| Parameter | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
wcd_url | Optional[str] | None | URL for Weaviate Cloud Deployment. Falls back to WCD_URL environment variable if not provided. |
wcd_api_key | Optional[str] | None | API key for Weaviate Cloud Deployment. Falls back to WCD_API_KEY environment variable if not provided. |
client | Optional[weaviate.WeaviateClient] | None | Pre-configured Weaviate client instance. |
local | bool | False | Whether to use a local Weaviate instance instead of cloud. |
collection | str | "default" | Name of the collection to use in Weaviate. |
vector_index | VectorIndex | VectorIndex.HNSW | Type of vector index to use (HNSW, FLAT, or DYNAMIC). |
distance | Distance | Distance.COSINE | Distance metric for vector similarity (COSINE, DOT, etc.). |
embedder | Optional[Embedder] | None | Embedder to use for generating vector embeddings. Defaults to OpenAIEmbedder if not provided. |
search_type | SearchType | SearchType.vector | Type of search to perform (vector, keyword, or hybrid). |
reranker | Optional[Reranker] | None | Optional reranker to improve search results. |
hybrid_search_alpha | float | 0.5 | Weight between vector and keyword search for hybrid search (0.0 = keyword only, 1.0 = vector only). |
Vector Databases