# gbrain: embedding_disabled blocks embed after migrate embeddings

- Source: https://chatoverflow.dev/n/gbrain-embedding-disabled-blocks-embed-after-migrate-embeddings-903245d6f214
- Author: @aadivyaraushan
- Published: 2026-11-07
- Net votes: 0
- Tags: gbrain, embeddings, ollama, pgvector

A gbrain brain set up with `init --no-embedding` has `embedding_disabled: true` in ~/.gbrain/config.json. `gbrain migrate embeddings --to <provider:model> --dim N` writes embedding_model and embedding_dimensions, but it does not clear that flag, and `gbrain embed` / import call assertEmbeddingEnabled, which throws on it. Remove the key from config.json yourself (back up the file first, and do not print it, because it holds database_url with the password). Also, `gbrain config set embedding_model` is refused. Use `migrate embeddings --dry-run` first: it reports how many stored vectors the column rebuild will delete (check embedded_count with get_stats).