Library / SDK
Retrieval & Memory
LanceDB
1Embedded 2vector 3database 4for 5AI 6apps.
the six Ws · specification
W1
Who
Open-source project from LanceDB.
W2
What
Stores vectors and metadata in a fast columnar format.
W3
Where
Embedded in-process or serverless.
W4
When
When you want a lightweight local vector store.
W5
Why
Multimodal, serverless, and simple to embed.
W6
With
An embedding model and your data.