chroma

Instructions

Before writing any code, gather this information:

1. Deployment target: Local Chroma or Chroma Cloud?

   • If Cloud: they'll need API key, tenant, and database configured
   • If Local: determine if they need persistence or ephemeral storage

2. Search type (Cloud only): Dense only, or hybrid search?

   • Dense only: simpler setup, good for most semantic search
   • Hybrid (dense + sparse): better for keyword-heavy queries, use SPLADE

3. Embedding model: Which provider/model?

   • Default: @chroma-core/default-embed (TypeScript) or built-in (Python)
   • OpenAI: text-embedding-3-large is most popular, requires @chroma-core/openai
   • Ask the user if they have a preference or existing provider