Implements the llms3.com-inspired pattern: embeddings refresh
asynchronously, decoupled from transactional row writes. New rows arrive,
ingest marks the vector index stale, a later refresh embeds only the
delta (doc_ids not already in the index).
Schema additions (DatasetManifest):
- last_embedded_at: Option<DateTime> - when the index was last refreshed
- embedding_stale_since: Option<DateTime> - set when data written, cleared on refresh
- embedding_refresh_policy: Option<RefreshPolicy> - Manual | OnAppend | Scheduled
Ingest paths (pipeline::ingest_file + pg_stream) call
registry.mark_embeddings_stale after writing. No-op if the dataset has
never been embedded — stale semantics only kick in once last_embedded_at
is set.
Refresh pipeline (vectord::refresh::refresh_index):
- Reads the dataset Parquet, extracts (doc_id, text) pairs
- Accepts Utf8 / Int32 / Int64 id columns (covers both CSV and pg schemas)
- Loads existing embeddings via EmbeddingCache (empty on first-time build)
- Filters to rows whose doc_id is NOT in the existing set
- Chunks (chunker::chunk_column), embeds via Ollama (batches of 32),
writes combined index, clears stale flag
Endpoints:
- POST /vectors/refresh/{dataset_name} - body {index_name, id_column,
text_column, chunk_size?, overlap?}
- GET /vectors/stale - lists datasets whose embedding_stale_since is set
End-to-end verified on threat_intel (knowledge_base.threat_intel):
- Initial refresh: 20 rows -> 20 chunks -> embedded in 2.1s,
last_embedded_at set
- Idempotent second refresh: 0 new docs -> 1.8ms (pure delta check)
- Re-ingest to 54 rows: mark_embeddings_stale fires -> stale_since set
- /vectors/stale surfaces threat_intel with timestamps + policy
- Delta refresh: 34 new docs embedded in 970ms (6x faster than full
re-embed); stale_cleared = true
Not in MVP scope:
- UPDATE semantics (same doc_id, different content) - would need
per-row content hashing
- OnAppend policy auto-trigger - just declares intent; actual scheduler
deferred
- Scheduler runtime - the Scheduled(cron) variant declares the intent so
operators can see which datasets expect what, but the cron itself is
separate
Per ADR-019: when a profile switches to vector_backend=Lance, this
refresh path benefits — Lance's native append replaces our "read all +
rewrite" Parquet rebuild pattern. Current MVP works well enough at
~500-5K rows to validate the architecture; Lance unblocks the 5M+ case.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
- IndexRegistry: tracks all vector indexes with model metadata
(model_name, model_version, dimensions, build stats)
- Index metadata persisted as JSON in vectors/meta/
- Rebuilt on startup for crash recovery
- GET /vectors/indexes — list all indexes (filter by source/model)
- GET /vectors/indexes/{name} — get index metadata
- Background jobs auto-register metadata on completion
- Multi-version support: same data, different models, coexist
- Per ADR-014: enables incremental re-embed on model upgrade
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
- JobTracker: create/update/complete/fail jobs with progress tracking
- POST /vectors/index now returns immediately with job_id (HTTP 202)
- Embedding runs in tokio::spawn background task
- GET /vectors/jobs/{id} returns live progress (chunks embedded, rate, ETA)
- GET /vectors/jobs lists all jobs
- Progress logged every 100 batches with chunks/sec and ETA
- 100K embedding job running successfully at 44 chunks/sec
- System stays responsive during embedding (queries in 23ms)
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
