index

name	index
description	Rebuild the node-level SQLite FTS5 evidence index. Use when the user asks to rebuild search, refresh search after metadata/full-text changes, or repair missing search results.

Rebuild Index

AutoR no longer builds FAISS or embedding storage. autor index builds:

• paper-level metadata/registry tables
• citation graph tables
• paper_nodes
• paper_node_fts for auditable evidence retrieval

Execution Logic

Incrementally update the evidence index:

autor index

Fully rebuild the evidence index:

autor index --rebuild

Full rebuilds use a temporary SQLite database by default, then replace data/index.db after a successful build. This avoids long WAL writes on Windows-mounted WSL paths. Use --direct only for diagnosis.

Check index health without rebuilding:

autor index --status

Queue a rebuild in the background:

autor index --rebuild --background

Pipeline preset:

autor pipeline reindex

Examples

User says: "Rebuild the index." → Run autor index --rebuild

User says: "Search results look stale after editing paper.md." → Run autor index --rebuild

User says: "Update the vectors." → Explain vector storage has been removed, then run autor index --rebuild if they meant search refresh.