Guides
Welcome to the RedisVL guides! Whether you're just getting started or building advanced AI applications, these guides will help you make the most of Redis as your vector database.
📦 Installation
Set up RedisVL. Install the library and configure your Redis instance for vector search.
pip install • Redis Cloud • Docker
🚀 Getting Started
New to RedisVL? Start here to learn the basics and build your first vector search application in minutes.
Schema → Index → Load → Query
🛠️ How-To Guides
Solve specific problems. Task-oriented recipes for LLM extensions, querying, embeddings, optimization, and storage.
LLM Caching • Filtering • MCP • Reranking
🧠 MCP Setup
Expose Redis through MCP. Run the RedisVL MCP server, configure one existing index, and use search or optional upsert tools.
stdio, HTTP, SSE • One index • Search and upsert
💻 CLI Reference
Command-line tools. Manage indices, inspect stats, and work with schemas using the rvl CLI.
rvl index • rvl stats • Schema YAML
💡 Use Cases
Apply RedisVL to real-world problems. See which guides map to your use case.
Agent Context • Agent Optimization • Search • RecSys