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Code

cookbook/agent_concepts/vector_dbs/clickhouse.py
from agno.agent import Agent
from agno.knowledge.pdf_url import PDFUrlKnowledgeBase
from agno.storage.agent.sqlite import SqliteAgentStorage
from agno.vectordb.clickhouse import Clickhouse

agent = Agent(
    storage=SqliteAgentStorage(table_name="recipe_agent"),
    knowledge=PDFUrlKnowledgeBase(
        urls=["https://agno-public.s3.amazonaws.com/recipes/ThaiRecipes.pdf"],
        vector_db=Clickhouse(
            table_name="recipe_documents",
            host="localhost",
            port=8123,
            username="ai",
            password="ai",
        ),
    ),
    show_tool_calls=True,
    search_knowledge=True,
    read_chat_history=True,
)
agent.knowledge.load(recreate=False)  # type: ignore

agent.print_response("How do I make pad thai?", markdown=True)

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Usage

1

Create a virtual environment

Open the Terminal and create a python virtual environment.

2

Start Clickhouse

docker run -d \
  -e CLICKHOUSE_DB=ai \
  -e CLICKHOUSE_USER=ai \
  -e CLICKHOUSE_PASSWORD=ai \
  -e CLICKHOUSE_DEFAULT_ACCESS_MANAGEMENT=1 \
  -v clickhouse_data:/var/lib/clickhouse/ \
  -v clickhouse_log:/var/log/clickhouse-server/ \
  -p 8123:8123 \
  -p 9000:9000 \
  --ulimit nofile=262144:262144 \
  --name clickhouse-server \
  clickhouse/clickhouse-server
3

Install libraries

pip install -U clickhouse-connect pypdf openai agno
4

Run Agent

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