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# chunker • AI Agent SDK

> chunker: Lazy load the chunker instance.

# chunker

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> This is a method of the [**Chunking**](../classes/Chunking) class in the [**chunking**](../modules/chunking) module.

Lazy load the chunker instance.

## Signature

```python theme={"theme":{"light":"vitesse-light","dark":"vitesse-dark"}}
def chunker() -> Any
```

### Returns

<ResponseField name="Returns" type="Any">
  The result of the operation.
</ResponseField>

## Uses

* `chunker_cls`

## Used By

* [`Chunking.chunk`](../functions/Chunking-chunk)

## Source

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  `praisonaiagents/knowledge/chunking.py` at line 114
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