Re-index a Dataset
Indexing is the process that makes content searchable — Seekdown breaks each item into chunks and builds a search index so the assistant can find relevant passages quickly. Most of the time indexing happens automatically after uploads, crawls, and edits, but if answers feel stale or new content isn't being found, a manual re-index rebuilds the entire index from scratch and usually sets things right.
Before You Start
- Open the dataset you want to re-index.
- Make sure a re-index isn't already in progress (the configuration panel shows the current status).
Steps
- Open the dataset's details page from Memory datasets.
- Check the indexing status in the configuration panel — it reads either "Index is up to date" or "Re-indexing" with a task count showing progress.
- Choose Re-index. Seekdown queues every content item in the dataset for reprocessing. The status switches to "Re-indexing" and shows how many items are left to process.
- Wait for the status to return to "Index is up to date". For large datasets this can take a few minutes.
- Once done, refresh the dataset page to confirm the index timestamp has updated.
Verify the Result
Search the dataset for something you know is in there, or open the assistant's playground and ask a question that relies on the updated content. The answer should now reflect the latest indexed data.
Troubleshooting
- If Re-index is greyed out, a re-index is probably already in progress — wait for it to finish.
- If search results still look off after re-indexing, confirm the content you expect is actually present in the dataset (it may have been skipped by the job or deleted by a batch operation).