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Keep a searchable store of story notes on disk with Chroma and Python
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For writers and tool builders who want short story notes saved locally and searchable by meaning, with an optional filter such as chapter. You end with a small Python script using an open-source vector database. Based on Chroma's docs and README; it was not run.
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Guide title
Keep a searchable store of story notes on disk with Chroma and Python
Coverage
For writers and tool builders who want short story notes saved locally and searchable by meaning, with an optional filter such as chapter. You end with a small Python script using an open-source vector database. Based on Chroma's docs and README; it was not run.
Example
Three invented story notes saved in a local Chroma folder, then a search for the rail-travel note limited to chapter 2; not run.
Useful starting points
- Notes that vanish after a restart usually mean the in-memory client was used instead of the persistent one.
- Reusing stable ids with upsert avoids duplicate notes when the script runs twice.
- A reset call wipes the whole database and cannot be undone.
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