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cli-anything-chromadb

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cli-anything-chromadb

A stateless command-line interface for ChromaDB vector database, built on the HTTP API v2. Designed for AI agents and power users who need to manage collections, documents, and run semantic queries without a browser UI.

Installation

This CLI is installed as part of the cli-anything-chromadb package:

pip install cli-anything-chromadb

Prerequisites:

  • Python 3.10+
  • ChromaDB server running at localhost:8000 (or specify via --host)

Usage

Basic Commands

# Show help
cli-anything-chromadb --help

# Start interactive REPL mode
cli-anything-chromadb

# Check server health
cli-anything-chromadb --json server heartbeat

# List all collections
cli-anything-chromadb --json collection list

# Semantic search
cli-anything-chromadb --json query search --collection hub_knowledge --text "How to deploy"

REPL Mode

When invoked without a subcommand, the CLI enters an interactive REPL session:

cli-anything-chromadb
# Enter commands interactively with tab-completion and history

Command Groups

server

Server health and version commands.

CommandDescription
heartbeatCheck ChromaDB server health
versionGet ChromaDB server version

collection

Manage ChromaDB collections.

CommandDescription
listList all collections
create --name NAMECreate a new collection
delete --name NAMEDelete a collection
info NAMEGet collection info

document

Manage documents in collections.

CommandDescription
add --collection C --id ID --document TEXTAdd document(s)
get --collection CGet documents
delete --collection C --id IDDelete document(s)
count --collection CCount documents

query

Semantic search against collections.

CommandDescription
search --collection C --text TSemantic search

Output Formats

All commands support dual output modes:

  • Human-readable (default): Tables, colors, formatted text
  • Machine-readable (--json flag): Structured JSON for agent consumption
# Human output
cli-anything-chromadb server heartbeat

# JSON output for agents
cli-anything-chromadb --json server heartbeat

For AI Agents

When using this CLI programmatically:

  1. Always use --json flag for parseable output
  2. Check return codes - 0 for success, non-zero for errors
  3. Parse stderr for error messages on failure
  4. Use --host to connect to non-default ChromaDB instances

Version

1.0.0