---
id: wiki-2026-0508-llamaindex
title: LlamaIndex
category: 10_Wiki/Topics
status: verified
canonical_id: self
aliases: [GPT Index, LlamaIndex Framework]
duplicate_of: none
source_trust_level: A
confidence_score: 0.9
verification_status: applied
tags: [rag, llamaindex, retrieval, indexing, agents]
raw_sources: []
last_reinforced: 2026-05-10
github_commit: pending
tech_stack: { language: python/ts, framework: llama-index }
---

# LlamaIndex

## 매 한 줄
> **"매 LangChain 이 chain, LlamaIndex 는 index"**. Data → Index → Query Engine, RAG 에 특화된 framework.

## 매 핵심
### 매 핵심 추상
- **Documents / Nodes**: 원본 → chunked nodes
- **Index**: VectorStoreIndex, SummaryIndex, KnowledgeGraphIndex, TreeIndex
- **Query Engine**: retriever + synthesizer + (optional) postprocessor
- **Agents**: ReAct, OpenAI tool, function calling
- **Workflows**: event-driven multi-step (LangGraph 대응)

### 매 vs LangChain
| | LlamaIndex | LangChain |
|---|---|---|
| 강점 | RAG 데이터 indexing | Agent / chain orchestration |
| 추상 | Index 중심 | Chain/Runnable 중심 |
| Eval | LlamaIndex Eval (faithfulness, relevancy) | LangSmith |
| 권장 | RAG 헤비 | 다양한 tool/agent |

### 매 응용
1. 사내 docs Q&A
2. Code RAG (repo 전체 indexing)
3. Multi-doc summarization
4. Knowledge graph + RAG hybrid
5. Agentic RAG (자가 query 재작성)

## 💻 패턴

### Pattern 1: Vector index basic
```python
from llama_index.core import VectorStoreIndex, SimpleDirectoryReader
from llama_index.llms.anthropic import Anthropic

docs = SimpleDirectoryReader("./data").load_data()
index = VectorStoreIndex.from_documents(docs)
qe = index.as_query_engine(llm=Anthropic(model="claude-opus-4-7"), similarity_top_k=5)
print(qe.query("회사 휴가 정책 요약"))
```

### Pattern 2: Persistent vector store (Chroma)
```python
import chromadb
from llama_index.vector_stores.chroma import ChromaVectorStore
from llama_index.core import StorageContext

client = chromadb.PersistentClient(path="./chroma")
collection = client.get_or_create_collection("docs")
vs = ChromaVectorStore(chroma_collection=collection)
storage = StorageContext.from_defaults(vector_store=vs)
index = VectorStoreIndex.from_documents(docs, storage_context=storage)
```

### Pattern 3: Hybrid retrieval (vector + BM25)
```python
from llama_index.retrievers.bm25 import BM25Retriever
from llama_index.core.retrievers import QueryFusionRetriever

vec_r = index.as_retriever(similarity_top_k=5)
bm25_r = BM25Retriever.from_defaults(nodes=index.docstore.docs.values(), similarity_top_k=5)
fusion = QueryFusionRetriever([vec_r, bm25_r], num_queries=1, mode="reciprocal_rerank")
```

### Pattern 4: Re-ranker (Cohere)
```python
from llama_index.postprocessor.cohere_rerank import CohereRerank

reranker = CohereRerank(top_n=3)
qe = index.as_query_engine(node_postprocessors=[reranker], similarity_top_k=20)
# 20 후보 → rerank → top 3
```

### Pattern 5: Sub-question for multi-doc
```python
from llama_index.core.query_engine import SubQuestionQueryEngine
from llama_index.core.tools import QueryEngineTool

tools = [
    QueryEngineTool.from_defaults(query_engine=qe_a, name="finance"),
    QueryEngineTool.from_defaults(query_engine=qe_b, name="hr"),
]
sub = SubQuestionQueryEngine.from_defaults(query_engine_tools=tools)
sub.query("작년 인건비 대비 헤드카운트 변화는?")
```

### Pattern 6: Eval (faithfulness)
```python
from llama_index.core.evaluation import FaithfulnessEvaluator
ev = FaithfulnessEvaluator(llm=Anthropic(model="claude-opus-4-7"))
resp = qe.query("X 가 무엇?")
result = ev.evaluate_response(response=resp)
assert result.passing  # answer grounded in retrieved context?
```

### Pattern 7: Agent with tools
```python
from llama_index.core.agent import ReActAgent
agent = ReActAgent.from_tools([search_tool, calc_tool], llm=Anthropic(...))
agent.chat("작년 매출 대비 올해 성장률?")
```

### Pattern 8: Workflow (event-driven)
```python
from llama_index.core.workflow import Workflow, step, Event

class RetrieveEvent(Event): query: str
class GenEvent(Event): nodes: list

class RagFlow(Workflow):
    @step
    async def retrieve(self, ev: RetrieveEvent) -> GenEvent:
        return GenEvent(nodes=retriever.retrieve(ev.query))
    @step
    async def generate(self, ev: GenEvent):
        return synthesize(ev.nodes)
```

## 매 결정 기준

| 상황 | Tool |
|---|---|
| RAG 가 메인 | LlamaIndex |
| 복잡한 agent / tool 오케스트레이션 | LangChain / LangGraph |
| Production simple RAG | LlamaIndex + Chroma/Qdrant |
| Multi-doc 합성 | SubQuestionQueryEngine |
| 정확도 push | hybrid + reranker |

**기본값**: VectorStoreIndex + Chroma + Cohere rerank + faithfulness eval.

## 🔗 Graph
- 부모: [[RAG]]
- 변형: [[LangChain]]
- 응용: [[Embedding]]
- Adjacent: [[LLM_Ops_and_Tuning]], [[Prompt_Engineering]]

## 🤖 LLM 활용
**언제**: doc Q&A, code RAG, multi-doc summarization.
**언제 X**: 단일 prompt 로 충분 (RAG overkill), real-time chat 만 필요 (index 비용).

## ❌ 안티패턴
- Chunk size 무조건 default → recall 저하
- Re-rank 안 함 → 상위 k 노이즈
- Eval 없이 prod → silent quality drop
- 모든 doc 한 index → namespace 분리 안하면 권한/품질 혼탁
- VectorStoreIndex 만 사용, BM25 안 섞음 → keyword query 약함

## 🧪 검증 / 중복
- Verified (LlamaIndex docs, ChromaDB, Cohere rerank). 신뢰도 A.

## 🕓 Changelog
| 날짜 | 변경 |
|---|---|
| 2026-05-08 | Phase 1 |
| 2026-05-10 | Manual cleanup — vs LangChain, hybrid+rerank+eval patterns |