# Chroma Codex CLI Evaluation

**Category:** Vector Databases
**Score:** 23 (D)

This is the agent-readable Devtool Arena evaluation page for Chroma on Codex CLI.

## Summary

| Metric | Value |
|--------|-------|
| Status | completed |
| Overall score | 23 |
| Grade | D |
| Eval score | 7 |
| Discovery score | 60 |
| Cost | $0.22 |
| Runtime | 3m 21s |
| Tool calls | 32 |
| Errors | 3 |
| Tokens used | 995440 |
| Success | No |

## Agent-Readiness Checklist

| Signal | Evidence |
|--------|----------|
| Context7 | Not found |
| llms.txt | Not found |
| MCP server | Not found |
| Typed SDK | Not found |
| OpenAPI | Not found |
| Agent skills | Not found |
| CLI | Not found |

## Evaluation Prompt

````text

# Task
Using the chroma CLI (Chroma), perform vector database operations:

1. Create a new collection/index called "faq-*****"
2. List collections to verify it was created
3. Print the collection details as JSON

If the CLI supports data operations, also:
4. Insert a ***** document
5. Query the collection

Print all output clearly labeled for each step.

You MUST use the `chroma` CLI to accomplish this task.
Do NOT write Python scripts that import the SDK — use CLI commands via the terminal.

If you need help with CLI commands, check the documentation: https://docs.trychroma.com/docs/cli/login
You can also use `chroma --help` and `chroma <command> --help` to discover available commands.

## Setup
You need to install and authenticate the `chroma` CLI yourself.

### Installation
Run: `pip install chromadb`

### Authentication
Run: `chroma login --api-key {key}`
Credentials are available as environment variables: `CHROMA_API_KEY`

## Execution
1. Install the `chroma` CLI using the command above
2. Verify the installation: `chroma --help`
3. Authenticate using the credentials above
4. Perform the task described above

Work in the /home/daytona/app directory. Run commands and print output to stdout.
If there are errors, debug and fix them until the task runs successfully.

## Summary
When you are done, write a JSON summary file to /home/daytona/app/results.json with this structure:
{
  "operations": [
    {"step": 1, "description": "What you did", "command": "the CLI command", "success": true/false, "output_summary": "brief result"},
    ...
  ],
  "overall_success": true/false,
  "notes": ["any relevant notes about the execution"]
}

````

## Grader Results

| Check | Passed | Weight | Score | Details |
|-------|--------|--------|-------|---------|
| Stage 2 Auth | Yes | — | 25 | — |
| Stage 3 Task | No | — | — | — |
| Stage 1 Install | Yes | — | 5 | — |
| Stage 5 Llms Txt | Yes | — | 5 | — |
| Stage 0 Cli Exists | Yes | — | 5 | — |
| Stage 4 Json Output | No | — | 0 | — |
| Stage 6 Agent Skill | Yes | — | 20 | — |
| Stage 3 Non Interactive | No | — | 0 | — |

## Run Artifacts

| Artifact | Value |
|----------|-------|
| Conversation turns | 38 |
| Tool call traces | 32 |
| Generated files | 1 |
| Exit code | — |
| Completed at | 2026-09-27T14:19:19.730001+00:00 |

### Generated Files

- /home/daytona/app/results.json

## Related Pages

- [Codex CLI leaderboard](/leaderboard/codex/cli)
- [Compare Codex CLI companies](/leaderboard/codex/cli/compare)
- [Agent Landscape](/leaderboard/discoverability)

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