>>> [!note] Migrated issue <!-- Drupal.org comment --> <!-- Migrated from issue #3547016. --> Reported by: [yijin928@163.com](https://www.drupal.org/user/3848766) >>> <h3 id="summary-problem-motivation">Problem/Motivation</h3> <p> I&rsquo;m integrating a Zilliz vector database with an AI-powered RAG chatbot. I have filterable attributes (e.g., <em>case studies</em>, <em>approaches</em>) stored as integers. When I query the VDB via the AI explorer, these attributes are returned, but I&rsquo;m not sure how to pass filters into the query so that results are pre-filtered. </p> <p> In short, I want to apply filters at query time so Zilliz returns only the filtered chunks. </p> <h4 id="summary-steps-reproduce">Steps to reproduce</h4> <p>Use Zilliz for AI search and connect an AI assistant with knowledge grounded in results from the VDB.<br> Observe that filterable attributes are present in results but cannot be applied as query-time filters through the current interface.</p> <h3 id="summary-proposed-resolution">Proposed resolution</h3> <p> Enable query-time filtering so the VDB returns only chunks matching selected attributes (e.g., <em>case studies</em>). Currently, the chatbot must post-filter results, which increases latency and requires fetching more chunks than necessary. </p> <h3 id="summary-remaining-tasks">Remaining tasks</h3> <p>I am not sure if I am able to complete these steps from my end. If so I'd love to know where I should start making the changes:</p> <ul> <li>Expose a filter input in the AI bot UI so users can choose attribute filters before running a search; or</li> <li>Implement server-side filtering by passing filter expressions to the Zilliz VDB at query time.</li> </ul>