EVOLVABLE · TEMPORAL · IMMUTABLE

τ (tau)

Temporal database engineered around new primitives.

Event-sourcing meets periodic and point in time travel, with addressable lenses providing view and migration like power without the complexity.

The Paradigm

Time is hard. It's easier with the right tools.

Tau (τ)

An immutable delta valid for an explicit time range. Store only what changed, when it changed—never lose history, never duplicate state.

Schedule

An ordered collection of related Taus. Reconstruct any point in time by replaying deltas—deterministic, auditable, always consistent.

Frame

A grouping of schedules that belong together. Organize related time-series data with clear boundaries and composable structure.

Lens

A transformation that acts as both view and migration. Define once, auto-evolve forever—like symlinks for your data model.

Features

Traditional databases force you to choose. Tau makes the hard problems disappear.

Time-native queries

Point-in-time and periodic queries are first-class operations, not slow workarounds. Query any moment with millisecond precision.

Zero-copy evolution

Lenses transform data without migrations or downtime. Add views, change schemas—all while serving production traffic.

Immutable by design

Full audit trail and deterministic replay built in. Every state change is traceable, every query reproducible.

Smart compression

Store deltas, not duplicates. Temperature changed 0.1°? Store 0.1, not the whole record. Efficiency without complexity.

Correctness first

Explicit time ranges and immutability mean no lost data, no race conditions, no ambiguous state. Just clarity.

Built for durability

Append-only architecture means safe replication, trivial backups, and confidence in your data's integrity over time.

Built for domains where time matters

Financial Systems

Audit trails, transaction history, and compliance reporting without custom event stores.

Time-Series & Sensors

Efficient storage of periodic data with smart delta compression and native time queries.

Simulations & Modeling

Deterministic replay and state reconstruction for scientific computing and analysis.

Distributed Systems

Immutable logs and event sourcing primitives that make consistency tractable.

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