v1.0.0 — Production Ready

Forge your vector
database. Own it forever.

A universal, local-first Python vector database with AES-256 encryption, hybrid search, and zero cloud dependency. Your data never leaves your machine.

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$ pip install vecforge 📋

                    
                    test_scores_varied.py
                
# Multi-domain hybrid search & precise scoring
from vecforge import VecForge

db = VecForge(":memory:")
db.add("The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog")
db.add("NASA's Artemis aims to return humans to the Moon")
db.add("Authentic Italian pizza requires a wood-fired oven")

results = db.search("space exploration")
for r in results:
    print(f"{r.score:.3f}  →  {r.text}")

Terminal Output

1.000  →  NASA's Artemis aims to return humans to the Moon
0.134  →  Authentic Italian pizza requires a wood-fired oven
0.000  →  The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Perfect [0, 1] Min-Max Normalization across any domain

Features

Everything you need. Nothing you don't.

Enterprise-grade capabilities without cloud lock-in, hidden fees, or egress charges.

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AES-256 Encryption

SQLCipher-powered encryption at rest. Your data is unreadable without the key. Always use environment variables — never hardcode.

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Hybrid Search

4-stage cascade pipeline: FAISS dense retrieval → BM25 keyword merge → metadata filtering → cross-encoder reranking.

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Namespace Isolation

Hard multi-tenant boundaries at the SQL layer. Every query is scoped — tenants never see each other's data.

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Role-Based Access

Admin, read-write, read-only roles with API key mapping. No key = local admin for zero-friction development.

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Auto-Ingestion

Drop in PDFs, DOCX, HTML, TXT, Markdown. Smart chunking with configurable overlap. Recursive directory support.

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Audit Logging

Append-only JSONL logs for compliance. Track every add, search, and delete with actor, timestamp, and metadata.

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VecForge vs. the rest

See how VecForge stacks up against popular vector databases.

Feature	Pinecone	ChromaDB	⚡ VecForge
Local-first	❌ Cloud-only	✅	✅ Always
Encryption at rest	❌	❌	✅ AES-256
Hybrid search	✅	❌	✅ Dense + BM25
Namespace isolation	✅ Cloud	❌	✅ Local
RBAC	✅ Cloud	❌	✅ Built-in
Audit logging	❌	❌	✅ JSONL
Price	$$$$	Free	✅ Free