Perplexity Publishes Research on CobbleDB, a Database Built with Hundreds of AI Agents

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Key Info

Perplexity published research on CobbleDB, its key-value database that serves web content for Perplexity search. The core infrastructure was built in two months by two engineers and a team of hundreds of proactive, always-on AI agents.

Highlights

  • CobbleDB is purpose-built for serving web content in Perplexity's search stack.
  • Two engineers led the effort, with hundreds of proactive AI agents contributing to the core infrastructure.
  • The project reportedly went from zero to core infrastructure in about two months.
  • The research publication offers a rare look at how AI agents can accelerate database and systems engineering.
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