{
  "id": "view-service",
  "title": "View and manage Context Retriever service",
  "url": "https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/rc/context-engine/context-retriever/view-service/",
  "summary": "View and manage your Context Retriever service in Redis Cloud.",
  "tags": [
    "docs",
    "operate",
    "rc"
  ],
  "last_updated": "2026-05-18T05:44:54-07:00",
  "page_type": "content",
  "content_hash": "4e98068dcd000a49dd273c688504bc86f1061f994aae5505d6b2d5e5d9ed7065",
  "sections": [
    {
      "id": "overview",
      "title": "Overview",
      "role": "overview",
      "text": "After you have [created your first Context Retriever service](https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/rc/context-engine/context-retriever/create-service), selecting **Context Retriever** from the Redis Cloud Console menu will take you to the **Context Retriever Services** page.\n\nThis page displays a list of all Context Retriever services associated with your account.\n\n![images/rc/context-retriever-service-list.png](https://redis.io/docs/latest/images/rc/context-retriever-service-list.png)\n\nSelect your Context Retriever service from the list to view the service's details."
    },
    {
      "id": "overview-tab",
      "title": "Overview tab",
      "role": "overview",
      "text": "The **Overview** tab lets you view the details of your Context Retriever service. It contains the following sections:\n\n- The **Details** section provides the connection details and general settings for your Context Retriever service.\n- The **Entities** section shows the entities, fields, and relationships that Context Retriever exposes as tools.\n- The **Tools** section shows which tools are available to Agents.\n- The **Actions** section lets you delete your Context Retriever service."
    },
    {
      "id": "details",
      "title": "Details",
      "role": "content",
      "text": "The **Details** section provides general settings for your Context Retriever service.\n\n![images/rc/context-retriever-view-details.png](https://redis.io/docs/latest/images/rc/context-retriever-view-details.png)\n\n| Setting name | Description |\n|:-------------|:------------|\n| **Description** | The description of your Context Retriever service.  |\n| **Created** | The creation date for your service. |\n| **Updated** | The date your service was last updated. |"
    },
    {
      "id": "entities",
      "title": "Entities",
      "role": "content",
      "text": "The **Entities** section shows the entities, fields, and relationships that Context Retriever uses to generate retrieval tools.\n\n![images/rc/context-retriever-view-entities.png](https://redis.io/docs/latest/images/rc/context-retriever-view-entities.png)\n\nExpand each entity to view its fields, primary keys, related entities, types, and indexes."
    },
    {
      "id": "tools",
      "title": "Tools",
      "role": "content",
      "text": "The **Tools** section shows the tools that are available to your Agents.\n\n![images/rc/context-retriever-view-tools.png](https://redis.io/docs/latest/images/rc/context-retriever-view-tools.png)\n\nYou can use your Agents to call your tools. For more information, see the [Context Surfaces Python Client](https://pypi.org/project/context-surfaces/)"
    },
    {
      "id": "actions",
      "title": "Actions",
      "role": "content",
      "text": "The **Actions** section lets you delete your Context Retriever service.\n\n![images/rc/context-retriever-view-actions.png](https://redis.io/docs/latest/images/rc/context-retriever-view-actions.png)\n\n#### Delete service\n\nDeleting your Context Retriever service permanently removes the service configuration, its entity model, and the generated tools. It also immediately terminates all API keys associated with the service. Data stored in the underlying Redis Cloud database remains unaffected.\n\nTo delete your Context Retriever service:\n\n1. Select **Delete**.\n\n1. A confirmation dialog will appear. Select the checkbox to confirm that you want to delete the service.\n\n1. Select **Delete** again to confirm.\n\nDeleting the Context Retriever service is permanent and cannot be undone."
    }
  ],
  "examples": []
}