v0.2.30 v6.0.0

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umputun/ralphexSep 29, 2026 → Sep 29, 20260 days between releases

What's New

Major engine rewrite from C to Rust and switch to effects-based replication in FalkorDB v6.0.0

Breaking Changes

  • Mixed-engine replication (4.x and 6.0) is not supported
  • Replication mechanism changed from query text to effects
  • EFFECTS_THRESHOLD configuration is now ignored

New Features

  • Rust engine replacing the C engine
  • New replication mechanism using effects format v3
  • Updated search engine to RediSearch 8.6.1
  • Optimized query performance

Improvements

  • Optimized query performance
  • Crash and hang fixes

Bug Fixes

  • Crash and hang fixes

Upgrade Notes

Do not mix 4.x and 6.0 nodes in a replication set; upgrade all nodes simultaneously. The EFFECTS_THRESHOLD config is now ignored, and TIMEOUT is deprecated in favor of TIMEOUT_DEFAULT and TIMEOUT_MAX.

The Two Releases

v0.2.30

v0.2.30

Sep 29, 2026· 23 days ago

Integrates OpenRouter to provide access to 400+ models and introduces heterogeneous swarm capabilities with a cost-aware verification engine.

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v6.0.0

v6.0.0

Sep 29, 2026· 23 days ago

FalkorDB v6.0.0 is a major rewrite of the engine from C to Rust, introducing a new replication mechanism (effects) and an updated search engine (RediSearch 8.6.1).

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