Welcome to the Redis Vector Library – the ultimate Python client designed for AI applications harnessing the power of Redis.
redisvl is your go-to tool for:
- Lightning-fast information retrieval & vector similarity search
- Real-time RAG pipelines
- Agentic memory structures
- Smart recommendation engines
Install redisvl into your Python (>=3.8) environment using pip:
pip install redisvlFor more detailed instructions, visit the installation guide.
Choose from multiple Redis deployment options:
- Redis Cloud: Managed cloud database (free tier available)
- Redis Stack: Docker image for development
docker run -d --name redis-stack -p 6379:6379 -p 8001:8001 redis/redis-stack:latest
- Redis Enterprise: Commercial, self-hosted database
- Azure Cache for Redis Enterprise: Fully managed Redis Enterprise on Azure
Enhance your experience and observability with the free Redis Insight GUI.
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Design a schema for your use case that models your dataset with built-in Redis and indexable fields (e.g. text, tags, numerics, geo, and vectors). Load a schema from a YAML file:
index: name: user-idx prefix: user storage_type: json fields: - name: user type: tag - name: credit_score type: tag - name: embedding type: vector attrs: algorithm: flat dims: 4 distance_metric: cosine datatype: float32
from redisvl.schema import IndexSchema schema = IndexSchema.from_yaml("schemas/schema.yaml")
Or load directly from a Python dictionary:
schema = IndexSchema.from_dict({ "index": { "name": "user-idx", "prefix": "user", "storage_type": "json" }, "fields": [ {"name": "user", "type": "tag"}, {"name": "credit_score", "type": "tag"}, { "name": "embedding", "type": "vector", "attrs": { "algorithm": "flat", "datatype": "float32", "dims": 4, "distance_metric": "cosine" } } ] })
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Create a SearchIndex class with an input schema and client connection in order to perform admin and search operations on your index in Redis:
from redis import Redis from redisvl.index import SearchIndex # Establish Redis connection and define index client = Redis.from_url("redis://localhost:6379") index = SearchIndex(schema, client) # Create the index in Redis index.create()
Async compliant search index class also available: AsyncSearchIndex.
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Load and fetch data to/from your Redis instance:
data = {"user": "john", "credit_score": "high", "embedding": [0.23, 0.49, -0.18, 0.95]} # load list of dictionaries, specify the "id" field index.load([data], id_field="user") # fetch by "id" john = index.fetch("john")
Define queries and perform advanced searches over your indices, including the combination of vectors, metadata filters, and more.
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VectorQuery - Flexible vector queries with customizable filters enabling semantic search:
from redisvl.query import VectorQuery query = VectorQuery( vector=[0.16, -0.34, 0.98, 0.23], vector_field_name="embedding", num_results=3 ) # run the vector search query against the embedding field results = index.query(query)
Incorporate complex metadata filters on your queries:
from redisvl.query.filter import Tag # define a tag match filter tag_filter = Tag("user") == "john" # update query definition query.set_filter(tag_filter) # execute query results = index.query(query)
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RangeQuery - Vector search within a defined range paired with customizable filters
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FilterQuery - Standard search using filters and the full-text search
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CountQuery - Count the number of indexed records given attributes
Read more about building advanced Redis queries.
Integrate with popular embedding providers to greatly simplify the process of vectorizing unstructured data for your index and queries:
from redisvl.utils.vectorize import CohereTextVectorizer
# set COHERE_API_KEY in your environment
co = CohereTextVectorizer()
embedding = co.embed(
text="What is the capital city of France?",
input_type="search_query"
)
embeddings = co.embed_many(
texts=["my document chunk content", "my other document chunk content"],
input_type="search_document"
)Learn more about using vectorizers in your embedding workflows.
Integrate with popular reranking providers to improve the relevancy of the initial search results from Redis
We're excited to announce the support for RedisVL Extensions. These modules implement interfaces exposing best practices and design patterns for working with LLM memory and agents. We've taken the best from what we've learned from our users (that's you) as well as bleeding-edge customers, and packaged it up.
Have an idea for another extension? Open a PR or reach out to us at [email protected]. We're always open to feedback.
Increase application throughput and reduce the cost of using LLM models in production by leveraging previously generated knowledge with the SemanticCache.
from redisvl.extensions.llmcache import SemanticCache
# init cache with TTL and semantic distance threshold
llmcache = SemanticCache(
name="llmcache",
ttl=360,
redis_url="redis://localhost:6379",
distance_threshold=0.1
)
# store user queries and LLM responses in the semantic cache
llmcache.store(
prompt="What is the capital city of France?",
response="Paris"
)
# quickly check the cache with a slightly different prompt (before invoking an LLM)
response = llmcache.check(prompt="What is France's capital city?")
print(response[0]["response"])>>> Paris
Learn more about semantic caching for LLMs.
Improve personalization and accuracy of LLM responses by providing user chat history as context. Manage access to the session data using recency or relevancy, powered by vector search with the SemanticSessionManager.
from redisvl.extensions.session_manager import SemanticSessionManager
session = SemanticSessionManager(
name="my-session",
redis_url="redis://localhost:6379",
distance_threshold=0.7
)
session.add_messages([
{"role": "user", "content": "hello, how are you?"},
{"role": "assistant", "content": "I'm doing fine, thanks."},
{"role": "user", "content": "what is the weather going to be today?"},
{"role": "assistant", "content": "I don't know"}
])Get recent chat history:
session.get_recent(top_k=1)>>> [{"role": "assistant", "content": "I don't know"}]
Get relevant chat history (powered by vector search):
session.get_relevant("weather", top_k=1)>>> [{"role": "user", "content": "what is the weather going to be today?"}]
Learn more about LLM session management.
Build fast decision models that run directly in Redis and route user queries to the nearest "route" or "topic".
from redisvl.extensions.router import Route, SemanticRouter
routes = [
Route(
name="greeting",
references=["hello", "hi"],
metadata={"type": "greeting"},
distance_threshold=0.3,
),
Route(
name="farewell",
references=["bye", "goodbye"],
metadata={"type": "farewell"},
distance_threshold=0.3,
),
]
# build semantic router from routes
router = SemanticRouter(
name="topic-router",
routes=routes,
redis_url="redis://localhost:6379",
)
router("Hi, good morning")>>> RouteMatch(name='greeting', distance=0.273891836405)
Learn more about semantic routing.
Create, destroy, and manage Redis index configurations from a purpose-built CLI interface: rvl.
$ rvl -h
usage: rvl <command> [<args>]
Commands:
index Index manipulation (create, delete, etc.)
version Obtain the version of RedisVL
stats Obtain statistics about an indexRead more about using the CLI.
In the age of GenAI, vector databases and LLMs are transforming information retrieval systems. With emerging and popular frameworks like LangChain and LlamaIndex, innovation is rapid. Yet, many organizations face the challenge of delivering AI solutions quickly and at scale.
Enter Redis – a cornerstone of the NoSQL world, renowned for its versatile data structures and processing engines. Redis excels in real-time workloads like caching, session management, and search. It's also a powerhouse as a vector database for RAG, an LLM cache, and a chat session memory store for conversational AI.
The Redis Vector Library bridges the gap between the AI-native developer ecosystem and Redis's robust capabilities. With a lightweight, elegant, and intuitive interface, RedisVL makes it easy to leverage Redis's power. Built on the Redis Python client, redisvl transforms Redis's features into a grammar perfectly aligned with the needs of today's AI/ML Engineers and Data Scientists.
For additional help, check out the following resources:
Please help us by contributing PRs, opening GitHub issues for bugs or new feature ideas, improving documentation, or increasing test coverage. Read more about how to contribute!
This project is supported by Redis, Inc on a good faith effort basis. To report bugs, request features, or receive assistance, please file an issue.
