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+# FAQ Bot with Chroma and MCP Tool
+
+## Overview
+This project implements a FAQ bot that can answer questions from a local set of FAQ markdown files and from an external course metadata service via an MCP‑style HTTP tool.
+
+- **Local data** – loaded from `data/` and persisted in a Chroma vector store.
+- **MCP tool** – HTTP GET request to `https://api.example.com/course_meta`.
+- **LLM** – Ollama’s `llama3` model with `nomic-embed-text` embeddings.
+- **CLI** – preset questions and interactive mode.
+
+## Setup
+
+### 1. Clone the repo
+```bash
+git clone <repo-url>
+cd <repo-dir>
+```
+
+### 2. Create a virtual environment
+```bash
+python -m venv .venv
+source .venv/bin/activate  # On Windows: .venv\Scripts\activate
+```
+
+### 3. Install dependencies
+```bash
+pip install -r requirements.txt
+```
+
+### 4. Download the Ollama model
+```bash
+ollama pull nomic-embed-text
+```
+
+### 5. Set environment variables
+Create a `.env` file in the project root:
+```
+OLLAMA_BASE_URL=http://localhost:11434/v1
+```
+(If you run Ollama on a different host/port, adjust accordingly.)
+
+## Running the Bot
+```bash
+python agent.py
+```
+You will see preset questions. Select a number or type a custom question.
+
+## Data Folder
+Place your FAQ markdown files in the `data/` directory. The bot will automatically load them on first run and persist the vector store in `chromadb/`.
+
+## Dependencies
+See `requirements.txt` for exact versions.