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feat(skill-registry): semantic embedding search over skills - #617
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Adds semantic (embedding-based) recall to skill search, reusing agentflare-store's existing embedding infrastructure as a library rather than building anything new -- per item #166's design-spec (candidate d). - crates/skill-registry: new skills_vec table (0003_vec.sql) mirroring observations_vec in src/memory/schema.rs. New embed_store module (upsert/delete/missing/candidates/backfill) built on agentflare_store::embed's cosine-similarity/blob-codec primitives -- these are always-compiled pure math in agentflare-store, not gated behind its `embeddings` feature, so skill-registry takes an unconditional dependency on them. - search::search_semantic blends BM25 hits with vector candidates via agentflare_store::retrieval::merge_ranked, backfilling any vector-only match's full SkillHit row. Degrades byte-identically to plain search() when the caller's embed_query returns None (feature off, no model, or a failed call) -- same graceful-degradation contract src/memory uses. - Registry gets search_semantic/backfill_embeddings methods. Like skill_detect::find_skills already does, the embedding functions are caller-supplied closures (crate::memory::engine::embed_query/embed_doc) rather than a dependency skill-registry can't have on the binary crate. - Wired into the `skill` MCP tool's search action: a small bounded backfill (25/call) runs before each search so the semantic index catches up lazily on first use, no separate background job needed. Verified: cargo build/clippy/fmt clean against CI's exact invocations; 63 skill-registry tests (9 new) + 246 mcp_server tests + 39 skill-related binary tests all pass. Agentflare-Branch: task/187-semantic-embedding-search-spike-go-no-go Agentflare-Item: 187-semantic-embedding-search-spike-go-no-go
📝 WalkthroughWalkthroughThe skill registry adds SQLite-backed embeddings, embedding backfill, cosine candidate search, and blended BM25 search. The MCP skill search action backfills missing embeddings before using semantic search, with lexical fallback when embeddings are unavailable. ChangesSemantic skill search
Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~45 minutes Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to This change adds semantic skill search and lazy indexing, but model changes can leave outdated vectors in use and an extreme search limit can cause excessive allocation or a panic. The PR is not merge-ready until these bounded correctness and runtime risks are fixed or explicitly accepted. Sequence Diagram(s)sequenceDiagram
participant MCP_skill_search
participant Registry
participant search_semantic
participant embed_store
participant SQLite
MCP_skill_search->>Registry: backfill_embeddings up to 25
Registry->>embed_store: backfill missing skills
embed_store->>SQLite: read skills without vectors
embed_store->>SQLite: store successful embeddings
MCP_skill_search->>Registry: search_semantic query
Registry->>search_semantic: generate query embedding
search_semantic->>embed_store: retrieve cosine candidates
embed_store->>SQLite: read stored vectors
search_semantic-->>MCP_skill_search: return blended or keyword hits
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In `@crates/skill-registry/src/embed_store.rs`:
- Around line 57-89: The embedding backfill and semantic search paths must only
use vectors matching the active model. Update missing and its backfill query to
treat a skill as missing when no skills_vec row exists for the requested model,
and update candidates/search_semantic to filter stored vectors by the active
model as well; thread the model identifier through the relevant function calls
without changing other behavior. Add a regression test that backfills with one
model, changes the model identifier, and verifies the skill is embedded again.
In `@crates/skill-registry/src/search.rs`:
- Line 265: Update search_semantic’s result-buffer allocation to use
merged.len().min(limit) instead of limit, preventing excessive or overflowing
capacity requests; add a stored-vector regression test that searches with
usize::MAX and verifies successful bounded results.
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| pub fn missing(conn: &Connection, limit: usize) -> rusqlite::Result<Vec<(String, String, String)>> { | ||
| let mut stmt = conn.prepare( | ||
| "SELECT s.name, s.source, s.description, s.tags | ||
| FROM skills s | ||
| LEFT JOIN skills_vec v ON v.name = s.name AND v.source = s.source | ||
| WHERE v.name IS NULL | ||
| ORDER BY s.name, s.source LIMIT ?1", | ||
| )?; | ||
| let rows = stmt.query_map(params![limit as i64], |r| { | ||
| let name: String = r.get(0)?; | ||
| let source: String = r.get(1)?; | ||
| let description: String = r.get(2)?; | ||
| let tags: String = r.get(3)?; | ||
| Ok((name, source, format!("{description}\n{tags}"))) | ||
| })?; | ||
| rows.collect() | ||
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| /// Compute and store embeddings for up to `limit` skills that don't have one | ||
| /// yet, using `embed_doc` (caller-supplied -- this crate has no engine of | ||
| /// its own). Returns how many were actually embedded; a skill whose | ||
| /// `embed_doc` call returns `None` (feature off, or a failed call) is left | ||
| /// for the next backfill rather than recorded as an empty vector. | ||
| pub fn backfill( | ||
| conn: &Connection, | ||
| embed_doc: impl Fn(&str) -> Option<Vec<f32>>, | ||
| model: &str, | ||
| limit: usize, | ||
| ) -> rusqlite::Result<usize> { | ||
| let mut done = 0; | ||
| for (name, source, text) in missing(conn, limit)? { | ||
| if let Some(vec) = embed_doc(&text) { | ||
| upsert(conn, &name, &source, &vec, model)?; |
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Refresh vectors when the embedding model changes.
backfill passes model to upsert, but missing selects only skills without any vector. Vectors from an older model can remain ineligible for backfill. search_semantic then passes its query vector to candidates, which scans every stored vector. Filter both operations by the active model. Add a regression test that changes the model identifier between backfill calls.
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In `@crates/skill-registry/src/embed_store.rs` around lines 57 - 89, The embedding
backfill and semantic search paths must only use vectors matching the active
model. Update missing and its backfill query to treat a skill as missing when no
skills_vec row exists for the requested model, and update
candidates/search_semantic to filter stored vectors by the active model as well;
thread the model identifier through the relevant function calls without changing
other behavior. Add a regression test that backfills with one model, changes the
model identifier, and verifies the skill is embedded again.
| .map(|h| ((h.name.clone(), h.source.clone()), h)) | ||
| .collect(); | ||
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In Rust 1.98.0, the official documentation for Vec::with_capacity states that the function will panic if the new capacity exceeds isize::MAX bytes [1][2]. This behavior is a long-standing safety mechanism designed to prevent issues related to memory allocation and pointer arithmetic, which are constrained by the maximum size of an isize in Rust [3][4]. The panic ensures that the program does not attempt to allocate an impossibly large amount of memory or compute a memory layout that exceeds the addressable limits defined by the underlying architecture [3][4]. For additional context regarding Vec::with_capacity: - The function guarantees that the returned vector will be able to hold at least the requested capacity without reallocating [1]. - If the requested capacity is zero, the vector will not allocate memory [1]. - For zero-sized types (ZSTs), no allocation occurs, and the capacity is effectively considered to be usize::MAX [1]. While the documentation specifies this panic, users should be aware that on 64-bit systems, simply attempting to allocate a massive amount of memory will often fail via the allocator (resulting in an out-of-memory error) before the explicit isize::MAX check is even triggered [4]. The panic serves as a consistent, platform-independent safeguard against capacity overflows [3][4].
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Bound the result-buffer capacity.
When vector candidates exist, search_semantic reaches Vec::with_capacity(limit) after search clamps the database query. With usize::MAX, Vec::with_capacity can panic because the capacity exceeds isize::MAX bytes. Large limits can also request excessive memory.
Use merged.len().min(limit) for the capacity and add a stored-vector regression test with usize::MAX.
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In `@crates/skill-registry/src/search.rs` at line 265, Update search_semantic’s
result-buffer allocation to use merged.len().min(limit) instead of limit,
preventing excessive or overflowing capacity requests; add a stored-vector
regression test that searches with usize::MAX and verifies successful bounded
results.
Summary
agentflare-store's existing embedding infrastructure as a library rather than building anything new.skills_vectable +embed_storemodule (upsert/delete/missing/candidates/backfill), mirroringobservations_vec/src/memory/embeddings.rs's established pattern.search::search_semanticblends BM25 with vector candidates viaagentflare_store::retrieval::merge_ranked, degrading byte-identically to plainsearch()when no embedder is available (feature off, no model, or a failed call).skillMCP tool'ssearchaction, with a small bounded lazy backfill (25/call) so the semantic index catches up on first use.Closes item #187.
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