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Living definition

What is DuckDB 1.0?

Databases & Data Infrastructure Compute & Web Infra

As of
2026-08-20
Revision
2026-08-17.1
Method
v1.3.0

Definition

The term, in context

AI-assisted draft · approved dataset

DuckDB 1.0 is the first stable release of an in-process analytical database, running columnar OLAP queries inside the host application rather than against a separate database server.

Live readiness status

Status as of the current dateline

AI-assisted assembly · derived results

As of 2026-08-20, verified readiness is 85 (claimed 95, reported 92, gap 10) — Critical evidence strength; current signals suggest Adopt with guardrails.

The readiness fact belongs to the canonical Readiness Verdict for DuckDB 1.0.

Dataset approval

Human editorial release

pragma.vision editorial — standing authorization (operator dev@soft.house, 2026-07-17)

Dataset
2026-08-17.1
Hash
sha256:0c37108a182f510fc8cf4d1dfc3a30339f2b59e62654201edea2f530a268707e
Approved
2026-08-17

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