Documentation
Everything you need to build with Barrel, the edge-AI database for agents.
New here? Start with the Introduction, then run the Quickstart to store and search your first documents.
Get started
Install Barrel and store your first documents in a few minutes.
Introduction →Concepts
The one-record data model, version vectors, and the agent layer.
Data model →Guides
Task-oriented walkthroughs: querying, sync, timeline, encryption, and more.
Guides →Server
Run barrel_server for a REST/JSON and MCP surface over the same database.
Running the server →Reference
The Barrel API, BQL reference, configuration, and the per-library docs.
Barrel API →