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Build a Agentic RAG-to-database pipeline in Python using dlt with AI harness support for Claude Code, Cursor, and Codex.

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AgentC2 is a platform providing API endpoints for knowledge retrieval, document ingestion, and RAG-based query processing. The REST API base URL is https://agentc2.ai/agent/api and All requests require a Bearer token in the Authorization header..

dlt is an open-source Python library that handles authentication, pagination, and schema evolution automatically. dlthub provides AI context files that enable code assistants to generate production-ready pipelines. Install with uv add "dlt[hub]" and start loading Agentic RAG data in under 10 minutes.


What data can I load from Agentic RAG?

Here are some of the endpoints you can load from Agentic RAG:

ResourceEndpointMethodData selectorDescription
threads/threadsGETLists all conversation threads with cursor-based pagination.
thread_messages/threads/{thread_id}/messagesGETLists all messages in a thread with cursor-based pagination.
agents/agentsGETLists all available agents in the runtime.
tools/toolsGETLists available tools registered to the runtime.
sessions/sessionsGETLists active or recent interaction sessions.

How do I authenticate with the Agentic RAG API?

All endpoints require authentication, typically sent via the Authorization header using the Bearer token scheme.

1. Get your credentials

To obtain API credentials, log in to the platform's web dashboard (e.g., Progress Agentic RAG portal or equivalent). Navigate to the account settings or the API management section (often labeled 'API Keys' or 'Developer' settings). Generate a new API key, copy it immediately, and store it in a secure location. Many platforms use this key as a Bearer token in the 'Authorization' or specific custom header (e.g., 'X-NUCLIA-SERVICEACCOUNT').

2. Add them to .dlt/secrets.toml

[sources.agentic_rag_source] api_key = "your_api_key_here"

dlt reads this automatically at runtime — never hardcode tokens in your pipeline script. For production environments, see setting up credentials with dlt for environment variable and vault-based options.


How do I set up and run the pipeline?

Set up a virtual environment and install dlt:

uv init uv add "dlt[hub]"

1. Install the dlt AI harness:

uv run dlthub ai init --agent <your-agent> # <agent>: claude | cursor | codex

This installs project rules, a secrets management skill, appropriate ignore files, and configures the dlt MCP server for your agent. Learn more →

2. Install the rest-api-pipeline toolkit:

uv run dlthub ai toolkit install rest-api-pipeline

This loads the skills and context about dlt the agent uses to build the pipeline iteratively, efficiently, and safely. The agent uses MCP tools to inspect credentials — it never needs to read your secrets.toml directly. Learn more →

3. Start LLM-assisted coding:

Use /find-source to load data from the Agentic RAG API into DuckDB.

The rest-api-pipeline toolkit takes over from here — it reads relevant API documentation, presents you with options for which endpoints to load, and follows a structured workflow to scaffold, debug, and validate the pipeline step by step.

4. Run the pipeline:

uv run python agentic_rag_pipeline.py

If everything is configured correctly, you'll see output like this:

Pipeline agentic_rag_pipeline load step completed in 0.26 seconds 1 load package(s) were loaded to destination duckdb and into dataset agentic_rag_data The duckdb destination used duckdb:/agentic_rag.duckdb location to store data Load package 1749667187.541553 is LOADED and contains no failed jobs

Inspect your pipeline and data:

uv run dlthub show

This opens the Pipeline Dashboard where you can verify pipeline state, load metrics, schema (tables, columns, types), and query the loaded data directly.


Python pipeline example

This example loads /query and /ingest from the Agentic RAG API into DuckDB. It mirrors the endpoint and data selector configuration from the table above:

import dlt from dlt.sources.rest_api import RESTAPIConfig, rest_api_resources @dlt.source def agentic_rag_source(api_key=dlt.secrets.value): config: RESTAPIConfig = { "client": { "base_url": "https://agentc2.ai/agent/api", "auth": {"type": "bearer", "token": api_key}, }, "resources": [ {"name": "threads", "endpoint": {"path": "threads", "data_selector": "data"}}, {"name": "thread_messages", "endpoint": {"path": "threads/{thread_id}/messages", "data_selector": "data"}} ], } yield from rest_api_resources(config) def get_data() -> None: pipeline = dlt.pipeline( pipeline_name="agentic_rag_pipeline", destination="duckdb", dataset_name="agentic_rag_data", ) load_info = pipeline.run(agentic_rag_source()) print(load_info)

To add more endpoints, append entries from the resource table to the "resources" list using the same name, path, and data_selector pattern.


How do I query the loaded data?

Once the pipeline runs, dlt creates one table per resource. You can query with Python or SQL.

Python (pandas DataFrame):

import dlt data = dlt.pipeline("agentic_rag_pipeline").dataset() sessions_df = data.threads.df() print(sessions_df.head())

SQL (DuckDB example):

SELECT * FROM agentic_rag_data.threads LIMIT 10;

In a marimo or Jupyter notebook:

import dlt data = dlt.pipeline("agentic_rag_pipeline").dataset() data.threads.df().head()

See how to explore your data in marimo Notebooks and how to query your data in Python with dataset.


What destinations can I load Agentic RAG data to?

dlt supports loading into any of these destinations — only the destination parameter changes:

DestinationExample value
DuckDB (local, default)"duckdb"
PostgreSQL"postgres"
BigQuery"bigquery"
Snowflake"snowflake"
Redshift"redshift"
Databricks"databricks"
Filesystem (S3, GCS, Azure)"filesystem"

Change the destination in dlt.pipeline(destination="snowflake") and add credentials in .dlt/secrets.toml. See the full destinations list.


Next steps

Continue your data engineering journey with the other toolkits of the dltHub AI harness:

  • data-exploration — Build custom notebooks, charts, and dashboards for deeper analysis with marimo notebooks.
  • dlthub-platform — Deploy, schedule, and monitor your pipeline in production.
uv run dlthub ai toolkit install data-exploration uv run dlthub ai toolkit install dlthub-platform

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