📅 2025-05-07 — Session: Debugged ChromaDB Embedding Issues
🕒 00:00–00:35
🏷️ Labels: Chromadb, Debugging, Embedding, Troubleshooting
📂 Project: Dev
⭐ Priority: MEDIUM
Session Goal
The goal of this session was to troubleshoot and resolve issues related to ChromaDB, specifically focusing on embedding and database queries.
Key Activities
- Diagnosed potential causes for receiving empty results from a Chroma query and provided solutions to ensure correct document and embedding configurations.
- Investigated reasons for an empty Chroma database, outlining steps to resolve the absence of stored documents.
- Provided a step-by-step guide to troubleshoot and fix issues with Chroma’s database when no embedding function is attached.
- Debugged memory embedding issues in ChromaDB, including checks for file contents and the embedding loop.
- Outlined recovery steps for restoring and inspecting stored documents in ChromaDB.
Achievements
- Identified and addressed multiple potential pitfalls in ChromaDB’s embedding and query processes.
- Developed comprehensive guides and workflows for troubleshooting and recovery.
Pending Tasks
- Further testing of the implemented solutions to ensure robustness and reliability in various scenarios.