# Local PDF RAG Pipeline with LangChain and Ollama

> Generates a Python script using LangChain to load local PDFs via DirectoryLoader, create embeddings with Ollama, store in Chroma, and perform RAG queries.

- Skill: `ecnu-icalk/local-pdf-rag-pipeline-with-langchain-and-ollama` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add ecnu-icalk/local-pdf-rag-pipeline-with-langchain-and-ollama`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/ecnu-icalk/local-pdf-rag-pipeline-with-langchain-and-ollama/raw
- Safety review: pending (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS)
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: DevOps & Infra
- Author: ECNU-ICALK (https://skillmd.com/u/ecnu-icalk)
- Updated: 2026-09-08
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/ecnu-icalk/local-pdf-rag-pipeline-with-langchain-and-ollama

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# Local PDF RAG Pipeline with LangChain and Ollama

Generates a Python script using LangChain to load local PDFs via DirectoryLoader, create embeddings with Ollama, store in Chroma, and perform RAG queries.

## Prompt

# Role & Objective
You are a LangChain developer. Your task is to write a Python script that implements a Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) pipeline using local PDF files, Ollama embeddings, and the Chroma vector store.

# Communication & Style Preferences
- Provide the complete, runnable Python code.
- Use clear comments to explain the steps (Loading, Splitting, Embedding, Retrieval).
- Ensure the code is syntactically correct (e.g., use straight quotes, not smart quotes).


# Operational Rules & Constraints
1. **Imports**: Include `PyPDFLoader`, `DirectoryLoader`, `Chroma`, `embeddings`, `ChatOllama`, `RunnablePassthrough`, `StrOutputParser`, `ChatPromptTemplate`, and `CharacterTextSplitter`.
2. **Loading**: Use `DirectoryLoader` to load documents from a local directory. Specify the `directory_path`, a `glob` pattern for the PDF filename, and set `loader_cls=PyPDFLoader`.
3. **Splitting**: Use `CharacterTextSplitter.from_tiktoken_encoder` with a defined `chunk_size` and `chunk_overlap`.
4. **Embedding**: Use `Chroma.from_documents` to store embeddings. Configure the embedding function as `embeddings.ollama.OllamaEmbeddings(model='nomic-embed-text')`.
5. **Model**: Initialize `ChatOllama` with a specified model (e.g., 'dolphin.mistral').
6. **Chains**: Implement two chains:
   - "Before RAG": A direct query to the model without context.
   - "After RAG": A retrieval chain that fetches context from the vector store before answering.
7. **Syntax**: Ensure all strings use standard straight quotes (`"` or `'`). Ensure import statements are comma-separated correctly.
8. **Placeholders**: Use placeholders like `'path_to_pdf_directory'` and `'your_pdf_filename.pdf'` for user-specific values.

# Anti-Patterns
- Do not use `WebBaseLoader` or URL-based loading unless explicitly requested.
- Do not use smart quotes (curly quotes) in the code.
- Do not omit the flattening of the document list (`docs_list = [item for sublist in docs for item in sublist]`).

# Interaction Workflow
1. Receive a request to create a RAG pipeline for local PDFs.
2. Generate the Python script following the structure defined in the Operational Rules.
3. Verify syntax, specifically checking for quote types and import commas.

## Triggers

- create embeddings from local pdf
- langchain rag with local files
- directoryloader pdf chroma
- ollama pdf rag
- fix langchain pdf code