---
title: Agentic RAG with LanceDB
---

## Code

```python
from agno.agent import Agent
from agno.embedder.openai import OpenAIEmbedder
from agno.knowledge.pdf_url import PDFUrlKnowledgeBase
from agno.models.openai import OpenAIChat
from agno.vectordb.lancedb import LanceDb, SearchType

# Create a knowledge base of PDFs from URLs
knowledge_base = PDFUrlKnowledgeBase(
    urls=["https://agno-public.s3.amazonaws.com/recipes/ThaiRecipes.pdf"],
    # Use LanceDB as the vector database and store embeddings in the `recipes` table
    vector_db=LanceDb(
        table_name="recipes",
        uri="tmp/lancedb",
        search_type=SearchType.vector,
        embedder=OpenAIEmbedder(id="text-embedding-3-small"),
    ),
)
# Load the knowledge base: Comment after first run as the knowledge base is already loaded
knowledge_base.load()

agent = Agent(
    model=OpenAIChat(id="gpt-4o"),
    knowledge=knowledge_base,
    # Add a tool to search the knowledge base which enables agentic RAG.
    # This is enabled by default when `knowledge` is provided to the Agent.
    search_knowledge=True,
    show_tool_calls=True,
    markdown=True,
)
agent.print_response(
    "How do I make chicken and galangal in coconut milk soup", stream=True
)

​
Usage

1

创建虚拟环境

打开 Terminal 并创建一个 python 虚拟环境。

python3 -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate
2

设置你的 API Key

export OPENAI_API_KEY=xxx
3

安装库

pip install -U openai lancedb tantivy pypdf sqlalchemy agno
4

运行 Agent

python cookbook/agent_concepts/rag/agentic_rag_lancedb.py