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The intelligence layer for any database. Add semantic search, similarity, and smart feeds to your existing data in minutes.

Getting Started

Install the CLI, connect a database, and run your first query in under 5 minutes.

What is SemiLayer?→Quickstart→Concepts→Cursors & streaming→Connect a Source→Keeping data fresh→Shaping your data→Charts (render anything)→Join across sources→Some help from AI→

Search

Overview→Quickstart→Fields & weights→Filters→Recipes→

Similar

Overview→Quickstart→Recipes→

Query

Overview→Quickstart→Predicates→Pagination & streaming→Recipes→

Realtime

Overview→Subscribe→Observe→

Feeds

Overview→Quickstart→Ranking→Signals (your data)→Related items→Live evolution→Pagination & dedup→Explain→Caching→Recipes→

Analyze

Overview→Drill-down→Exports→

Joins

Overview→Quickstart→Declaring Relations→Include Syntax→Cross-Source Joins→Streaming→Access Rules→Bridges Without Support→

Ingest

Overview→Webhook ingest→CDC patterns→Troubleshooting→

MCP

Overview→Setup→Tools→Examples→

Integrations

Overview→Slack & Discord — install→Slash commands→Analyze → chart image→Watch & Remind→Chat notifications→Channel scope (`/here`)→Permissions in channels→

Data Mapping

Overview→Source resolution→Transforms→Recipes→

Operations

Platform Status→Security & Compliance→IP allowlist→Runners — Overview→Install a runner→Source assignments→Multiple runners→Airgap mode→Security model→Troubleshooting→

Reference

Specs for the CLI, config, Beam client, REST API, WebSocket protocol, and Bridge SDK.

CLI→Config Schema→Beam Client→React Hooks→REST API→HTTP & WebSocket→Bridge SDK→

Guides

Step-by-step walkthroughs: schema config, querying, auth, environments and more.

Organization Setup→Schema (Config)→Push & Ingest→Realtime Sync→Generate Beam→Querying→Auth & RBAC→Environments→Console→

Examples

Product Search→Live Feed→Recommendations→Direct Queries→

Deployment

Self-host on your own infrastructure or get enterprise support.

Enterprise→