The readiness probe incorrectly tried to connect to an external Qdrant service
even when using memory or persistent mode (embedded Qdrant). This caused pods
to never become ready in Kubernetes deployments using the default configuration.
Root cause:
- In memory/persistent modes, QDRANT_URL env var is NOT set
- Readiness check used default 'http://qdrant:6333' anyway
- Tried to connect to non-existent service
- Connection failed -> 503 -> pod stuck in not-ready state
Fix:
- Only check external Qdrant health if QDRANT_URL is explicitly set (network mode)
- For embedded modes (memory/persistent), report status as 'embedded' without blocking
- Background scanner tasks don't block readiness (already non-blocking via anyio.start_soon)
This allows pods to become ready immediately when using embedded Qdrant,
while still validating external Qdrant connectivity in network mode.
Fixes: Kubernetes pods failing readiness check with default Qdrant configuration
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Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
Chris Coutinho
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