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AI · May 19, 2026

SemiLayer

The intelligence layer for your existing database

SemiLayer launched on May 19, 2026 with 3 votes, #3,449 of 20,538 launches that month and more than 50% of that year's launches.

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What it does

Every AI search tool makes you copy data out and sync a second source of truth forever. SemiLayer flips it: an intelligence layer that bolts onto the database you already run — point at a table, declare a lens, get a typed client. Your data never leaves. Stands out: 4 features in one client (semantic search, similarity, drillable dashboards, personal feeds) where most tools do one; cross-source joins across Postgres/Mongo/ClickHouse; zero vector infra; airgap-capable Runners.

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