Learn how to filter knowledge base searches using Pdf documents with user-specific metadata in Pinecone.
from os import getenv
from agno.agent import Agent
from agno.knowledge.pdf import PDFKnowledgeBase
from agno.utils.media import (
SampleDataFileExtension,
download_knowledge_filters_sample_data,
)
from agno.vectordb.pineconedb import PineconeDb
# Download all sample CVs and get their paths
downloaded_cv_paths = download_knowledge_filters_sample_data(
num_files=5, file_extension=SampleDataFileExtension.PDF
)
# Initialize Pinecone
api_key = getenv("PINECONE_API_KEY")
index_name = "thai-recipe-index"
vector_db = PineconeDb(
name=index_name,
dimension=1536,
metric="cosine",
spec={"serverless": {"cloud": "aws", "region": "us-east-1"}},
api_key=api_key,
)
# Step 1: Initialize knowledge base with documents and metadata
knowledge_base = PDFKnowledgeBase(
path=[
{
"path": downloaded_cv_paths[0],
"metadata": {
"user_id": "jordan_mitchell",
"document_type": "cv",
"year": 2025,
},
},
{
"path": downloaded_cv_paths[1],
"metadata": {
"user_id": "taylor_brooks",
"document_type": "cv",
"year": 2025,
},
},
{
"path": downloaded_cv_paths[2],
"metadata": {
"user_id": "morgan_lee",
"document_type": "cv",
"year": 2025,
},
},
{
"path": downloaded_cv_paths[3],
"metadata": {
"user_id": "casey_jordan",
"document_type": "cv",
"year": 2025,
},
},
{
"path": downloaded_cv_paths[4],
"metadata": {
"user_id": "alex_rivera",
"document_type": "cv",
"year": 2025,
},
},
],
vector_db=vector_db,
)
# Load all documents into the vector database
knowledge_base.load(recreate=True, upsert=True)
# Step 2: Query the knowledge base with different filter combinations
# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
agent = Agent(
knowledge=knowledge_base,
search_knowledge=True,
)
agent.print_response(
"Tell me about Jordan Mitchell's experience and skills",
knowledge_filters={"user_id": "hey"},
markdown=True,
)
Install libraries
pip install -U agno pinecone pinecone-text openai
Run the example
python cookbook/agent_concepts/knowledge/filters/filtering_pinecone.py
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