Agent skill
cli-anything-chromadb
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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SKILL.md
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 (
--jsonflag): 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
--jsonflag for parseable output - Check return codes - 0 for success, non-zero for errors
- Parse stderr for error messages on failure
- Use
--hostto connect to non-default ChromaDB instances
Version
1.0.0
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