A filesystem-based alternative to vector database RAG pipelines for building knowledge agents. Instead of embeddings and chunking, the agent uses bash tools (grep, find, cat) inside isolated Vercel Sandboxes to search files deterministically. This approach reduced cost from ~$1.00 to ~$0.25 per call in a real use case, and
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What the template doesFile-based search with Vercel SandboxChat SDK: one agent, every platformDeep integration with AI SDKBuilt-in admin toolsGet startedSort: