# Chroma Claude Code API Evaluation

**Category:** Vector Databases
**Score:** 84 (B)

This is the agent-readable Devtool Arena evaluation page for Chroma on Claude Code API.

## Summary

| Metric | Value |
|--------|-------|
| Status | completed |
| Overall score | 84 |
| Grade | B |
| Eval score | 78 |
| Discovery score | 100 |
| Cost | $0.18 |
| Runtime | 1m 48s |
| Tool calls | 13 |
| Errors | 4 |
| Tokens used | 228954 |
| Success | Yes |

## Agent-Readiness Checklist

| Signal | Evidence |
|--------|----------|
| Context7 | https://context7.com/chroma-core/chroma |
| llms.txt | https://trychroma.com/llms.txt |
| MCP server | https://github.com/chroma-core/chroma-mcp |
| Typed SDK | https://github.com/chroma-core/chroma/blob/main/chromadb/py.typed |
| OpenAPI | https://embed.trychroma.com/openapi.json |
| Agent skills | https://github.com/chroma-core/chroma/blob/main/CLAUDE.md |
| CLI | https://github.com/chroma-core/chroma/blob/main/chromadb/cli/cli.py |

## Evaluation Prompt

````text

# Task
Using https://docs.trychroma.com, complete the following task:

Using Chroma, build me a FAQ search system:

1. Store these 3 FAQs:
   - Q: "How do I reset my password?" A: "Go to Settings > Security > Reset Password"
   - Q: "How do I cancel my subscription?" A: "Go to Settings > Billing > Cancel Plan"
   - Q: "How do I update my email?" A: "Go to Settings > Profile > Edit Email"

2. Search for: "I can't log into my account"

3. Print the best matching FAQ and its similarity score 

## Execution
After creating the script, run it to verify it works:
```bash
cd /home/daytona/app && python <your_script>.py
```

The script should print output to stdout. If there are errors, debug and fix them until it runs successfully.

````

## Grader Results

| Check | Passed | Weight | Score | Details |
|-------|--------|--------|-------|---------|
| Cost | Yes | 0 | 1 | $0.18 ($0.10–0.20, great) |
| Time | Yes | 0 | 1 | 108s (1–2min, great) |
| Efficiency | Yes | 0 | 0 | 13 tool calls (≤15, good) |
| Found Docs | Yes | 0 | — | Touched docs at docs.trychroma.com: yes (6 matching tool calls) |
| Zero Errors | No | 0 | — | Tool outputs with errors/tracebacks: 4 |
| Syntax Valid | Yes | 0 | — | Code compiles/parses correctly |
| Created Files | Yes | 0 | — | Generated files: 1 (need ≥1) |
| Full Execution | Yes | 0 | — | Method: full_execution, Exit: 0 |

## Run Artifacts

| Artifact | Value |
|----------|-------|
| Conversation turns | 15 |
| Tool call traces | 13 |
| Generated files | 1 |
| Exit code | 0 |
| Completed at | 2026-09-29T14:32:29.559106+00:00 |

### Generated Files

- /home/daytona/app/faq_search.py

## Related Pages

- [Claude Code API leaderboard](/leaderboard/claudecode/api)
- [Compare Claude Code API companies](/leaderboard/claudecode/api/compare)
- [Agent Landscape](/leaderboard/discoverability)

Canonical URL: https://devtoolarena.com/claudecode/api/chroma