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Show HN: HelixDB, Open-Source Hybrid Graph-Vector Database (github.com)

4 points by GeorgeCurtis ↗ HN
Hey HN!

A friend and I have been working on HelixDB, a graph-vector database, part-time at university.

We're super excited to release the first version of our Graph Database! Helix is being built to incorporate both graph and vector types for building RAG and other AI applications.

This release introduces our graph DB, our new query language, HelixQL, and our CLI tool to help run Helix.

You can install helix locally by running `curl -sSL https://install.helix-db.com | bash`

We'd love you guys to play around with it and hear what you think.

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alexpadula
Good work! Keep it up :) Looks really good thus far, I will try it today!
apavlo
> our new query language, HelixQL

But why? Why increase the barrier of entry for your system?

Is there an SVG version of your logo?

GeorgeCurtis
We felt like the barrier to entry for other systems (graph and vector DBs), is pretty high already. We've tried to make something we feel is easier to use. Obviously this is subjective, but we did model HQL off these languages.

Just a fun side project overall. But, if we did turn it into a business our customers would be people entering the space, not us trying to convert them.