Weaviate Database Operations

Iron Law

ALWAYS LIST COLLECTIONS FIRST — never assume collection names or schemas exist.

Running any search or import against a non-existent collection returns a cryptic error. list_collections.py takes under 1 second and prevents every "collection not found" failure.

Process

1. List collections — discover what exists before any operation
2. Ask user — confirm which collection(s) to target, or offer example data if empty
3. Get collection details — inspect schema, vectorizer, multi-tenancy status
4. Explore collection — check data distribution and sample objects
5. Run operation — search, import, fetch, or ask

Script Index