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# Create Chroma Memory Adapter • AI Agent SDK

> create_chroma_memory_adapter: Factory function to create ChromaDB memory adapter.

# create\_chroma\_memory\_adapter

Function

> This function is defined in the [**factories**](https://praison.ai/docs/sdk/reference/praisonaiagents/modules/factories.md) module.

Factory function to create ChromaDB memory adapter.

Lazy imports chromadb and creates an adapter that implements MemoryProtocol
using ChromaDB as the vector store backend.

## Signature

```python theme={"theme":{"light":"vitesse-light","dark":"vitesse-dark"}}
def create_chroma_memory_adapter() -> MemoryProtocol
```

### Returns

**Returns** `MemoryProtocol`

MemoryProtocol adapter instance

### Exceptions

> [accordion] ImportError
>
> If chromadb is not installed

## Uses

* `ImportError`
* `ChromaMemoryAdapter`

## Source

> [card] [View on GitHub](https://github.com/MervinPraison/PraisonAI/blob/main/src/praisonai-agents/praisonaiagents/memory/adapters/factories.py#L94)
>
> `praisonaiagents/memory/adapters/factories.py` at line 94

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## Related Documentation

> [card] [Memory Concept](https://praison.ai/docs/docs/concepts/memory)

> [card] [Memory Overview](https://praison.ai/docs/docs/memory/overview)

> [card] [Memory Configuration](https://praison.ai/docs/docs/configuration/memory-config)

> [card] [Session Resume](https://praison.ai/docs/docs/memory/session-resume)


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