// Search & vector stores
tantivy0.26.2
Tantivy is a full-text search engine library inspired by Apache Lucene and written in Rust
Open source Maintained For agents
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tantivy is tantivy is a full-text search engine library inspired by Apache Lucene and written in Rust.
Good for: Developers who want their agent (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor…) to search & vector stores.
01How to start
- 1Read the official README for requirements and permissions.
- 2Install it as the official guide describes.
- 3Tell your agent the command exists (e.g. in AGENTS.md / CLAUDE.md) so it knows when to call it.
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