1pxone · Oct 15, 2026 · Oct 15, 2026
diff --git a/.changeset/engine-binary-rushdb.md b/.changeset/engine-binary-rushdb.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@rushdb/javascript-sdk": patch
+---
+
+Refer to the self-hosted engine binary as `rushdb` (`rushdb serve`) in the README, JSDoc, and generated docs.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ The SDK works with RushDB in one of two ways:
 
 | | RushDB Cloud | Self-hosted RushDB engine (direct mode) |
 | --- | --- | --- |
-| What you run | nothing: the managed service at [app.rushdb.com](https://app.rushdb.com) | one `rushdbd` binary, on your own infrastructure |
+| What you run | nothing: the managed service at [app.rushdb.com](https://app.rushdb.com) | one `rushdb` binary, on your own infrastructure |
 | Connect with | an API key | the engine URL and the engine token |
 
 The engine is what you can self-host. RushDB Cloud runs that engine for you and adds the dashboard,

diff --git a/docs-reference.json b/docs-reference.json
@@ -10709,7 +10709,7 @@
 							},
 							{
 								"kind": "code",
-								"text": "`rushdbd`"
+								"text": "`rushdb`"
 							},
 							{
 								"kind": "text",
@@ -23302,7 +23302,7 @@
 							},
 							{
 								"kind": "code",
-								"text": "`rushdbd`"
+								"text": "`rushdb`"
 							},
 							{
 								"kind": "text",
@@ -47236,7 +47236,7 @@
 											},
 											{
 												"kind": "code",
-												"text": "`rushdbd`"
+												"text": "`rushdb`"
 											},
 											{
 												"kind": "text",
@@ -47480,7 +47480,7 @@
 											},
 											{
 												"kind": "code",
-												"text": "`rushdbd --multitenant`"
+												"text": "`rushdb serve --multitenant`"
 											},
 											{
 												"kind": "text",
@@ -51315,7 +51315,7 @@
 					},
 					{
 						"kind": "code",
-						"text": "`rushdbd`"
+						"text": "`rushdb`"
 					},
 					{
 						"kind": "text",

diff --git a/docs-reference/classes/RestAPI.md b/docs-reference/classes/RestAPI.md
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ Optional smart-search context and transaction
 
 Defined in: [api/api.ts:85](https://github.com/rush-db/javascript-sdk/blob/main/src/api/api.ts#L85)
 
-Direct engine transport (standalone `rushdbd`) when `direct` mode is set.
+Direct engine transport (standalone `rushdb`) when `direct` mode is set.
 In direct mode every request is answered from the engine; nothing is sent
 to RushDB Cloud.
 

diff --git a/docs-reference/classes/RushDB.md b/docs-reference/classes/RushDB.md
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ Optional smart-search context and transaction
 
 Defined in: [api/api.ts:85](https://github.com/rush-db/javascript-sdk/blob/main/src/api/api.ts#L85)
 
-Direct engine transport (standalone `rushdbd`) when `direct` mode is set.
+Direct engine transport (standalone `rushdb`) when `direct` mode is set.
 In direct mode every request is answered from the engine; nothing is sent
 to RushDB Cloud.
 

diff --git a/docs-reference/type-aliases/SDKConfig.md b/docs-reference/type-aliases/SDKConfig.md
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Defined in: [sdk/types.ts:27](https://github.com/rush-db/javascript-sdk/blob/mai
 
 > `optional` **direct?**: `boolean`
 
-Direct mode: talk to a standalone RushDB engine (`rushdbd`) instead of
+Direct mode: talk to a standalone RushDB engine (`rushdb`) instead of
 RushDB Cloud. Requires `engineUrl`; the token is the engine token. The
 methods listed in `CLOUD_ONLY_METHODS` throw `CloudOnlyError`, and no
 request is ever sent to RushDB Cloud.
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ which results in deleting all Records in the project.
 
 > `optional` **scope?**: `string`
 
-Tenant on a multitenant engine (`rushdbd --multitenant`), sent as
+Tenant on a multitenant engine (`rushdb serve --multitenant`), sent as
 `X-RushDB-Tenant`. Omit for a single-tenant engine.
 
 ### timeout?

diff --git a/docs-reference/variables/CLOUD_ONLY_METHODS.md b/docs-reference/variables/CLOUD_ONLY_METHODS.md
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ What RushDB Cloud adds over a standalone engine, as SDK methods. One list:
 the direct-mode router refuses these with `CloudOnlyError`, the MCP server
 hides the tools built on them, and the docs mark them.
 
-Everything else the SDK offers runs against a standalone `rushdbd` too.
+Everything else the SDK offers runs against a standalone `rushdb` too.
 
 ## Type Declaration
 

diff --git a/src/api/api.ts b/src/api/api.ts
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ export class RestAPI {
   public options: SDKConfig['options']
   public logger: SDKConfig['logger']
   /**
-   * Direct engine transport (standalone `rushdbd`) when `direct` mode is set.
+   * Direct engine transport (standalone `rushdb`) when `direct` mode is set.
    * In direct mode every request is answered from the engine; nothing is sent
    * to RushDB Cloud.
    */

diff --git a/src/direct/capabilities.ts b/src/direct/capabilities.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  * the direct-mode router refuses these with `CloudOnlyError`, the MCP server
  * hides the tools built on them, and the docs mark them.
  *
- * Everything else the SDK offers runs against a standalone `rushdbd` too.
+ * Everything else the SDK offers runs against a standalone `rushdb` too.
  */
 export const CLOUD_ONLY_METHODS = {
   'ai.search': 'natural-language search turns the prompt into a query with an LLM',

diff --git a/src/direct/engine.ts b/src/direct/engine.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ export type ProtocolResponse = {
 
 /**
  * Direct engine transport: executes protocol operations against a standalone
- * `rushdbd` (`/protocol/v1/execute`) over HTTP. This is the SDK's "direct
+ * `rushdb` (`/protocol/v1/execute`) over HTTP. This is the SDK's "direct
  * mode" — no RushDB Cloud. `scope` is the tenant on a multitenant engine
  * (`X-RushDB-Tenant`); auth is the engine token.
  */

diff --git a/src/sdk/types.ts b/src/sdk/types.ts
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ export type SDKConfig = {
   timeout?: number
   logger?: Logger
   /**
-   * Direct mode: talk to a standalone RushDB engine (`rushdbd`) instead of
+   * Direct mode: talk to a standalone RushDB engine (`rushdb`) instead of
    * RushDB Cloud. Requires `engineUrl`; the token is the engine token. The
    * methods listed in `CLOUD_ONLY_METHODS` throw `CloudOnlyError`, and no
    * request is ever sent to RushDB Cloud.
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ export type SDKConfig = {
   /** Standalone engine base URL when `direct` is enabled (e.g. `http://127.0.0.1:3000`). */
   engineUrl?: string
   /**
-   * Tenant on a multitenant engine (`rushdbd --multitenant`), sent as
+   * Tenant on a multitenant engine (`rushdb serve --multitenant`), sent as
    * `X-RushDB-Tenant`. Omit for a single-tenant engine.
    */
   scope?: string

diff --git a/test/direct-engine.live.spec.ts b/test/direct-engine.live.spec.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 /**
  * Direct mode against a real standalone engine. Runs only when
  * `RUSHDB_TEST_ENGINE_URL` (and `RUSHDB_TEST_ENGINE_TOKEN`, default
- * `local-token`) point at a single-tenant `rushdbd` started with
+ * `local-token`) point at a single-tenant `rushdb` started with
  * `--languages cypher`, e.g.
  *
- *   rushdbd --data-dir /tmp/rushdb-test --port 3877 --languages cypher
+ *   rushdb serve --data-dir /tmp/rushdb-test --port 3877 --languages cypher
  *   RUSHDB_TEST_ENGINE_URL=http://127.0.0.1:3877 pnpm test
  */
 import { describe, it, expect, beforeAll } from 'vitest'