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To use an entire directory as data source, just add data_type as directory and pass in the path of the local directory.

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Without customization

import os
from embedchain import App

os.environ["OPENAI_API_KEY"] = "sk-xxx"

app = App()
app.add("./elon-musk", data_type="directory")
response = app.query("list all files")
print(response)
# Answer: Files are elon-musk-1.txt, elon-musk-2.pdf.

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Customization

import os
from embedchain import App
from embedchain.loaders.directory_loader import DirectoryLoader

os.environ["OPENAI_API_KEY"] = "sk-xxx"
lconfig = {
    "recursive": True,
    "extensions": [".txt"]
}
loader = DirectoryLoader(config=lconfig)
app = App()
app.add("./elon-musk", loader=loader)
response = app.query("what are all the files related to?")
print(response)

# Answer: The files are related to Elon Musk.