LanceDB
Context / RAG · Serverless embedded vector DB, zero-setup local codebase RAG for desktop apps
At a glance
| Setup effort | Medium |
| Released | 2023 |
| Open source | Yes |
| Hosting | Local |
| Privacy | Local-only |
| Update mode | On-demand |
| Staleness | manual |
| Index type | Embeddings |
| Index limit | You manage |
| Capabilities | Embedding-based search, Vector storage, API, Embedded, Serverless, Lance columnar format |
What LanceDB does
Embedding-based search, Vector storage, API, Embedded, Serverless, Lance columnar format
Best for
Serverless embedded vector DB, zero-setup local codebase RAG for desktop apps
Works well with
LLM Provider / Model
Integration
Agent / Orchestration
Conflicts & caveats
- ⚠️ SWE-agent with on-demand context "LanceDB" may act on stale code — prefer real-time context (Cursor @codebase, Greptile, GitHub Copilot indexing, Augment Context, CocoIndex, turbopuffer).
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