---
title: "write-you-a-vector-db"
type: "tool"
slug: "skyzh-write-you-a-vector-db"
canonical_url: "https://www.graphcanon.com/tools/skyzh-write-you-a-vector-db"
github_url: "https://github.com/skyzh/write-you-a-vector-db"
homepage_url: "https://skyzh.github.io/write-you-a-vector-db/"
stars: 763
forks: 22
primary_language: "C++"
license: null
archived: false
categories: ["vector-databases", "data-retrieval"]
tags: ["vector-database", "tutorial", "database", "bustub"]
updated_at: "2026-07-12T06:38:28.084947+00:00"
---

# write-you-a-vector-db

> A Vector Database Tutorial (over CMU-DB's BusTub system)

Provides a tutorial for building a vector database based on the architecture of CMU-DB's BusTub system, written in C++.

## Facts

- Repository: https://github.com/skyzh/write-you-a-vector-db
- Homepage: https://skyzh.github.io/write-you-a-vector-db/
- Stars: 763 · Forks: 22 · Open issues: 0 · Watchers: 8
- Primary language: C++
- Last pushed: 2025-01-19T23:10:36+00:00

## Trust & health

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

- Maintenance: Dormant (computed 2026-07-11T11:27:31.361Z)
- Security scan: No lockfile (0 critical, 0 high, 0 medium, 0 low) · last scan 2026-07-11T11:27:32.105Z
- Full report: [trust report](/tools/skyzh-write-you-a-vector-db/trust.md) · [JSON](https://www.graphcanon.com/api/graphcanon/tools/skyzh-write-you-a-vector-db/trust)

## Categories

- [Vector Databases](/categories/vector-databases.md)
- [Data & Retrieval](/categories/data-retrieval.md)

## Tags

vector-database, tutorial, database, bustub

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**Machine-readable endpoints**

- JSON: [`/api/graphcanon/tools/skyzh-write-you-a-vector-db`](/api/graphcanon/tools/skyzh-write-you-a-vector-db)
- LLM index: [/llms.txt](/llms.txt)
- Full corpus: [/llms-full.txt](/llms-full.txt)

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