vecpdf — PDF → ChromaDB, locally

What it does

A CLI tool to process PDFs and create local vector databases using ChromaDB. No external API keys required! No Pinecone!

A CLI tool to process PDFs and create local vector databases using ChromaDB. No external API keys required! - thegreatbey/vecpdf

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