Theory

First-party algorithm notes for ZVec.NET: math, illustrations, citations, and SDK parameter mapping. Short “when to use” primers stay under Concepts; product docs remain at zvec.org.

Phase status

Phase	Status	Content
1 — Link-heavy	Done	Concepts primers
2 — Own theory	Current	Pages below (KaTeX + Mermaid + mapping)
3 — Versioned docs	Enabled	mike aliases (latest, dev) on GitHub Pages

Reading order

1. Distance metrics
2. HNSW
3. IVF
4. Vamana
5. DiskANN
6. Quantization
7. RRF and fusion

See also

• Upstream benchmarks: zvec.org/en/docs/db/benchmarks
• Binding gaps: Native API coverage