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ZebraDB

Agent-native HTAP

Transactions and live analytics on the same operational data.

Scope

What it does.

ZebraDB keeps writes in Postgres and makes the same data available for analytical queries without waiting for a batch ETL job. Z-Tables add tenant isolation, history, policy, and lineage. SQL and Arrow keep the database open to applications, agents, and analytics.

ZebraDB / System architecture

Write once. Query the live state and its history.

ZebraDB keeps operational writes in native Postgres while projecting history into an analytical plane. A replication watermark lets DataFusion combine the columnar base with the unreplicated transactional tail.

control
execution
state
Evidence
Transactional write path
AUTHORITATIVE STATE
Typed application write

Command, agent operation, or integration mutation.

->
Postgres Z-Table

Transaction, schema, tenancy, RLS, indexes, and attribution.

->
History + WAL

Append-only change record with ordered event identity.

->
CDC projection

Replayable stream into Parquet or a column store.

Replication watermark
Everything at or before the watermark is the columnar base. Newer committed history is the live tail.
Analytical read path
BASE + TAIL
SQL / agent query

One logical query through Postgres wire, Arrow, FlightSQL, DOSS Grid, or MCP.

DataFusion / UDS planner
Columnar base
Large scans, projections, aggregates, and historical partitions.
Postgres tail
Committed changes newer than the replication watermark.
Arrow result

One fresh typed result without exposing physical storage topology.

Outputs
Committed operational state
Fresh analytical results
Cell and system event streams
What feeds back

Plans, latency, lag, and errors drive partitioning, caching, and engine choice.

Responsibilities

What it owns

01

Live HTAP

Read the analytical base and the newest transactional changes in one query.

02

Z-Tables

Use real Postgres tables with indexes, partitions, tenant isolation, and append-only history.

03

Open interfaces

Connect through Postgres wire, SQL, Arrow, FlightSQL, DOSS Grid, or MCP.

04

Every write has an actor

Policy, lineage, history, and attribution stay attached to the operation.

Dependencies

What it connects to

ZebraDB calls these products and services directly.

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