diff --git a/scripts/data_ingestion.py b/scripts/data_ingestion.py
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+import argparse
+import logging
+from config import Config
+from memory import get_memory
+from file_operations import ingest_file, ingest_directory
+
+cfg = Config()
+
+def configure_logging():
+    logging.basicConfig(filename='log-ingestion.txt',
+                    filemode='a',
+                    format='%(asctime)s,%(msecs)d %(name)s %(levelname)s %(message)s',
+                    datefmt='%H:%M:%S',
+                    level=logging.DEBUG)
+    return logging.getLogger('AutoGPT-Ingestion')
+
+
+def main():
+    logger = configure_logging()
+
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Ingest a file or a directory with multiple files into memory. Make sure to set your .env before running this script.")
+    group = parser.add_mutually_exclusive_group(required=True)
+    group.add_argument("--file", type=str, help="The file to ingest.")
+    group.add_argument("--dir", type=str, help="The directory containing the files to ingest.")
+    parser.add_argument("--init", action='store_true', help="Init the memory and wipe its content", default=False)
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+
+    # Initialize memory
+    memory = get_memory(cfg, init=args.init)
+    print('Using memory of type: ' + memory.__class__.__name__)
+
+    if args.file:
+        try:
+            ingest_file(args.file, memory)
+            print(f"File '{args.file}' ingested successfully.")
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.error(f"Error while ingesting file '{args.file}': {str(e)}")
+            print(f"Error while ingesting file '{args.file}': {str(e)}")
+    elif args.dir:
+        try:
+            ingest_directory(args.dir, memory)
+            print(f"Directory '{args.dir}' ingested successfully.")
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.error(f"Error while ingesting directory '{args.dir}': {str(e)}")
+            print(f"Error while ingesting directory '{args.dir}': {str(e)}")
+    else:
+        print("Please provide either a file path (--file) or a directory name (--dir) inside the auto_gpt_workspace directory as input.")
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()