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OSS2026-08-21 · source-backed
Client-side similarity search against Parquet files fetched over plain HTTP, no database server, no index service. Show HN 21 points and 4 comments, so this is early rather than validated. The architecture is the point: if the index is a static file on a CDN, the retrieval tier of a small RAG app disappears into hosting cost.
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RAGOCR competes with RAG / Shared entity: RAG / Earlier coverage / Tension
Linked by a graph relationship (RAGOCR competes with RAG); both cover RAG; earlier RAG coverage from 2026-08-09.
Shared entity: Show HN / Shared topic / Earlier coverage / Tension
Both cover Show HN; overlapping topics (against, comment); earlier Show HN coverage from 2026-08-20.
Both cover Show HN; overlapping topics (comment, early); earlier Show HN coverage from 2026-08-13.
Shared entity: HTTP / Shared topic / Earlier coverage / Tension
Both cover HTTP; overlapping topics (against, comment); earlier HTTP coverage from 2026-07-23.
Shared entity: Show HN / Shared topic / Earlier coverage / Tension
Both cover Show HN; overlapping topics (comment, point); earlier Show HN coverage from 2026-07-02.
Shared entity: RAG / Shared topic / Earlier coverage / Tension
Both cover RAG; overlapping topics (cost, index); earlier RAG coverage from 2026-06-25.
Shared entity: RAG / Shared topic / Earlier coverage
Both cover RAG; overlapping topics (against, file, search); earlier RAG coverage from 2026-05-10.
Shared entity: Client / Shared topic / Earlier coverage
Both cover Client; overlapping topics (browser, client-side, cost); earlier Client coverage from 2026-04-27.