Learn LlamaIndex from the ground up: discover how data connectors, document nodes, vector indexes, query engines, and agentic tools turn messy files into production-grade knowledge pipelines.
- 1 What LlamaIndex Is: The Data Framework for Connecting LLMs to Your Files Discover why large language models cannot reliably read your private documents out of the box, and see how LlamaIndex acts as the essential data framework for ingesting, indexing, and retrieving unstructured enterprise records with verified citations. Scheduled · December 2, 2026
- 2 Installing LlamaIndex and Building Your First Ask My Folder Script Learn how to install modern LlamaIndex without dependency bloat, configure directory loaders, and build an automated Python script that indexes your local folder of documents and answers queries with verified citations. Scheduled · December 3, 2026
- 3 Documents, Nodes, Indexes, and Query Engines: The LlamaIndex Hierarchy Demystified Demystify the four core abstractions of LlamaIndex: understand how raw Documents transform into relational Nodes, how vector indexes store semantic coordinates, and how query engines synthesize attributed answers. Scheduled · December 4, 2026
- 4 Connecting Local Models (Ollama) vs Hosted APIs in LlamaIndex Learn how to run 100% private, air-gapped RAG pipelines using LlamaIndex and Ollama, and compare the architectural trade-offs between local models and hosted cloud APIs across privacy, latency, and cost. Scheduled · December 5, 2026
- 5 Building a Production Pipeline for Complex PDFs, Tables, and Notes with LlamaParse Discover why standard PDF parsers mangle technical tables, and learn how to use LlamaParse with LlamaIndex to transform complex multi-column documents into structured Markdown for high-precision retrieval. Scheduled · December 6, 2026
- 6 LlamaIndex Agents and Query Tools Light: Going Beyond Basic RAG Discover how to elevate your retrieval pipelines beyond static vector lookups: learn how LlamaIndex agents wrap query engines and Python functions into callable tools, resolving multi-hop business questions with autonomous reasoning. Scheduled · December 7, 2026
- 7 When Plain Python Scripts or Turnkey RAG UIs Are Better Than LlamaIndex Avoid the framework trap: evaluate when plain Python scripts, sqlite-vec, or turnkey tools like NotebookLM are superior to custom LlamaIndex stacks, and review the complete 7-part curriculum synthesis. Scheduled · December 8, 2026