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New scrydb library enables semantic and hybrid search in SQLite

A new Python library called scrydb has been developed, enabling users to perform lexical, semantic, and hybrid search directly within SQLite databases. It integrates SQLite's FTS5 extension for traditional keyword search and the sqlite-vec extension for vector-based semantic search. scrydb also facilitates the fusion of results from both methods, offering a lightweight solution for information retrieval and agentic search tasks. The library's effectiveness has been evaluated on various IR benchmarks, demonstrating its capability in text retrieval and providing insights into query latency and performance trade-offs. AI

IMPACT This library could simplify the integration of advanced search capabilities into applications that rely on SQLite, potentially lowering the barrier for implementing AI-powered search features.

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New scrydb library enables semantic and hybrid search in SQLite

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  1. arXiv cs.IR (Information Retrieval) TIER_1 English(EN) · Timo Breuer ·

    SQLite is Enough. Lexical, Semantic, and Hybrid Search with scrydb

    This work introduces scrydb, a Python library that enables lexical, semantic, and hybrid search within SQLite. For lexical search, scrydb leverages SQLite's full-text search extension FTS5. Semantic search builds on sqlite-vec, a SQLite extension for vector search. Furthermore, t…