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Built-in Workflow Templates

vai includes pre-built workflow templates for common RAG tasks. List them with:

vai workflow list

Using Built-in Templates​

Run a built-in template by name instead of a file path:

vai workflow run ingest-and-index --input path=./docs --input db=myapp

Customizing Templates​

To customize a built-in template:

  1. View it with --dry-run to understand the steps
  2. Use vai workflow init to create your own based on the template
  3. Edit the JSON to match your needs
# See what a template does
vai workflow run ingest-and-index --dry-run --input path=./docs

# Create a custom version
vai workflow init -o my-pipeline.json
# Edit my-pipeline.json...
vai workflow run my-pipeline.json --input path=./docs

Further Reading​