# DigitalOcean Gradient™ AI Platform Now Integrates with LlamaIndex

DevFeed: [DigitalOcean Gradient™ AI Platform Now Integrates with LlamaIndex](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/digitalocean-gradienttm-ai-platform-now-integrates-with-llamaindex-19884.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.digitalocean.com/blog/gradient-ai-platform-llamaindex-integration>)

Author: Narasimha Badrinath

Published: 2026-02-18T20:23:52Z

Content type: release

Language: en

Sources: [DigitalOcean](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/digitalocean.md>)

Topics: [Digital Ocean](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/digital-ocean.md>), [llamaindex](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/llamaindex.md>), [Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG)](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/retrieval-augmented-generation-rag.md>), [AI Platform](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai-platform.md>), [Large Language Model](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/llm.md>), [Embeddings](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/embeddings.md>)

Tags: [ai-platform](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai-platform.md>), [async](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/async.md>), [digitalocean](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/digitalocean.md>), [llamaindex](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/llamaindex.md>), [product-updates](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/product-updates.md>), [pypi](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/pypi.md>), [rag](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/rag.md>), [streaming](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/streaming.md>)

## AI overview

DigitalOcean Gradient AI Platform now natively integrates with LlamaIndex through two PyPI packages. The integration connects Gradient Knowledge Bases and hosted LLMs to LlamaIndex workflows, supporting hybrid search, metadata filtering, streaming responses, and asynchronous operations.

## Source excerpt

We're excited to announce that DigitalOcean Gradient™ AI Platform now integrates natively with LlamaIndex - one of the most popular frameworks for building RAG applications. This means you can now connect your Gradient AI Platform Knowledge Base and LLMs directly to LlamaIndex workflows, using the abstractions you already know. No additional infrastructure. No complex setup. Just install two packages and start building. Why This Matters If you've built RAG applications before, you know the drill: provision a vector database, set up an embedding pipeline, manage credentials across services, and stitch everything together. It's a lot of overhead before you write a single line of application logic. With these new integrations, we've done the heavy lifting. Your Knowledge Base handles document ingestion, chunking, and embeddings. The LlamaIndex retriever connects directly to it. Add our LLM integration, and you have a complete RAG pipeline running on managed DigitalOcean infrastructure. What's New Two packages are now available on PyPI: llama-index-retrievers-digitalocean-gradientai Connect to your Knowledge Base as a LlamaIndex retriever. Supports hybrid search (keyword + semantic), metadata filtering, and async operations. llama-index-llms-digitalocean-gradientai Use Gradient AI Platform-hosted LLMs in your LlamaIndex workflows. Supports streaming responses and async for high-throughput applications. Both packages work with LlamaIndex query engines, chat engines, callbacks, and the broader ecosystem. Get Started in Minutes Install the packages: pip install llama-index-retrievers-digitalocean-gradientai llama-index-llms-digitalocean-gradientai From there, configure your Gradient AI Platform credentials and drop the retriever and LLM into your existing LlamaIndex code. Check out our documentation for a complete walkthrough and code examples. What You Can Build These integrations open up a range of possibilities: Support assistants grounded in your product documentation