# Can Zilliz Cloud support real-time agentic RAG workflows?

Source: https://zilliz.com/ai-faq/can-zilliz-cloud-support-realtime-agentic-rag-workflows
Author: zilliz

Yes, Zilliz Cloud supports real-time agentic RAG through continuous indexing, metadata filtering, and sub-100ms query latencies.

**Real-time capabilities:**

**1. Streaming inserts:** Data reaches queryable status within seconds of ingestion. Agents retrieve the latest information without delay.

**2. Dynamic metadata updates:** Update document metadata ("processed=true", "source=latest_sync") without re-indexing embeddings.

**3. Immediate visibility:** Changes are visible to concurrent queries. No batch windows, no eventual consistency issues.

**4. Time-range filtering:** Agents constrain queries to data ingested in the last 1 hour, last 24 hours, etc. Essential for financial/supply chain agents.

**Real-time agentic RAG examples:**

- **Customer support:** Agent retrieves live interaction history from Zilliz. Updated as conversations happen. No stale data.

- **Supply chain:** Agent queries live shipment tracking and inventory levels. Makes routing decisions in real-time.

- **Financial compliance:** Agent retrieves latest transactions and regulations. Flags violations instantly.

**Performance characteristics:**
- Insert-to-query latency: <5 seconds
- Query latency: 50–150ms depending on collection size
- Throughput: 10k–100k inserts/sec (managed by Zilliz)

Zilliz Cloud scales horizontally to handle real-time streams and concurrent agents. Use in production for agentic workflows that can't tolerate stale data.

**Related Resources:**
- [What is Zilliz Cloud](https://zilliz.com/what-is-zilliz-cloud)
- [Start free on Zilliz Cloud](https://cloud.zilliz.com/signup)
- [Agentic RAG with Claude and LlamaIndex](https://zilliz.com/blog/agentic-rag-using-claude-3.5-sonnet-llamaindex-and-milvus)