CockroachDB for
Agent State Management
CockroachDB gives AI agents a durable foundation for the state they need across steps, sessions, and users. Bring requests, responses, decisions, workflow state, metadata, and embeddings together in one distributed SQL database, so agents can use AI retrieval to find relevant context, coordinate actions, and operate with accuracy and reliability on live transactional data. With built in security, governance, and resilience, CockroachDB helps teams move agentic workflows from prototype to production.
Why customers choose CockroachDB for Agent State Management
Unified Access Layer
SQL for Structure + Semi-Structured + Vector Embedding stored together; no ETL pipelines, no sync lag
Enterprise Security & Audit
Row based access controls, row-level security, and encryption; auditing for data, schema and permissions
Zero-Downtime
99.999% uptime SLA; agents cannot stall due to database downtime
Data Consistency
Agents can’t be accurate with eventually consistent data. They hallucinate and make the wrong decisions.
Agent State Management Reference Architecture
Zero ETL, One System. Vectors and relational data live in the same database. Write and index in a single ACID transaction.
ACID Consistency for Embeddings. Embeddings and source records change together in a single commit; always in sync.
Global Distribution by Design. Deploy agent memory across regions. Locality-aware reads/writes ensure low latency wherever agents run.
C-SPANN Vector Indexing. CockroachDB’s purpose-built distributed vector index supports high-ingest, real-time updates without index rebuilds.
Enterprise Security and Compliance. Geo-partitioning enforces data residency. Row-level access control, encryption, and audit logs down to the row.
Serverless Multi-tenant Isolation. Instant per-agent or per-user database isolation without operational overhead.
Scale without Re-architecture. Horizontal scale from first agent to fleet. No manual sharding. No migration required.
Testimonial
Arjun Sambamoorthy
VP, CTO Cisco AI
