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The DocxKnowledgeBase reads local docx files, converts them into vector embeddings and loads them to a vector database.

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Usage

We are using a local PgVector database for this example. Make sure it’s running
pip install textract

from agno.knowledge.docx import DocxKnowledgeBase
from agno.vectordb.pgvector import PgVector

knowledge_base = DocxKnowledgeBase(
    path="data/docs",
    # Table name: ai.docx_documents
    vector_db=PgVector(
        table_name="docx_documents",
        db_url="postgresql+psycopg://ai:ai@localhost:5532/ai",
    ),
)
Then use the knowledge_base with an Agent: 
from agno.agent import Agent
from knowledge_base import knowledge_base

agent = Agent(
    knowledge=knowledge_base,
    search_knowledge=True,
)
agent.knowledge.load(recreate=False)

agent.print_response("Ask me about something from the knowledge base")

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DocxKnowledgeBase also supports async loading.

pip install qdrant-client
We are using a local Qdrant database for this example. Make sure it’s running
async_knowledge_base.py
import asyncio
from pathlib import Path

from agno.agent import Agent
from agno.knowledge.docx import DocxKnowledgeBase
from agno.vectordb.lancedb import LanceDb, SearchType

# Create a knowledge base with the DOCX files from the data/docs directory
knowledge_base = DocxKnowledgeBase(
    path=Path("tmp/docs"),
    vector_db=LanceDb(
        uri="tmp/lancedb",
        table_name="docx_reader",
        search_type=SearchType.hybrid,
    ),
)

# Create an agent with the knowledge base
agent = Agent(
    knowledge=knowledge_base,
    search_knowledge=True,
)

if __name__ == "__main__":
    asyncio.run(knowledge_base.aload(recreate=False))

    asyncio.run(
        agent.aprint_response(
            "What docs do you have in your knowledge base?", markdown=True
        )
    )

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Params

ParameterTypeDefaultDescription
pathUnion[str, Path]-Path to text files. Can point to a single docx file or a directory of docx files.
formatsList[str][".doc", ".docx"]Formats accepted by this knowledge base.
readerDocxReaderDocxReader()A DocxReader that converts the docx files into Documents for the vector database.
DocxKnowledgeBase is a subclass of the AgentKnowledge class and has access to the same params.

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