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Low-Code RAG Application Building with GridGain and Langflow

Manini Puranik
Chief Technical Architect, Zettascape Technologies

What is Langflow?

Langflow is a no-code platform that makes building AI applications visual and intuitive. It’s like a visual programming tool for LangChain \- you can drag, drop, and connect components to create AI workflows without writing code.

Why GridGain for Langflow?

GridGain extends Langflow with through two key components:

  1. Vector Store

    • Implements HNSW (Hierarchical Navigable Small World) algorithm for efficient similarity search

    • Sub-millisecond query latency for vector similarity searches

    • Real-time indexing of new vectors without blocking read operations

    • Horizontal scaling across multiple nodes

  2. Chat Memory

    • Distributed session management with consistent hashing

    • In-memory storage with disk persistence for durability

    • Automatic failover and data replication

    • Session data partitioning for optimal performance

    • Built-in TTL (Time-To-Live) management for sessions

Real-time Product Updates: A Practical Example

We’ve implemented a dynamic product information system using GridGain’s capabilities in Langflow. Here’s the technical breakdown:

The Challenge

Imagine an online store where prices, availability, and delivery times change constantly. You need to:

  • Update product info instantly

  • Help customers find similar products

  • Remember customer preferences

  • Give accurate, up-to-date answers

How GridGain Helps

  1. Quick Updates

    • New prices instantly reflected in search

    • Availability status always current

    • Delivery times automatically adjusted

  2. Smart Search

    • Finds similar products even as data changes

    • Keeps recommendations fresh

  3. Personal Experience

    • Remembers what each customer likes

    • Maintains conversation context

    • Gives consistent responses across sessions

System Architecture

The system integrates three main components:

  1. Real-time data ingestion pipeline

  2. Vector search infrastructure

  3. Conversational AI interface

Technical Implementation

  1. Data Management

    • Product embeddings generated using OpenAI’s text-embedding-ada-002 model

    • Vectorized product data stored in GridGain’s Vector Database

  2. Search Infrastructure

    • Cosine similarity computations

    • Configurable number of nearest neighbors (k-NN search)

  3. Conversation Handling

    • Session management through distributed key-value storage

    • Conversation context maintained using LangFlow’s Memory component

    • Automatic session cleanup through TTL mechanisms

    • Load balancing of chat requests across nodes

This implementation demonstrates how GridGain’s distributed computing capabilities can be leveraged within Langflow to create a responsive, scalable product search system that handles real-time updates efficiently while maintaining high availability and consistent performance.

Demonstration Project

A fully functional demo project is available on GitHub in the Langflow demo repository. It includes functional sample code, as well as a step-by-step instruction on setting up and running the project.

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Last updated on Dec 10, 2025

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