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Build Chroma Search

LearningMate

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Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
Intermediate level

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3 hours to complete
Flexible schedule
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Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
Intermediate level

Recommended experience

3 hours to complete
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • Build and evaluate a semantic search API with Chroma. Master metrics like MRR and deploy a functional Flask endpoint for real-world application.

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March 2026

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This course is part of the Chroma, Weaviate & Production RAG Deployment Specialization
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There are 3 modules in this course

This module focuses on building the core of your search application. You will learn the fundamental concepts behind semantic search, explore the Chroma vector database, and get hands-on experience indexing a document collection. By the end of this module, you will have a functional search engine capable of retrieving documents based on semantic meaning.

What's included

3 videos2 readings1 assignment1 ungraded lab

A search engine is only as good as its results. In this module, you'll learn how to quantitatively measure search quality. You will explore industry-standard relevance metrics, build a Python script to implement them, and prepare to benchmark your search engine's performance objectively.

What's included

2 videos2 readings1 assignment1 ungraded lab

In this final module, you will turn your local search script into a shareable, production-style service. You'll learn to wrap your Chroma engine in a simple web API using Flask, analyze its performance, and consider the trade-offs of different models. This module culminates in the final project where you will build, deploy, and evaluate your complete semantic search API.

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