Event Sourcing vs Vector Embeddings for Knowledge Management isn’t a pretend battle—it's happening now. Genesis DB's new VS Code extension puts the event stream front and center, letting you manage connections, explore events with a built-in Event Explorer UI, commit new events, run GDBQL queries, and manage schemas directly in the editor, with GDPR erasure available in-editor. [1]
Genesis DB in the IDE — The extension brings the production-ready event-sourcing engine into your editor, aiming to cut context switching and streamline workflows. [1]
AI-powered PKM with Pinecone — A prototype uses Pinecone with Claude MCP and multilingual-e5-large to power a Zettelkasten-inspired system that suggests related notes and maintains bidirectional links automatically. [2] The system prompt guides Claude Code for IDs, connections, and workflows. [2]
How to choose, in practice: • Event store advantages — best for audit trails, history, and in-editor schema/erasures. [1] • Vector DB advantages — shines for semantic search and cross-note linking in PKM workflows. [2]
Together, Genesis DB and Pinecone sketch a PKM future where exact event histories meet AI-driven discovery.
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Show HN: A VS Code Extension for Genesis DB – The event sourcing database
VS Code extension for Genesis DB, an event-sourcing database, enabling connections, event explorer, GDBQL queries, schema management, and GDPR erasure.
View sourceShow HN: AI-Powered Zettelkasten Using Pinecone and Claude MCP
Zettelkasten-inspired notes using vector embeddings and Pinecone for semantic linking; Claude MCP prompts; bidirectional connections; seeking feedback from PKM enthusiasts
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