@corbits/embedding

Batched text embeddings over any OpenAI-compatible /v1/embeddings endpoint, built on @intx/inference retries and error classification. A retrieval building block for Corbits and Interchange agents that also works standalone.

Why @corbits/embedding?

1. One client for every provider. OpenAI, Ollama, TEI, vLLM and Jina all speak the same wire format. Switching models is a config change.
2. Order-safe batching. Inputs are split into batches, and vectors come back in input order, placed by the index each response echoes. Short or duplicate replies throw instead of misaligning results.
3. Interchange retry semantics. Requests run through @intx/inference, so a 429 backs off and a 401 fails the same way it does for inference calls. Failures throw a typed EmbeddingRequestError.

It does not store or search vectors. For that, pair it with @corbits/memory.

Install

bun add @corbits/embedding @intx/inference@^0.4.0 @intx/types@^0.4.0

Runs on Bun >= 1.2 or Node >= 24.

Quickstart

Needs a local Ollama with nomic-embed-text pulled.

import { embedTexts } from "@corbits/embedding";

const vectors = await embedTexts(["a", "b"], {
  baseURL: "http://localhost:11434/v1",
  model: "nomic-embed-text",
});
console.log(vectors.length, vectors[0]?.length); // 2 768

Where it fits

Interchange runs AI agents as principals (accounts that hold their own identity, permissions and credentials). Corbits packages add what an agent product needs around it.

• Runs in: any process: the Interchange hub (the multi-tenant control plane), an agent sidecar (the runtime next to each agent), or a plain script. No hub is required.
• Plugs into: @intx/inference for transport, retries and error classification, and @intx/types.
• Pairs with: @corbits/reranking to reorder results and @corbits/memory to store and search vectors.

Reference

Export	Description
embedTexts(texts, config, options?)	Embeds the texts and returns one vector per text, in order.
probeEmbedDims(config, options?)	Embeds one probe string and returns the vector dimension.
EmbedConfigSchema, EmbedConfig	Schema and type for config.
EmbedOptions	Type for options.
EmbeddingRequestError	Thrown when a request fails.
RequestDependencies, RetryAfterExtractor	Types for options.deps and options.extractRetryAfterMs.

Config

Field	Type	Description
baseURL	string	Server root with its version path, such as http://host:11434/v1. Trailing slashes are ignored.
model	string	Model name.
apiKey	string?	Sent as a bearer token.
dimensions	number?	Requested output dimension. Sent only when set; a reply of any other dimension is rejected.
encodingFormat	"float" | "base64"?	Wire format. Defaults to float. Results are always number[].
batchSize	number?	Texts per request. Defaults to 32.
timeoutMs	number?	Per-attempt timeout; a timed-out attempt is retried. Defaults to 30000.

Options

Field	Description
deps	{ fetch, scheduler }. Defaults to global fetch and Interchange's scheduler.
retryPolicy	Retry policy. Defaults to Interchange's policy.
extractRetryAfterMs	Reads the server's retry delay. Defaults to parsing Retry-After, capped at 60 seconds.
signal	Aborts all pending requests.

Errors

A failed request throws EmbeddingRequestError with a classified reason and the request url. An invalid config throws before any request is sent.

Dimensions

Each model has a fixed output dimension: 768 for nomic-embed-text, 1536 for OpenAI text-embedding-3-small. If you store vectors, call probeEmbedDims at startup. Changing models changes the dimension, so treat it as a schema migration. Every vector from one call has the same non-zero dimension, or the call throws EmbeddingRequestError with protocol_mismatch.

Using with Interchange

@intx/inference and @intx/types are peer dependencies, so your host's Interchange version supplies them.

To share your host's retry scheduler, pass it as options.deps.scheduler along with fetch.

Upgrading from 0.1

• Install @intx/inference and @intx/types (^0.4.0) yourself. They are now peer dependencies.
• ModelRequestError is renamed to EmbeddingRequestError.
• runJSONRequest, extractRetryAfterMs and RunRequestOptions are no longer exported. To change how retry waits are read, pass options.extractRetryAfterMs.
• Config and returned vectors are unchanged.

License

LGPL-2.1-only