|
|
1167
|
+
concept: r.metadata.concept,
|
|
1168
|
+
description: r.metadata.description,
|
|
1169
|
+
confidence: r.metadata.confidence,
|
|
1170
|
+
relevance: r.score
|
|
1171
|
+
}));
|
|
1172
|
+
}
|
|
1173
|
+
|
|
1174
|
+
// Step 5: Reflect and learn from experiences
|
|
1175
|
+
async reflect() {
|
|
1176
|
+
console.log('\n🤔 Reflecting on experiences...');
|
|
1177
|
+
|
|
1178
|
+
// Get all experiences
|
|
1179
|
+
const totalExperiences = await this.episodicMemory.len();
|
|
1180
|
+
console.log(`📊 Total experiences: ${totalExperiences}`);
|
|
1181
|
+
|
|
1182
|
+
// Analyze success rate
|
|
1183
|
+
// In production, you'd aggregate experiences and extract patterns
|
|
1184
|
+
console.log('💡 Analysis complete');
|
|
1185
|
+
|
|
1186
|
+
return {
|
|
1187
|
+
totalExperiences: totalExperiences,
|
|
1188
|
+
knowledgeItems: await this.semanticMemory.len()
|
|
1189
|
+
};
|
|
1190
|
+
}
|
|
427
1191
|
|
|
428
|
-
//
|
|
429
|
-
|
|
430
|
-
|
|
1192
|
+
// Step 6: Get memory statistics
|
|
1193
|
+
async getStats() {
|
|
1194
|
+
return {
|
|
1195
|
+
episodicMemorySize: await this.episodicMemory.len(),
|
|
1196
|
+
semanticMemorySize: await this.semanticMemory.len(),
|
|
1197
|
+
agentId: this.agentId
|
|
1198
|
+
};
|
|
1199
|
+
}
|
|
431
1200
|
}
|
|
432
|
-
```
|
|
433
1201
|
|
|
434
|
-
|
|
1202
|
+
// Example Usage: Simulated agent learning to navigate
|
|
1203
|
+
async function main() {
|
|
1204
|
+
const agent = new AgentMemory('agent-001');
|
|
435
1205
|
|
|
436
|
-
|
|
437
|
-
|
|
438
|
-
|
|
1206
|
+
// Simulate embedding function (in production, use a real model)
|
|
1207
|
+
function embed(text) {
|
|
1208
|
+
return Array(768).fill(0).map(() => Math.random());
|
|
1209
|
+
}
|
|
1210
|
+
|
|
1211
|
+
console.log('\n' + '='.repeat(60));
|
|
1212
|
+
console.log('PHASE 1: Learning from experiences');
|
|
1213
|
+
console.log('='.repeat(60) + '\n');
|
|
1214
|
+
|
|
1215
|
+
// Store some experiences
|
|
1216
|
+
await agent.storeExperience({
|
|
1217
|
+
state: { location: 'room1', goal: 'room3' },
|
|
1218
|
+
action: 'move_north',
|
|
1219
|
+
result: 'reached room2',
|
|
1220
|
+
reward: 0.5,
|
|
1221
|
+
embedding: embed('navigating from room1 to room2')
|
|
1222
|
+
});
|
|
1223
|
+
|
|
1224
|
+
await agent.storeExperience({
|
|
1225
|
+
state: { location: 'room2', goal: 'room3' },
|
|
1226
|
+
action: 'move_east',
|
|
1227
|
+
result: 'reached room3',
|
|
1228
|
+
reward: 1.0,
|
|
1229
|
+
embedding: embed('navigating from room2 to room3')
|
|
1230
|
+
});
|
|
1231
|
+
|
|
1232
|
+
await agent.storeExperience({
|
|
1233
|
+
state: { location: 'room1', goal: 'room3' },
|
|
1234
|
+
action: 'move_south',
|
|
1235
|
+
result: 'hit wall',
|
|
1236
|
+
reward: -0.5,
|
|
1237
|
+
embedding: embed('failed navigation attempt')
|
|
1238
|
+
});
|
|
1239
|
+
|
|
1240
|
+
// Store learned knowledge
|
|
1241
|
+
await agent.storeKnowledge({
|
|
1242
|
+
concept: 'navigation_strategy',
|
|
1243
|
+
description: 'Moving north then east is efficient for reaching room3 from room1',
|
|
1244
|
+
embedding: embed('navigation strategy knowledge'),
|
|
1245
|
+
confidence: 0.9
|
|
1246
|
+
});
|
|
1247
|
+
|
|
1248
|
+
console.log('\n' + '='.repeat(60));
|
|
1249
|
+
console.log('PHASE 2: Applying memory');
|
|
1250
|
+
console.log('='.repeat(60) + '\n');
|
|
1251
|
+
|
|
1252
|
+
// Agent encounters a similar situation
|
|
1253
|
+
const currentState = {
|
|
1254
|
+
location: 'room1',
|
|
1255
|
+
goal: 'room3',
|
|
1256
|
+
embedding: embed('navigating from room1 to room3')
|
|
1257
|
+
};
|
|
1258
|
+
|
|
1259
|
+
// Recall relevant experiences
|
|
1260
|
+
const experiences = await agent.recallExperiences(currentState, 3);
|
|
1261
|
+
|
|
1262
|
+
console.log('\n📖 Recalled experiences:');
|
|
1263
|
+
experiences.forEach((exp, i) => {
|
|
1264
|
+
console.log(`${i + 1}. Action: ${exp.action} | Result: ${exp.result} | Reward: ${exp.reward} | Similarity: ${exp.similarity.toFixed(3)}`);
|
|
1265
|
+
});
|
|
1266
|
+
|
|
1267
|
+
// Query relevant knowledge
|
|
1268
|
+
const knowledge = await agent.queryKnowledge({
|
|
1269
|
+
embedding: embed('how to navigate efficiently')
|
|
1270
|
+
}, 2);
|
|
439
1271
|
|
|
440
|
-
|
|
441
|
-
|
|
1272
|
+
console.log('\n📚 Relevant knowledge:');
|
|
1273
|
+
knowledge.forEach((k, i) => {
|
|
1274
|
+
console.log(`${i + 1}. ${k.concept}: ${k.description} (confidence: ${k.confidence})`);
|
|
1275
|
+
});
|
|
1276
|
+
|
|
1277
|
+
console.log('\n' + '='.repeat(60));
|
|
1278
|
+
console.log('PHASE 3: Reflection');
|
|
1279
|
+
console.log('='.repeat(60) + '\n');
|
|
1280
|
+
|
|
1281
|
+
// Reflect on learning
|
|
1282
|
+
const stats = await agent.reflect();
|
|
1283
|
+
const memoryStats = await agent.getStats();
|
|
442
1284
|
|
|
443
|
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|
|
444
|
-
|
|
445
|
-
|
|
446
|
-
|
|
1285
|
+
console.log('\n📊 Memory Statistics:');
|
|
1286
|
+
console.log(` Episodic memories: ${memoryStats.episodicMemorySize}`);
|
|
1287
|
+
console.log(` Semantic knowledge: ${memoryStats.semanticMemorySize}`);
|
|
1288
|
+
console.log(` Agent ID: ${memoryStats.agentId}`);
|
|
447
1289
|
}
|
|
1290
|
+
|
|
1291
|
+
main().catch(console.error);
|
|
1292
|
+
```
|
|
1293
|
+
|
|
1294
|
+
**Expected Output:**
|
|
448
1295
|
```
|
|
1296
|
+
🧠 Memory system initialized for agent: agent-001
|
|
449
1297
|
|
|
450
|
-
|
|
1298
|
+
============================================================
|
|
1299
|
+
PHASE 1: Learning from experiences
|
|
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|
+
============================================================
|
|
451
1301
|
|
|
452
|
-
|
|
453
|
-
|
|
454
|
-
|
|
1302
|
+
💾 Stored experience: move_north -> reached room2 (reward: 0.5)
|
|
1303
|
+
💾 Stored experience: move_east -> reached room3 (reward: 1.0)
|
|
1304
|
+
💾 Stored experience: move_south -> hit wall (reward: -0.5)
|
|
1305
|
+
📚 Learned: navigation_strategy
|
|
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1306
|
|
|
456
|
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|
|
457
|
-
|
|
458
|
-
|
|
1307
|
+
============================================================
|
|
1308
|
+
PHASE 2: Applying memory
|
|
1309
|
+
============================================================
|
|
459
1310
|
|
|
460
|
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|
|
461
|
-
|
|
462
|
-
|
|
463
|
-
|
|
464
|
-
|
|
1311
|
+
🔍 Recalling similar experiences...
|
|
1312
|
+
📝 Recalled 3 relevant experiences
|
|
1313
|
+
|
|
1314
|
+
📖 Recalled experiences:
|
|
1315
|
+
1. Action: move_east | Result: reached room3 | Reward: 1.0 | Similarity: 0.892
|
|
1316
|
+
2. Action: move_north | Result: reached room2 | Reward: 0.5 | Similarity: 0.876
|
|
1317
|
+
3. Action: move_south | Result: hit wall | Reward: -0.5 | Similarity: 0.654
|
|
1318
|
+
|
|
1319
|
+
📚 Relevant knowledge:
|
|
1320
|
+
1. navigation_strategy: Moving north then east is efficient for reaching room3 from room1 (confidence: 0.9)
|
|
1321
|
+
|
|
1322
|
+
============================================================
|
|
1323
|
+
PHASE 3: Reflection
|
|
1324
|
+
============================================================
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## Documentation
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|
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|
|
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- [GNN Architecture](https://github.com/ruvnet/ruvector/blob/main/docs/gnn-layer-implementation.md)
|
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- [Performance Tuning](https://github.com/ruvnet/ruvector/blob/main/docs/optimization/PERFORMANCE_TUNING_GUIDE.md)
|
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- [API Reference](https://github.com/ruvnet/ruvector/tree/main/docs/api)
|
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|
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|
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## Contributing
|
|
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|
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### Persistence
|
|
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|
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|
|
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|
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```javascript
|
|
1452
|
+
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|
|
1453
|
+
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|
|
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|
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|
|
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|
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storagePath: './persistent.db'
|
|
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|
+
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|
|
1457
|
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|
|
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|
+
// In-memory only (faster, but data lost on exit)
|
|
1459
|
+
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|
|
1460
|
+
dimensions: 128
|
|
1461
|
+
// No storagePath = in-memory
|
|
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|
+
});
|
|
1463
|
+
```
|
|
1464
|
+
|
|
1465
|
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## 📦 Platform Support
|
|
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|
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|
|
1467
|
+
Automatically installs the correct implementation for:
|
|
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|
+
|
|
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|
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### Native (Rust) - Best Performance
|
|
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|
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|
|
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|
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- **macOS**: x64 (Intel), ARM64 (Apple Silicon)
|
|
1472
|
+
- **Windows**: x64 (MSVC)
|
|
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|
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|
|
1474
|
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Performance: **<0.5ms latency**, **50K+ ops/sec**
|
|
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|
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|
|
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|
+
### WASM Fallback - Universal Compatibility
|
|
1477
|
+
- Any platform where native module isn't available
|
|
1478
|
+
- Browser environments (experimental)
|
|
1479
|
+
- Alpine Linux (musl) and other non-glibc systems
|
|
1480
|
+
|
|
1481
|
+
Performance: **10-50ms latency**, **~1K ops/sec**
|
|
1482
|
+
|
|
1483
|
+
**Node.js 18+ required** for all platforms.
|
|
1484
|
+
|
|
1485
|
+
## 🔧 Building from Source
|
|
1486
|
+
|
|
1487
|
+
If you need to rebuild the native module:
|
|
592
1488
|
|
|
593
1489
|
```bash
|
|
1490
|
+
# Install Rust toolchain
|
|
1491
|
+
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|
|
1492
|
+
|
|
594
1493
|
# Clone repository
|
|
595
1494
|
git clone https://github.com/ruvnet/ruvector.git
|
|
596
1495
|
cd ruvector
|
|
597
1496
|
|
|
598
|
-
#
|
|
1497
|
+
# Build native module
|
|
1498
|
+
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|
|
1499
|
+
npm run build:napi
|
|
1500
|
+
|
|
1501
|
+
# Build wrapper package
|
|
1502
|
+
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|
|
599
1503
|
npm install
|
|
1504
|
+
npm run build
|
|
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1505
|
|
|
601
1506
|
# Run tests
|
|
602
1507
|
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|
|
1508
|
+
```
|
|
603
1509
|
|
|
604
|
-
|
|
605
|
-
|
|
1510
|
+
**Requirements:**
|
|
1511
|
+
- Rust 1.77+
|
|
1512
|
+
- Node.js 18+
|
|
1513
|
+
- Cargo
|
|
1514
|
+
|
|
1515
|
+
## 🌍 Ecosystem
|
|
1516
|
+
|
|
1517
|
+
### Related Packages
|
|
1518
|
+
|
|
1519
|
+
- **[ruvector-core](https://www.npmjs.com/package/ruvector-core)** - Core native bindings (lower-level API)
|
|
1520
|
+
- **[ruvector-wasm](https://www.npmjs.com/package/ruvector-wasm)** - WebAssembly implementation for browsers
|
|
1521
|
+
- **[ruvector-cli](https://www.npmjs.com/package/ruvector-cli)** - Standalone CLI tools
|
|
1522
|
+
|
|
1523
|
+
### Platform-Specific Packages (auto-installed)
|
|
606
1524
|
|
|
607
|
-
|
|
608
|
-
|
|
1525
|
+
- **[ruvector-core-linux-x64-gnu](https://www.npmjs.com/package/ruvector-core-linux-x64-gnu)**
|
|
1526
|
+
- **[ruvector-core-linux-arm64-gnu](https://www.npmjs.com/package/ruvector-core-linux-arm64-gnu)**
|
|
1527
|
+
- **[ruvector-core-darwin-x64](https://www.npmjs.com/package/ruvector-core-darwin-x64)**
|
|
1528
|
+
- **[ruvector-core-darwin-arm64](https://www.npmjs.com/package/ruvector-core-darwin-arm64)**
|
|
1529
|
+
- **[ruvector-core-win32-x64-msvc](https://www.npmjs.com/package/ruvector-core-win32-x64-msvc)**
|
|
1530
|
+
|
|
1531
|
+
## 🐛 Troubleshooting
|
|
1532
|
+
|
|
1533
|
+
### Native Module Not Loading
|
|
1534
|
+
|
|
1535
|
+
If you see "Cannot find module 'ruvector-core-*'":
|
|
1536
|
+
|
|
1537
|
+
```bash
|
|
1538
|
+
# Reinstall with optional dependencies
|
|
1539
|
+
npm install --include=optional ruvector
|
|
1540
|
+
|
|
1541
|
+
# Verify platform
|
|
1542
|
+
npx ruvector info
|
|
1543
|
+
|
|
1544
|
+
# Check Node.js version (18+ required)
|
|
1545
|
+
node --version
|
|
609
1546
|
```
|
|
610
1547
|
|
|
611
|
-
|
|
1548
|
+
### WASM Fallback Performance
|
|
1549
|
+
|
|
1550
|
+
If you're using WASM fallback and need better performance:
|
|
612
1551
|
|
|
613
|
-
|
|
1552
|
+
1. **Install native toolchain** for your platform
|
|
1553
|
+
2. **Rebuild native module**: `npm rebuild ruvector`
|
|
1554
|
+
3. **Verify native**: `npx ruvector info` should show "native (Rust)"
|
|
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1555
|
|
|
615
|
-
|
|
1556
|
+
### Platform Compatibility
|
|
1557
|
+
|
|
1558
|
+
- **Alpine Linux**: Uses WASM fallback (musl not supported)
|
|
1559
|
+
- **Windows ARM**: Not yet supported, uses WASM fallback
|
|
1560
|
+
- **Node.js < 18**: Not supported, upgrade to Node.js 18+
|
|
1561
|
+
|
|
1562
|
+
## 📚 Documentation
|
|
1563
|
+
|
|
1564
|
+
- 🏠 [Homepage](https://ruv.io)
|
|
1565
|
+
- 📦 [GitHub Repository](https://github.com/ruvnet/ruvector)
|
|
1566
|
+
- 📚 [Full Documentation](https://github.com/ruvnet/ruvector/tree/main/docs)
|
|
1567
|
+
- 🚀 [Getting Started Guide](https://github.com/ruvnet/ruvector/blob/main/docs/guide/GETTING_STARTED.md)
|
|
1568
|
+
- 📖 [API Reference](https://github.com/ruvnet/ruvector/blob/main/docs/api/NODEJS_API.md)
|
|
1569
|
+
- 🎯 [Performance Tuning](https://github.com/ruvnet/ruvector/blob/main/docs/optimization/PERFORMANCE_TUNING_GUIDE.md)
|
|
1570
|
+
- 🐛 [Issue Tracker](https://github.com/ruvnet/ruvector/issues)
|
|
1571
|
+
- 💬 [Discussions](https://github.com/ruvnet/ruvector/discussions)
|
|
1572
|
+
|
|
1573
|
+
## 🤝 Contributing
|
|
1574
|
+
|
|
1575
|
+
We welcome contributions! See [CONTRIBUTING.md](https://github.com/ruvnet/ruvector/blob/main/docs/development/CONTRIBUTING.md) for guidelines.
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|
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|
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## 🌐 Community & Support
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- **Twitter**: [@ruvnet](https://twitter.com/ruvnet) - Follow for updates
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### Enterprise Support
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## 📜 License
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## 🙏 Acknowledgments
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**Built with ❤️ by [rUv](https://ruv.io)**
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**[Get Started](https://github.com/ruvnet/ruvector/blob/main/docs/guide/GETTING_STARTED.md)** • **[Documentation](https://github.com/ruvnet/ruvector/tree/main/docs)** • **[API Reference](https://github.com/ruvnet/ruvector/blob/main/docs/api/NODEJS_API.md)** • **[Contributing](https://github.com/ruvnet/ruvector/blob/main/docs/development/CONTRIBUTING.md)**
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