---
title: "embedding"
description: "Download the embedding model config.toml names, if it is not here yet."
---

> Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://clanka.jfa.dev/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# embedding

```sh
clanka embedding
```

Downloads the embedding model that
[`[embedding] model`](/configuration/#embedding) names. Files already here
are checked against the expected checksums, and any that is missing or
damaged, such as an interrupted download, is fetched again.

The model turns text into the vectors recall searches. The default is a
small English one (about 23 MB). `model = "multilingual"` picks a
multilingual one (about 250 MB) for companions that talk in other languages.

A companion keeps the model its vectors were built with. After changing the
setting, run this command, then
[`clanka doctor reembed`](/cli/doctor/#reembed) on each companion.

```sh
clanka embedding
clanka doctor reembed ~/.config/clanka/souls/<id>.md
```

Source: https://clanka.jfa.dev/cli/embedding/index.mdx