Save Claude tokens with semantic search powered by SQLite and Ollama
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HN · launched Mar 18, 2026 · 8 upvotes (top 51%) · 2 views
Niche: semantic search and rag tools · 93 launches, 0 in the last 7 days · Explore this niche →
Category and tags
- Horizontal
- Search & retrieval
- Developer
- AI feature
- Hobby / open-source project
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Could you build this?
Yes Combining Ollama for local text embeddings and SQLite (using sqlite-vec or basic vector tables) to perform semantic search over prompt history is a standard, easily vibe-coded script.
Discussion
1 comment analyzed.
Competitors mentioned: Claude Code
Concerns raised: token burn reduction unclear, difficult to measure improvements
Competitors
Other products that read as similar to this one : 641 launches clear the similarity bar, closest 8 shown.
Attention rank: #312 of 642 (itself plus its competitors, highest first, normalized so YC and Product Hunt are compared fairly).
Launched 136 days after the earliest competitor.
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- Sqlsure · hn · 2026-07-11 · 43 upvotes · similarity 0.49
- Farchive · hn · 2026-04-13 · 6 upvotes · similarity 0.49
- Engrim · hn · 2026-09-07 · 92 upvotes · similarity 0.48
- jevql · github · 2026-09-18 · 11 upvotes · similarity 0.48
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