# Embedding Service

**Package:** `@nexusai/embedding-service`  
**Location:** `packages/embedding-service`  
**Deployed on:** Mini PC 1 (192.168.0.81)  
**Port:** 3003

## Purpose

Converts text into vector embeddings for storage in Qdrant. Keeps
embedding workload off the main inference node.

## Dependencies

- `express` — HTTP API
- `ollama` — Ollama client for embedding model
- `dotenv` — environment variable loading
- `@nexusai/shared` — shared utilities

## Environment Variables

| Variable | Required | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| PORT | No | 3003 | Port to listen on |
| OLLAMA_URL | No | http://localhost:11434 | Ollama instance URL |
| EMBEDDING_MODEL | No | nomic-embed-text | Ollama embedding model to use |

## Endpoints

| Method | Path | Description |
|---|---|---|
| GET | /health | Service health check |

> Further endpoints will be documented as the service is built out.