chroma_create_collection

Create a new Chroma collection with customizable HNSW parameters, embedding functions, and optional metadata to organize and manage AI-generated or user-input data efficiently.

Instructions

Create a new Chroma collection with configurable HNSW parameters.

Args:
    collection_name: Name of the collection to create
    embedding_function_name: Name of the embedding function to use. Options: 'default', 'cohere', 'openai', 'jina', 'voyageai', 'ollama', 'roboflow'
    metadata: Optional metadata dict to add to the collection

Input Schema

Name	Required	Default
`collection_name`	Yes
`embedding_function_name`	No	default
`metadata`	No

Input Schema (JSON Schema)

{
  "properties": {
    "collection_name": {
      "title": "Collection Name",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "embedding_function_name": {
      "default": "default",
      "title": "Embedding Function Name",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "metadata": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "additionalProperties": true,
          "type": "object"
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ],
      "default": null,
      "title": "Metadata"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "collection_name"
  ],
  "title": "chroma_create_collectionArguments",
  "type": "object"
}

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chroma_create_collection

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Input Schema

Input Schema (JSON Schema)

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