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CAMEL Release notes [Sprint 14]

Enhanced Tools: Chunkr for Docs, Tavily Search, and OpenAI Tool Schemas Integration

January 30, 2025|3 min read

🛠️ Tool updates

- Integrated Chunkr: Chunkr is a powerful tool for processing and converting various document formats, including PDFs, PPTX, DOCX, and Excel files, into data optimized for RAG and LLMs in self-hosted environments. It enables seamless integration by allowing users to submit Chunkr tasks and retrieve task responses efficiently, streamlining the document processing workflow. Thanks to our contributor yaoxie220 for this implementation. 🤝 Explore more here.

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- Integrated the Tavily search functionality: This new feature introduces the search feature powered by Tavily API. It addresses the need for efficient search capabilities. This feature enhances the user experience by enabling faster, more relevant search results. Thanks to our contributor Daniel for this implementation. 🤝 Explore more here.

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- Added a new feature that allows for generating OpenAI tool schemas: This enhancement to the FunctionTool class introduces the generate\_docstring method, which utilizes an optional assistant model (defaulting to GPT_4O_MINI) for schema generation. It includes robust schema validation and a retry mechanism to ensure reliability. Thanks to our contributor Zhangzeyu97 for this fantastic work! 🤝 Explore more here.

💡Other updates

- Updated the guide for applying and using API keys: This enhancement includes improved documentation, the addition of a .env file for secure environment variable management, and fixes for the API key file, ensuring enhanced usability and security for our users. Thanks to our contributor Neil Johnson for this valuable update! 🤝 Explore more here.

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‍**- Added support for Python 3.12:** This update resolves compatibility issues, including a fix for the torch version on x86 MacOS and an upgrade to the unstructured io library. Thanks to our contributor Wendong-Fan for this essential improvement. 🤝 Explore more here.

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