Install Feather DB.

Feather v0.10.0 ships as a native Python binding with a C++ core, a lightning-fast Rust CLI, and the new Cloud Edition Docker image with the Atlas admin SPA. One of the paths below has you running in under 5 minutes.

Cloud Edition (Docker)

New in v0.10

feather-api + Atlas admin SPA

Run the managed-style REST server with the brand-aligned admin SPA at /admin/. One-call ingest_text, pluggable embeddings (OpenAI · Azure · Gemini · Voyage · Cohere · Ollama), ring-buffer observability. Compiles the C++ wheel inside the container — no host toolchain required.

git clone https://github.com/feather-store/feather.git
cd feather

docker compose -f feather-api/docker-compose.yml build

FEATHER_API_KEY="feather-$(openssl rand -hex 16)" \
  docker compose -f feather-api/docker-compose.yml up -d

# health check
curl -sf http://localhost:8000/health
# → {"status":"ok","version":"0.10.10","namespaces_loaded":0}

# admin SPA
open http://localhost:8000/admin/

What you get

/admin/Atlas-style SPA — records, search, schema, hierarchy, graph, context, console
POST /v1/{ns}/ingest_textembed + store in one call via your configured provider
GET /v1/admin/metricsp50/p95/p99 latency + ops counts from the in-memory ring buffer

Python (recommended)

Python client

The standard way to integrate Feather into an LLM or embedded vector workflow. Ships wheels for macOS, Linux, and Windows.

pip install feather-db

Requirements

Python 3.8+any modern CPython build
NumPy 1.22+for vector conversions

Rust CLI

Zero deps

feather CLI

A single static binary for ingestion, debugging, and CI/CD. Compiles fast, drops in anywhere.

cargo install feather-db-cli
# or
curl -sSf https://get.feather.store | sh

Build from source

git clone https://github.com/feather-store/feather.git
cd feather/cli
cargo build --release

JavaScript (beta)

Beta

Node / Bun wrapper

Native bindings via N-API. Works in Node 20+, Bun 1.1+, and Deno (via npm specifier).

pnpm add feather-db
# or
bun add feather-db

Overview

Quickstart