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repair is the explicit recovery path for an index that cannot be updated or read reliably. It performs the same transactional full rebuild as index --full.
smolbren builds notes, edges, search indexes, and ontology metadata in a sibling directory. It validates both Lance datasets before replacing the live directory. Existing embeddings are preserved. If any note read, dataset write, search-index build, or validation fails, the command reports the operation, paths involved, and underlying storage error while leaving the previous index untouched.
If a process is interrupted between swap operations, the next index or repair run restores the recovery backup before continuing.