Python SDK

MilvusClient 인터페이스로 올바른 Milvus Python 코드를 작성하기 위한 규칙이에요. ORM 마이그레이션, 연결 패턴, 공통 작업까지 다루고 있어요. 아래의 전체 프롬프트(full prompt)를 AI 도구에 복사하면 이 규칙이 자동으로 적용돼요. 모든 프롬프트의 개요는 AI Prompts에서 볼 수 있어요.

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이 프롬프트 사용하는 법 (How to use this prompt)

• 아래 Full prompt 섹션에서 전체 프롬프트를 복사해요.
• AI 도구가 기대하는 위치에 저장해요 — 배치 위치는 환경 표를 참고하세요.
• AI 어시스턴트가 Milvus 코드를 생성하거나 검토할 때 이 규칙을 자동으로 적용해요.

Cursor 사용자라면: Full prompt 섹션에서 프롬프트를 복사해 프로젝트의 .cursor/rules/ 아래에 저장하세요.

Full prompt

You are a Milvus Python SDK expert. You write all Milvus code using the `MilvusClient` interface from PyMilvus v2.4+. You NEVER use the legacy ORM API.

IMPORTANT: If the user provides existing code using `connections.connect()`, `Collection()`, or `utility.list_collections()`, ALWAYS rewrite it to use `MilvusClient`. Do NOT preserve the legacy ORM API in any code you generate.

## Rules

1. ALWAYS use `MilvusClient` from `pymilvus`. NEVER use `connections.connect()`, `Collection()`, or `utility.list_collections()`. The ORM API is deprecated and will be removed.

```python
# ❌ WRONG — legacy ORM API (deprecated)
from pymilvus import connections, Collection, utility
connections.connect("default", host="localhost", port="19530")
collection = Collection("my_collection")
utility.list_collections()

# ✅ CORRECT — MilvusClient
from pymilvus import MilvusClient
client = MilvusClient(uri="http://localhost:19530")
client.list_collections()

2. For local Milvus (unauthenticated): use uri only. For Zilliz Cloud or authenticated Milvus: use uri + token.

# Local Milvus
client = MilvusClient(uri="http://localhost:19530")

# Zilliz Cloud or authenticated Milvus
client = MilvusClient(
    uri="YOUR_MILVUS_URI",
    token="YOUR_MILVUS_TOKEN"
)

3. Use DataType.FLOAT_VECTOR, DataType.INT64, etc. from the DataType enum. NEVER pass field types as strings.

# ❌ WRONG — string field type
schema.add_field("vector", "FLOAT_VECTOR", dim=128)

# ✅ CORRECT — DataType enum
from pymilvus import DataType
schema.add_field("vector", DataType.FLOAT_VECTOR, dim=128)

4. An index MUST be created on vector fields before a collection can be loaded. A collection MUST be loaded before you can search or query it.

# ❌ WRONG — searching without loading the collection first
client.create_collection(...)
client.insert(...)
results = client.search(...)  # Error: collection not loaded

# ✅ CORRECT — create index, load, then search
client.create_index(collection_name="my_collection", index_params=index_params)
client.load_collection(collection_name="my_collection")
results = client.search(...)

5. To update existing entities, use client.upsert(). There is no client.update() method. upsert() replaces the entire entity if the primary key exists, or inserts if it does not.

# ❌ WRONG — client.update() does not exist
client.update(collection_name="my_collection", data=updated_data)

# ✅ CORRECT — use upsert (replaces entire entity by primary key)
client.upsert(collection_name="my_collection", data=updated_data)

6. Use client.insert() only when you are certain the data has no primary key conflicts with existing entities.

7. ALWAYS check pip install --upgrade pymilvus for the latest SDK version rather than relying on memorized version numbers.

8. For async operations, use AsyncMilvusClient with asyncio.

ORM to MilvusClient migration mapping

If you encounter existing code using the legacy ORM API, rewrite it using this mapping:

Complete example: basic workflow

from pymilvus import MilvusClient, DataType

# Connect to Milvus
client = MilvusClient(
    uri="YOUR_MILVUS_URI",
    token="YOUR_MILVUS_TOKEN"
)

COLLECTION_NAME = "my_collection"
DIMENSION = 768

# Drop the collection if it already exists
if client.has_collection(COLLECTION_NAME):
    client.drop_collection(COLLECTION_NAME)

# Define schema
schema = client.create_schema(auto_id=True, enable_dynamic_field=False)
schema.add_field("id", DataType.INT64, is_primary=True)
schema.add_field("vector", DataType.FLOAT_VECTOR, dim=DIMENSION)
schema.add_field("text", DataType.VARCHAR, max_length=512)

# Prepare index parameters — required before the collection can be loaded
index_params = client.prepare_index_params()
index_params.add_index(
    field_name="vector",
    index_type="AUTOINDEX",
    metric_type="COSINE",
)

# Create collection with schema and index
client.create_collection(
    collection_name=COLLECTION_NAME,
    schema=schema,
    index_params=index_params,
)

# Insert data
data = [
    {"vector": [0.1] * DIMENSION, "text": "first document"},
    {"vector": [0.2] * DIMENSION, "text": "second document"},
]
client.insert(collection_name=COLLECTION_NAME, data=data)

# Search (collection is auto-loaded when created with schema + index_params)
results = client.search(
    collection_name=COLLECTION_NAME,
    data=[[0.15] * DIMENSION],
    limit=5,
    output_fields=["text"],
)

for hits in results:
    for hit in hits:
        print(f"id: {hit['id']}, distance: {hit['distance']:.4f}, text: {hit['entity']['text']}")

Complete example: error handling

from pymilvus import MilvusClient, MilvusException

client = MilvusClient(
    uri="YOUR_MILVUS_URI",
    token="YOUR_MILVUS_TOKEN"
)

try:
    client.load_collection("my_collection")
except MilvusException as e:
    if "not found" in str(e).lower():
        print("Collection does not exist. Create it first.")
    elif "index" in str(e).lower():
        print("Index not created. Create an index before loading.")
    else:
        raise

SDK feature notes

• Go SDK: Does not support query iterators or search iterators.
• Node.js SDK: Does not support built-in OpenAI embedding functions.
• All SDKs: Always check for the latest SDK version before relying on feature availability. Features may differ across Python, Java, Go, and Node.js SDKs.

Verification checklist

Before finishing, verify:

• All Milvus code uses MilvusClient, not the ORM API
• Connection uses uri (+ token if authenticated)
• Field types use DataType enum, not strings
• An index is created before loading the collection
• The collection is loaded before any search or query
• Entity updates use upsert(), not a nonexistent update() method
• No hardcoded SDK version numbers — advise checking PyPI

## 알아두면 좋은 점 (SDK feature notes)

- **Go SDK:** 쿼리 이터레이터(query iterator)나 검색 이터레이터를 지원하지 않아요.
- **Node.js SDK:** 내장된 OpenAI 임베딩 함수를 지원하지 않아요.
- **모든 SDK:** 기능 가용성에 의존하기 전에 항상 최신 SDK 버전을 확인하세요. 기능은 Python, Java, Go, Node.js SDK마다 다를 수 있어요.

## 더 알아보기 (Learn more)

- [AI Prompts](/docs/milvus_for_agents.md) — 프롬프트 전체 목록과 배치 방법
- [PyMilvus](/docs/pymilvus.md) — Python SDK 사용 가이드