chroma-cloud

Instructions

Intake

Do not block on a long questionnaire. Ask only for details that are missing and required to choose the right path:

• Dense only or hybrid search
• Whether CHROMA_API_KEY, CHROMA_TENANT, and CHROMA_DATABASE are already configured
• Existing embedding choice, if any

If the user has no embedding preference, default to Chroma Cloud Qwen. If hybrid search is required, use Schema() and Search(). If the task is narrow, such as fixing an existing query, reviewing code, or answering an API question, proceed with the repo context instead of forcing intake.

What to validate

• Correct client import (CloudClient vs Client)
• Environment variables are set for Cloud deployments
• Embedding function package is installed when the selected TypeScript embedding requires one
• Schema() and Search() are only used for Cloud workflows
• Important: get_or_create_collection() accepts either an embedding_function OR a schema, but not both. Use schema when you need multiple indexes, hybrid search, or sparse embeddings; use embedding_function for simple dense-only search.