AIDB 6.0.0 release notes v7

Released: 10 Feb 2026

AIDB 6.0.0 includes the following enhancements and bug fixes:

TypeDescription
EnhancementGeneric pipeline autoprocessing: Pipelines can now be configured to process data automatically in the background as new rows are inserted into the source table, without requiring manual invocation.
Enhancementhalfvec support: Added native support for the halfvec type (16-bit floating point vectors), reducing storage requirements for vector data by up to 50% compared to vector.
EnhancementVectorChord integration: Introduced VectorChord as an integrated vector index backend, providing an alternative high-performance index type for similarity search.
EnhancementMerge pipelines: Multiple pipelines can now be merged, enabling combined processing workflows across different pipeline configurations.
EnhancementIntermediate step tables: Pipeline intermediate step results are now stored in dedicated tables, improving debuggability and enabling inspection of data at each stage of a multistep pipeline.
EnhancementPipeline source/destination migration: Added tooling to migrate existing pipeline source and destination table configurations to updated schemas.
EnhancementImproved pipeline error messages: Error messages for invalid pipeline source table configurations are now more descriptive and actionable.
ChangeStandardized pipeline destination table schemas: Pipeline destination tables now follow a standardized schema. Existing pipelines may require migration. See the migration guide for details.