---
title: "lantern"
type: "tool"
slug: "lanterndata-lantern"
canonical_url: "https://www.graphcanon.com/tools/lanterndata-lantern"
github_url: "https://github.com/lanterndata/lantern"
homepage_url: "https://lantern.dev"
stars: 888
forks: 66
primary_language: "Rust"
license: "AGPL-3.0"
archived: false
categories: ["computer-vision", "vector-databases"]
tags: ["ai", "ann", "approximate-nearest-neighbor-search", "data-science", "database", "embeddings", "hnsw", "image-search"]
updated_at: "2026-07-11T11:31:57.084253+00:00"
---

# lantern

> PostgreSQL vector database extension for building AI applications

PostgreSQL vector database extension for building AI applications

## Facts

- Repository: https://github.com/lanterndata/lantern
- Homepage: https://lantern.dev
- Stars: 888 · Forks: 66 · Open issues: 42 · Watchers: 8
- Primary language: Rust
- License: AGPL-3.0
- Last pushed: 2024-12-12T11:38:34+00:00

## Trust & health

_Signals computed from public GitHub metadata. Not a security guarantee._

- Maintenance: Dormant (computed 2026-07-11T11:31:55.499Z)
- Security scan: No lockfile (0 critical, 0 high, 0 medium, 0 low) · last scan 2026-07-11T11:31:56.078Z
- Full report: [trust report](/tools/lanterndata-lantern/trust.md) · [JSON](https://www.graphcanon.com/api/graphcanon/tools/lanterndata-lantern/trust)

## Categories

- [Computer Vision](/categories/computer-vision.md)
- [Vector Databases](/categories/vector-databases.md)

## Tags

ai, ann, approximate-nearest-neighbor-search, data-science, database, embeddings, hnsw, image-search

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_+ 2 more not listed._

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**Machine-readable endpoints**

- JSON: [`/api/graphcanon/tools/lanterndata-lantern`](/api/graphcanon/tools/lanterndata-lantern)
- LLM index: [/llms.txt](/llms.txt)
- Full corpus: [/llms-full.txt](/llms-full.txt)

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