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Embedded graph database built for query speed and scalability. Version 0.19.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-30.
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Package summary
Embedded graph database built for query speed and scalability
Project links
Commands and aliases
- lbug
history
Project history and usage
Ladybug is a newer embedded columnar graph database with a command-line shell and language bindings. Its official positioning is as a Kuzu successor and as a graph-oriented analogue to the embedded, analytical database style popularized by DuckDB.
Project history
The LadybugDB site frames the project as a response to Kuzu's open-source development halt after acquisition, with LadybugDB carrying forward the embedded graph database idea with an open-source license, enterprise support, and a low-friction install path. The documentation describes Ladybug as an embedded graph database optimized for complex join-heavy analytical workloads on large graphs, using property graphs, Cypher, columnar disk storage, CSR adjacency and join indexes, vectorized and factorized execution, multi-core query parallelism, and serializable ACID transactions.
Adoption history
Public adoption evidence is thin because the project is young, but the official site advertises curl and Homebrew installation, and the GitHub release feed shows packaged CLI and library artifacts for Linux, macOS, and Windows. That makes the Homebrew formula part of the project's early distribution story rather than an afterthought.
How it is used
Users can run the lbug CLI as a standalone shell for Cypher interaction, or embed Ladybug through language bindings. The docs emphasize in-process use with no external DBMS server, plus interoperability with formats and systems such as Parquet, Arrow, and DuckDB.
Why package nerds care
For package watchers, Ladybug is interesting as a fast-moving database fork/successor story: a research-heavy embedded graph database lineage repackaged with command-line binaries, language SDKs, and Homebrew installation soon after launch.
Timeline
- 2026: The official website described LadybugDB as a Kuzu successor and advertised Homebrew installation.
- 2026-06-02: GitHub release v0.17.1 published CLI and library artifacts for Linux, macOS, and Windows.
Related projects
- LadybugDB is explicitly related to Kuzu, Cypher, DuckDB, Parquet, Arrow, and embedded analytical database workflows.
Sources
security posture
No protected-tool coverage found yet
No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for ladybug. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.
Install behavior
- No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.
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executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
lbug | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-08-03
manager version0.19.0
manager updated2026-07-30
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:ladybug |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.19.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://ladybugdb.com/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/LadybugDB/ladybug |
| Last updated | 2026-07-30T02:07:30Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none declared |
source trail
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This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- curated package history
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