> ## Documentation Index
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# ChromaDB Async

## Code

```python cookbook/08_knowledge/vector_db/chroma_db/async_chroma_db.py theme={null}

import asyncio

from agno.agent import Agent
from agno.knowledge.knowledge import Knowledge
from agno.vectordb.chroma import ChromaDb

vector_db = ChromaDb(collection="recipes", path="tmp/chromadb", persistent_client=True)

knowledge = Knowledge(
    vector_db=vector_db,
)

agent = Agent(knowledge=knowledge)

if __name__ == "__main__":
    asyncio.run(
        knowledge.ainsert(url="https://docs.agno.com/introduction/agents.md")
    )

    asyncio.run(
        agent.aprint_response("What is the purpose of an Agno Agent?", markdown=True)
    )
```

## Usage

<Steps>
  <Snippet file="create-venv-step.mdx" />

  <Step title="Install dependencies">
    ```bash theme={null}
    uv pip install -U chromadb pypdf openai agno
    ```
  </Step>

  <Step title="Set environment variables">
    ```bash theme={null}
    export OPENAI_API_KEY=xxx
    ```
  </Step>

  <Step title="Run Agent">
    ```bash theme={null}
    python cookbook/08_knowledge/vector_db/chroma_db/async_chroma_db.py
    ```
  </Step>
</Steps>