astrocyte-stack

Convenience meta-package for Astrocyte's default production stack.

pip install astrocyte-stack

That's it. Equivalent to:

pip install "astrocyte[default]"
# which itself resolves to:
pip install astrocyte astrocyte-postgres

Why a separate package

astrocyte-stack exists so the recommended install is one short copy-paste, not three packages or a square-bracket extras string. The trade-off:

• Library / framework consumers (pip install astrocyte) get a thin install with only the SPI types and in-memory backends. ~11 packages.
• Production / quick-start consumers (pip install astrocyte-stack) get the Postgres-backed brain that the docs assume. ~18 packages.
• The default stack can evolve (e.g. swapping the default vector backend later) without astrocyte itself growing dependencies.

What's inside

Only a dependency declaration. There is no astrocyte_stack Python API. For actual usage, import astrocyte — see the quick-start.

Choosing a different default

If you want a non-Postgres backend, install astrocyte directly with the relevant per-adapter extra:

pip install "astrocyte[qdrant]"          # Qdrant vector store
pip install "astrocyte[neo4j]"           # Neo4j graph store
pip install "astrocyte[elasticsearch]"   # Elasticsearch document store

Or browse the ecosystem and packaging guide for the full matrix of optional dependencies.

License

Apache-2.0. See LICENSE.