fleet-memory/hindsight-api/hindsight_api
Nicolò Boschi 43b3efc494
perf: replace window-function retrieval with UNION ALL + per-bank HNSW indexes (#541)
* perf: replace window-function retrieval with UNION ALL + per-bank HNSW indexes

The previous retrieve_semantic_bm25_combined() used ROW_NUMBER() OVER (PARTITION
BY fact_type ...) which forced a full sequential scan — pgvector cannot use HNSW
indexes when a window function partitions on the same column as the ORDER BY.

Changes:
- retrieval.py: rewrite to UNION ALL of per-fact_type subqueries; each arm has
  its own ORDER BY embedding <=> $1 LIMIT n, enabling partial HNSW index scans.
  Semantic arms over-fetch 5x (min 100) for HNSW approximation; trimmed in Python.
- memory_engine.py: set hnsw.ef_search=200 at pool init (persistent per-connection,
  no per-query SET/RESET overhead).
- bank_utils.py: add create_bank_hnsw_indexes / drop_bank_hnsw_indexes for
  per-(bank_id, fact_type) partial HNSW index lifecycle management.
- fact_storage.py / bank_utils.py: create per-bank indexes on fresh bank insert.
- memory_engine.py delete_bank: drop per-bank indexes via DELETE...RETURNING to
  avoid a separate round-trip.
- Migration a3b4c5d6e7f8: add interim fact_type-only partial indexes.
- Migration d5e6f7a8b9c0: add internal_id UUID UNIQUE to banks, replace
  fact_type-only indexes with per-(bank, fact_type) partial HNSW indexes, drop
  the global idx_memory_units_embedding that competed with them.

Why per-(bank, fact_type) not just per-fact_type:
The idx_memory_units_bank_id B-tree index always wins over fact_type-only partial
indexes when bank_id appears in the WHERE clause. Including bank_id in the partial
index predicate removes the B-tree from consideration and lets the planner choose
HNSW. The global HNSW index must also be dropped to avoid competing for the larger
fact_type partitions (world, observation).

* refactor: collapse two HNSW migrations into one

* refactor: generate bank internal_id in Python before insert

Instead of relying on DEFAULT gen_random_uuid() and RETURNING internal_id,
generate the UUID in application code before the INSERT. This means we
always know the value upfront and can call create_bank_hnsw_indexes
immediately without needing a DB round-trip to retrieve the assigned ID.

Also adds tests for HNSW index lifecycle and retrieve_semantic_bm25_combined.

* fix: correct migration and prevent global HNSW index recreation

Migration fixes:
- Add text() wrappers for raw SQL in d5e6f7a8b9c0 (SQLAlchemy 2.0 compat)
- Drop stale fact_type-only partial indexes (idx_mu_emb_world/observation/experience)
  that may exist from prior migrations on the same DB

migrations.py fix:
- Skip global HNSW index creation when per-bank partial HNSW indexes already
  exist on memory_units (idx_mu_emb_* pattern). Without this, the post-migration
  vector index check detects no %embedding% named index and recreates the global
  idx_memory_units_embedding, which defeats the per-bank index strategy.

Verified with EXPLAIN ANALYZE on 66K-row bank: all three fact_type arms use
their per-bank HNSW index scan (idx_mu_emb_worl/expr/obsv_<uid16>).

* fix: use correct embeddings.encode() in test
2026-03-11 12:09:50 +01:00
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admin Fix run-db-migration for all-tenant upgrades (#530) 2026-03-10 10:10:03 +01:00
alembic perf: replace window-function retrieval with UNION ALL + per-bank HNSW indexes (#541) 2026-03-11 12:09:50 +01:00
api feat: add manual retry for failed async operations (#537) 2026-03-10 17:16:11 +01:00
engine perf: replace window-function retrieval with UNION ALL + per-bank HNSW indexes (#541) 2026-03-11 12:09:50 +01:00
extensions Add on_file_convert_complete extension hook after file-to-markdown conversion (#507) 2026-03-06 09:56:53 +01:00
webhooks fix: use correct schema name in webhook outbox callback to prevent silent transaction rollback (#499) 2026-03-05 17:07:48 +01:00
worker feat: webhook system with retain.completed event, UI, and docs (#487) 2026-03-04 14:17:01 +01:00
__init__.py Release v0.4.17 2026-03-10 17:18:35 +01:00
banner.py feat: support for pgvectorscale (DiskANN) (#378) 2026-02-16 14:19:56 +01:00
config.py feat: mental model history tracking and UI diff view (#516) 2026-03-06 17:50:48 +01:00
config_resolver.py Fix bank config API for multi-tenant schema isolation (#417) 2026-02-20 23:43:52 +01:00
daemon.py feat: improve openclaw and hindisght-embed params (#279) 2026-02-03 09:39:04 +01:00
main.py feat: mental model history tracking and UI diff view (#516) 2026-03-06 17:50:48 +01:00
mcp_local.py fix(mcp): unify hindsight-mcp-local and server mcp (#407) 2026-02-19 17:57:17 +01:00
mcp_tools.py Fix bank-level MCP tool filtering for FastMCP 3.x (#491) 2026-03-04 10:29:29 -05:00
metrics.py chore: remove dead code (#245) 2026-01-30 09:16:32 +01:00
migrations.py perf: replace window-function retrieval with UNION ALL + per-bank HNSW indexes (#541) 2026-03-11 12:09:50 +01:00
models.py Add bank-scoped validation to engine and HTTP handlers (#454) 2026-03-02 09:55:21 +01:00
pg0.py feat: support vertex as llm provider (#233) 2026-01-29 16:13:57 -05:00
server.py Fix: Load extensions in server.py for multi-worker deployments (#155) 2026-01-13 17:55:33 +01:00
tracing.py feat: add otel traceability (#330) 2026-02-10 12:20:48 +01:00
utils.py fix(helm): improve appVersion usage (#326) 2026-02-09 11:35:08 +01:00