/cli-anything-chromadb

name: "cli-anything-chromadb"
description: >-
  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.

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:

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