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+import os
+import tempfile
+from datetime import datetime
+from typing import List
+
+import streamlit as st
+import google.generativeai as genai
+import bs4
+from agno.agent import Agent
+from agno.models.google import Gemini
+from agno.models.ollama import Ollama
+from langchain_community.document_loaders import PyPDFLoader, WebBaseLoader
+from langchain.text_splitter import RecursiveCharacterTextSplitter
+from langchain_qdrant import QdrantVectorStore
+from qdrant_client import QdrantClient
+from qdrant_client.models import Distance, VectorParams
+from langchain_core.embeddings import Embeddings
+from agno.tools.exa import ExaTools
+
+
+class GeminiEmbedder(Embeddings):
+    def __init__(self, model_name="models/text-embedding-004"):
+        genai.configure(api_key=st.session_state.google_api_key)
+        self.model = model_name
+
+    def embed_documents(self, texts: List[str]) -> List[List[float]]:
+        return [self.embed_query(text) for text in texts]
+
+    def embed_query(self, text: str) -> List[float]:
+        response = genai.embed_content(
+            model=self.model,
+            content=text,
+            task_type="retrieval_document"
+        )
+        return response['embedding']
+
+
+# Constants
+COLLECTION_NAME = "deepseek-r1-agno"
+
+
+# Streamlit App Initialization
+st.title("🤔 Deepseek r1 Knowledge Agent ")
+
+# Session State Initialization
+if 'google_api_key' not in st.session_state:
+    st.session_state.google_api_key = ""
+if 'qdrant_api_key' not in st.session_state:
+    st.session_state.qdrant_api_key = ""
+if 'qdrant_url' not in st.session_state:
+    st.session_state.qdrant_url = ""
+if 'vector_store' not in st.session_state:
+    st.session_state.vector_store = None
+if 'processed_documents' not in st.session_state:
+    st.session_state.processed_documents = []
+if 'history' not in st.session_state:
+    st.session_state.history = []
+if 'exa_api_key' not in st.session_state:
+    st.session_state.exa_api_key = ""
+if 'use_web_search' not in st.session_state:
+    st.session_state.use_web_search = False
+if 'force_web_search' not in st.session_state:
+    st.session_state.force_web_search = False
+if 'similarity_threshold' not in st.session_state:
+    st.session_state.similarity_threshold = 0.7
+if 'rag_enabled' not in st.session_state:
+    st.session_state.rag_enabled = True  # RAG is enabled by default
+
+
+# Sidebar Configuration
+st.sidebar.header("🤖 Agent Configuration")
+st.session_state.rag_enabled = st.sidebar.toggle("Enable RAG Mode", value=st.session_state.rag_enabled)
+
+# Clear Chat Button
+if st.sidebar.button("🗑️ Clear Chat History"):
+    st.session_state.history = []
+    st.rerun()
+
+# Show API Configuration only if RAG is enabled
+if st.session_state.rag_enabled:
+    st.sidebar.header("🔑 API Configuration")
+    google_api_key = st.sidebar.text_input("Google API Key", type="password", value=st.session_state.google_api_key)
+    qdrant_api_key = st.sidebar.text_input("Qdrant API Key", type="password", value=st.session_state.qdrant_api_key)
+    qdrant_url = st.sidebar.text_input("Qdrant URL", 
+                                     placeholder="https://your-cluster.cloud.qdrant.io:6333",
+                                     value=st.session_state.qdrant_url)
+
+    # Update session state
+    st.session_state.google_api_key = google_api_key
+    st.session_state.qdrant_api_key = qdrant_api_key
+    st.session_state.qdrant_url = qdrant_url
+    
+    # Search Configuration (only shown in RAG mode)
+    st.sidebar.header("🎯 Search Configuration")
+    st.session_state.similarity_threshold = st.sidebar.slider(
+        "Document Similarity Threshold",
+        min_value=0.0,
+        max_value=1.0,
+        value=0.7,
+        help="Lower values will return more documents but might be less relevant. Higher values are more strict."
+    )
+
+# Add in the sidebar configuration section, after the existing API inputs
+
+st.sidebar.header("🌐 Web Search Configuration")
+st.session_state.use_web_search = st.sidebar.checkbox("Enable Web Search Fallback", value=st.session_state.use_web_search)
+
+if st.session_state.use_web_search:
+    exa_api_key = st.sidebar.text_input(
+        "Exa AI API Key", 
+        type="password",
+        value=st.session_state.exa_api_key,
+        help="Required for web search fallback when no relevant documents are found"
+    )
+    st.session_state.exa_api_key = exa_api_key
+    
+    # Optional domain filtering
+    default_domains = ["arxiv.org", "wikipedia.org", "github.com", "medium.com"]
+    custom_domains = st.sidebar.text_input(
+        "Custom domains (comma-separated)", 
+        value=",".join(default_domains),
+        help="Enter domains to search from, e.g.: arxiv.org,wikipedia.org"
+    )
+    search_domains = [d.strip() for d in custom_domains.split(",") if d.strip()]
+
+# Search Configuration moved inside RAG mode check
+
+
+# Utility Functions
+def init_qdrant():
+    """Initialize Qdrant client with configured settings."""
+    if not all([st.session_state.qdrant_api_key, st.session_state.qdrant_url]):
+        return None
+    try:
+        return QdrantClient(
+            url=st.session_state.qdrant_url,
+            api_key=st.session_state.qdrant_api_key,
+            timeout=60
+        )
+    except Exception as e:
+        st.error(f"🔴 Qdrant connection failed: {str(e)}")
+        return None
+
+
+# Document Processing Functions
+def process_pdf(file) -> List:
+    """Process PDF file and add source metadata."""
+    try:
+        with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(delete=False, suffix='.pdf') as tmp_file:
+            tmp_file.write(file.getvalue())
+            loader = PyPDFLoader(tmp_file.name)
+            documents = loader.load()
+            
+            # Add source metadata
+            for doc in documents:
+                doc.metadata.update({
+                    "source_type": "pdf",
+                    "file_name": file.name,
+                    "timestamp": datetime.now().isoformat()
+                })
+                
+            text_splitter = RecursiveCharacterTextSplitter(
+                chunk_size=1000,
+                chunk_overlap=200
+            )
+            return text_splitter.split_documents(documents)
+    except Exception as e:
+        st.error(f"📄 PDF processing error: {str(e)}")
+        return []
+
+
+def process_web(url: str) -> List:
+    """Process web URL and add source metadata."""
+    try:
+        loader = WebBaseLoader(
+            web_paths=(url,),
+            bs_kwargs=dict(
+                parse_only=bs4.SoupStrainer(
+                    class_=("post-content", "post-title", "post-header", "content", "main")
+                )
+            )
+        )
+        documents = loader.load()
+        
+        # Add source metadata
+        for doc in documents:
+            doc.metadata.update({
+                "source_type": "url",
+                "url": url,
+                "timestamp": datetime.now().isoformat()
+            })
+            
+        text_splitter = RecursiveCharacterTextSplitter(
+            chunk_size=1000,
+            chunk_overlap=200
+        )
+        return text_splitter.split_documents(documents)
+    except Exception as e:
+        st.error(f"🌐 Web processing error: {str(e)}")
+        return []
+
+
+# Vector Store Management
+def create_vector_store(client, texts):
+    """Create and initialize vector store with documents."""
+    try:
+        # Create collection if needed
+        try:
+            client.create_collection(
+                collection_name=COLLECTION_NAME,
+                vectors_config=VectorParams(
+                    size=768,  # Gemini embedding-004 dimension
+                    distance=Distance.COSINE
+                )
+            )
+            st.success(f"📚 Created new collection: {COLLECTION_NAME}")
+        except Exception as e:
+            if "already exists" not in str(e).lower():
+                raise e
+        
+        # Initialize vector store
+        vector_store = QdrantVectorStore(
+            client=client,
+            collection_name=COLLECTION_NAME,
+            embedding=GeminiEmbedder()
+        )
+        
+        # Add documents
+        with st.spinner('📤 Uploading documents to Qdrant...'):
+            vector_store.add_documents(texts)
+            st.success("✅ Documents stored successfully!")
+            return vector_store
+            
+    except Exception as e:
+        st.error(f"🔴 Vector store error: {str(e)}")
+        return None
+
+
+# Add this after the GeminiEmbedder class
+def get_query_rewriter_agent() -> Agent:
+    """Initialize a query rewriting agent."""
+    return Agent(
+        name="Query Rewriter",
+        model=Gemini(id="gemini-exp-1206"),
+        instructions="""You are an expert at reformulating questions to be more precise and detailed. 
+        1. Analyze the user's question
+        2. Rewrite it to be more specific and search-friendly
+        3. Expand any acronyms or technical terms
+        4. Return ONLY the rewritten query without any additional text or explanations
+        
+        Example 1:
+        User: "What does it say about ML?"
+        Output: "What are the key concepts, techniques, and applications of Machine Learning (ML) discussed in the context?"
+        
+        Example 2:
+        User: "Tell me about transformers"
+        Output: "Explain the architecture, mechanisms, and applications of Transformer neural networks in natural language processing and deep learning"
+        """,
+        show_tool_calls=False,
+        markdown=True,
+    )
+
+
+def get_web_search_agent() -> Agent:
+    """Initialize a web search agent."""
+    return Agent(
+        name="Web Search Agent",
+        model=Gemini(id="gemini-exp-1206", api_key=st.session_state.google_api_key),
+        tools=[ExaTools(
+            api_key=st.session_state.exa_api_key,
+            include_domains=search_domains,
+            num_results=5
+        )],
+        instructions="""You are a web search expert. Your task is to:
+        1. Search the web for relevant information about the query
+        2. Compile and summarize the most relevant information
+        3. Include sources in your response
+        """,
+        show_tool_calls=True,
+        markdown=True,
+    )
+
+
+def get_rag_agent() -> Agent:
+    """Initialize the main RAG agent."""
+    return Agent(
+        name="DeepSeek RAG Agent",
+        model=Ollama(id="deepseek-r1:1.5b"),
+        instructions="""You are an Intelligent Agent specializing in providing accurate answers.
+
+        When asked a question:
+        - Analyze the question and answer the question with what you know.
+        
+        When given context from documents:
+        - Focus on information from the provided documents
+        - Be precise and cite specific details
+        
+        When given web search results:
+        - Clearly indicate that the information comes from web search
+        - Synthesize the information clearly
+        
+        Always maintain high accuracy and clarity in your responses.
+        """,
+        show_tool_calls=True,
+        markdown=True,
+    )
+
+
+
+
+def check_document_relevance(query: str, vector_store, threshold: float = 0.7) -> tuple[bool, List]:
+
+    if not vector_store:
+        return False, []
+        
+    retriever = vector_store.as_retriever(
+        search_type="similarity_score_threshold",
+        search_kwargs={"k": 5, "score_threshold": threshold}
+    )
+    docs = retriever.invoke(query)
+    return bool(docs), docs
+
+
+# Main Application Flow
+
+# Chat Interface
+# Create two columns for chat input and search toggle
+chat_col, toggle_col = st.columns([0.9, 0.1])
+
+with chat_col:
+    prompt = st.chat_input("Ask about your documents..." if st.session_state.rag_enabled else "Ask me anything...")
+
+with toggle_col:
+    st.session_state.force_web_search = st.toggle('🌐', help="Force web search")
+
+# Check if RAG is enabled but no API key
+if st.session_state.rag_enabled and not st.session_state.google_api_key:
+    st.error("Please enter your Google API Key to continue with RAG mode")
+    st.stop()
+
+# Initialize Qdrant and configure APIs if RAG is enabled
+if st.session_state.rag_enabled and st.session_state.google_api_key:
+    os.environ["GOOGLE_API_KEY"] = st.session_state.google_api_key
+    genai.configure(api_key=st.session_state.google_api_key)
+    
+    qdrant_client = init_qdrant()
+    
+    # File/URL Upload Section
+    st.sidebar.header("📁 Data Upload")
+    uploaded_file = st.sidebar.file_uploader("Upload PDF", type=["pdf"])
+    web_url = st.sidebar.text_input("Or enter URL")
+    
+    # Process documents
+    if uploaded_file:
+        file_name = uploaded_file.name
+        if file_name not in st.session_state.processed_documents:
+            with st.spinner('Processing PDF...'):
+                texts = process_pdf(uploaded_file)
+                if texts and qdrant_client:
+                    if st.session_state.vector_store:
+                        st.session_state.vector_store.add_documents(texts)
+                    else:
+                        st.session_state.vector_store = create_vector_store(qdrant_client, texts)
+                    st.session_state.processed_documents.append(file_name)
+                    st.success(f"✅ Added PDF: {file_name}")
+
+    if web_url:
+        if web_url not in st.session_state.processed_documents:
+            with st.spinner('Processing URL...'):
+                texts = process_web(web_url)
+                if texts and qdrant_client:
+                    if st.session_state.vector_store:
+                        st.session_state.vector_store.add_documents(texts)
+                    else:
+                        st.session_state.vector_store = create_vector_store(qdrant_client, texts)
+                    st.session_state.processed_documents.append(web_url)
+                    st.success(f"✅ Added URL: {web_url}")
+
+    # Display sources in sidebar
+    if st.session_state.processed_documents:
+        st.sidebar.header("📚 Processed Sources")
+        for source in st.session_state.processed_documents:
+            if source.endswith('.pdf'):
+                st.sidebar.text(f"📄 {source}")
+            else:
+                st.sidebar.text(f"🌐 {source}")
+
+if prompt:
+    # Add user message to history
+    st.session_state.history.append({"role": "user", "content": prompt})
+    with st.chat_message("user"):
+        st.write(prompt)
+
+    if st.session_state.rag_enabled:
+            # Existing RAG flow remains unchanged
+            with st.spinner("🤔 Reformulating query..."):
+                try:
+                    query_rewriter = get_query_rewriter_agent()
+                    rewritten_query = query_rewriter.run(prompt).content
+                    
+                    with st.expander("🔄 See rewritten query"):
+                        st.write(f"Original: {prompt}")
+                        st.write(f"Rewritten: {rewritten_query}")
+                except Exception as e:
+                    st.error(f"❌ Error rewriting query: {str(e)}")
+                    rewritten_query = prompt
+
+            # Step 2: Choose search strategy based on force_web_search toggle
+            context = ""
+            docs = []
+            if not st.session_state.force_web_search and st.session_state.vector_store:
+                # Try document search first
+                retriever = st.session_state.vector_store.as_retriever(
+                    search_type="similarity_score_threshold",
+                    search_kwargs={
+                        "k": 5, 
+                        "score_threshold": st.session_state.similarity_threshold
+                    }
+                )
+                docs = retriever.invoke(rewritten_query)
+                if docs:
+                    context = "\n\n".join([d.page_content for d in docs])
+                    st.info(f"📊 Found {len(docs)} relevant documents (similarity > {st.session_state.similarity_threshold})")
+                elif st.session_state.use_web_search:
+                    st.info("🔄 No relevant documents found in database, falling back to web search...")
+
+            # Step 3: Use web search if:
+            # 1. Web search is forced ON via toggle, or
+            # 2. No relevant documents found AND web search is enabled in settings
+            if (st.session_state.force_web_search or not context) and st.session_state.use_web_search and st.session_state.exa_api_key:
+                with st.spinner("🔍 Searching the web..."):
+                    try:
+                        web_search_agent = get_web_search_agent()
+                        web_results = web_search_agent.run(rewritten_query).content
+                        if web_results:
+                            context = f"Web Search Results:\n{web_results}"
+                            if st.session_state.force_web_search:
+                                st.info("ℹ️ Using web search as requested via toggle.")
+                            else:
+                                st.info("ℹ️ Using web search as fallback since no relevant documents were found.")
+                    except Exception as e:
+                        st.error(f"❌ Web search error: {str(e)}")
+
+            # Step 4: Generate response using the RAG agent
+            with st.spinner("🤖 Thinking..."):
+                try:
+                    rag_agent = get_rag_agent()
+                    
+                    if context:
+                        full_prompt = f"""Context: {context}
+
+Original Question: {prompt}
+Rewritten Question: {rewritten_query}
+
+Please provide a comprehensive answer based on the available information."""
+                    else:
+                        full_prompt = f"Original Question: {prompt}\nRewritten Question: {rewritten_query}"
+                        st.info("ℹ️ No relevant information found in documents or web search.")
+
+                    response = rag_agent.run(full_prompt)
+                    
+                    # Add assistant response to history
+                    st.session_state.history.append({
+                        "role": "assistant",
+                        "content": response.content
+                    })
+                    
+                    # Display assistant response
+                    with st.chat_message("assistant"):
+                        st.write(response.content)
+                        
+                        # Show sources if available
+                        if not st.session_state.force_web_search and 'docs' in locals() and docs:
+                            with st.expander("🔍 See document sources"):
+                                for i, doc in enumerate(docs, 1):
+                                    source_type = doc.metadata.get("source_type", "unknown")
+                                    source_icon = "📄" if source_type == "pdf" else "🌐"
+                                    source_name = doc.metadata.get("file_name" if source_type == "pdf" else "url", "unknown")
+                                    st.write(f"{source_icon} Source {i} from {source_name}:")
+                                    st.write(f"{doc.page_content[:200]}...")
+
+                except Exception as e:
+                    st.error(f"❌ Error generating response: {str(e)}")
+
+    else:
+        # Simple mode without RAG
+        with st.spinner("🤖 Thinking..."):
+            try:
+                rag_agent = get_rag_agent()
+                web_search_agent = get_web_search_agent() if st.session_state.use_web_search else None
+                
+                # Handle web search if forced or enabled
+                context = ""
+                if st.session_state.force_web_search and web_search_agent:
+                    with st.spinner("🔍 Searching the web..."):
+                        try:
+                            web_results = web_search_agent.run(prompt).content
+                            if web_results:
+                                context = f"Web Search Results:\n{web_results}"
+                                st.info("ℹ️ Using web search as requested.")
+                        except Exception as e:
+                            st.error(f"❌ Web search error: {str(e)}")
+                
+                # Generate response
+                if context:
+                    full_prompt = f"""Context: {context}
+
+Question: {prompt}
+
+Please provide a comprehensive answer based on the available information."""
+                else:
+                    full_prompt = prompt
+
+                response = rag_agent.run(full_prompt)
+                response_content = response.content
+                
+                # Extract thinking process and final response
+                import re
+                think_pattern = r'<think>(.*?)</think>'
+                think_match = re.search(think_pattern, response_content, re.DOTALL)
+                
+                if think_match:
+                    thinking_process = think_match.group(1).strip()
+                    final_response = re.sub(think_pattern, '', response_content, flags=re.DOTALL).strip()
+                else:
+                    thinking_process = None
+                    final_response = response_content
+                
+                # Add assistant response to history (only the final response)
+                st.session_state.history.append({
+                    "role": "assistant",
+                    "content": final_response
+                })
+                
+                # Display assistant response
+                with st.chat_message("assistant"):
+                    if thinking_process:
+                        with st.expander("🤔 See thinking process"):
+                            st.markdown(thinking_process)
+                    st.markdown(final_response)
+
+            except Exception as e:
+                st.error(f"❌ Error generating response: {str(e)}")
+
+else:
+    st.warning("You can directly talk to r1 locally! Toggle the RAG mode to upload documents!")
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