cli-anything-chromadb

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Command-line interface for ChromaDB - A stateless CLI for managing vector database collections, documents, and semantic search. Designed for AI agents and automation via the ChromaDB HTTP API v2.

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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.

Command	Description
`heartbeat`	Check ChromaDB server health
`version`	Get ChromaDB server version

collection

Manage ChromaDB collections.

Command	Description
`list`	List all collections
`create --name NAME`	Create a new collection
`delete --name NAME`	Delete a collection
`info NAME`	Get collection info

document

Manage documents in collections.

Command	Description
`add --collection C --id ID --document TEXT`	Add document(s)
`get --collection C`	Get documents
`delete --collection C --id ID`	Delete document(s)
`count --collection C`	Count documents

query

Semantic search against collections.

Command	Description
`search --collection C --text T`	Semantic 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:

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

Version

1.0.0