Library / SDK
Retrieval & Memory
Chroma
1The 2open-source 3embedding 4database 5for 6AI.
the six Ws · specification
W1
Who
Open-source embedding database from Chroma.
W2
What
Stores and searches embeddings for retrieval.
W3
Where
Embedded in-process or as a server.
W4
When
When adding memory or RAG to apps.
W5
Why
A simple, developer-friendly starting vector store.
W6
With
An embedding model and your documents.
works with