# Basic Usage
Learn fundamental operations: create collections, add documents, search, and manage resources.
**Time:** 5-10 minutes | **Difficulty:** Beginner
## Workflow
```
# 1. Create collection
Create a collection named "basic-example"
# 2. Add documents (auto-embedded with Ollama)
Add these documents to basic-example:
- id: 1, text: "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog"
- id: 2, text: "Machine learning is a subset of artificial intelligence"
- id: 3, text: "Python is a popular programming language"
# 3. Search
Search basic-example for "AI and computer programs"
# Expected: Doc 2 ranks highest (ML/AI), Doc 3 lower (programming)
# 4. Get info
Get info about "basic-example" collection
# 5. List all
List all collections
# 6. Delete documents (optional)
Delete documents [1, 3] from basic-example
# 7. Clean up
Delete collection "basic-example"
```
## Try It
```
Create a collection named "my-first-collection"
Add these documents to my-first-collection:
- id: "doc1", text: "Coffee is a popular morning beverage"
- id: "doc2", text: "Tea comes in many varieties like green, black, and oolong"
- id: "doc3", text: "Orange juice is rich in vitamin C"
Search my-first-collection for "healthy drinks"
Delete collection "my-first-collection"
```
## Next Steps
Continue learning with these examples:
- **[Hybrid Search](../hybrid-search/)** - Combine semantic and keyword search
- **[Knowledge Base](../knowledge-base/)** - Metadata and content organization
- **[Advanced Filtering](../filters/)** - Complex search queries
- **[Rate Limiting](../rate-limiting/)** - Batch processing patterns
