diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9867c22..83960ee 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ Key dataclasses live in `libs/envector/config.py`:
 - A row deleted moments ago can still take a top-k slot briefly, so a search right after `delete` may return fewer than `k`; pass `fetch_k` to over-fetch.
 - Filtering happens client-side after the server returns `k` hits, so filtered results can be fewer than `k`; set `fetch_k` (or `IndexSettings.fetch_k`) to over-fetch.
 - One enVector endpoint per process; all stores in a process must point at the same server.
+- `add_texts` / `add_documents` take `use_row_insert`: `True` uses EnVector's single insert, `False` batch insert. By default a call with one document uses single insert and a call with two or more uses batch insert.
 - Updates wait for that store's pending inserts to merge first; when interleaving inserts and updates, set `WriteSettings.await_insert=True` and use one store instance per index.
 - `update_documents` / `upsert_documents` above 10,000 items are sent in several batches; if a later batch fails, the earlier ones stay applied.
 
@@ -106,6 +107,9 @@ store.add_texts(
 )
 ```
 
+`use_row_insert=True` inserts with EnVector's single insert and `False` with batch insert. By default
+a call with one document uses single insert and a call with two or more uses batch insert.
+
 ### Similarity search
 
 ```python
diff --git a/libs/envector/langchain_envector/config.py b/libs/envector/langchain_envector/config.py
index f76dbbb..c392399 100644
--- a/libs/envector/langchain_envector/config.py
+++ b/libs/envector/langchain_envector/config.py
@@ -52,14 +52,19 @@ class WriteSettings:
     rebuilt, so those wait by default. Set a flag to ``False`` for
     fire-and-forget bulk work and wait once at the end.
 
-    Only the waiting is configured here; the SDK's per-call knobs
-    (``execute_until``, ``n_workers``, ``use_row_insert``, ...) reach
-    ``Index.insert`` through ``add_texts(**kwargs)``.
+    ``use_row_insert`` selects EnVector's insert path for ``add_texts``:
+    ``True`` single insert, ``False`` batch insert. ``None`` (default) uses
+    single insert for a call with one document and batch insert for two or
+    more. ``add_texts`` can override it per call.
+
+    The SDK's other per-call knobs (``execute_until``, ``n_workers``, ...)
+    reach ``Index.insert`` through ``add_texts(**kwargs)``.
     """
 
     await_insert: bool = False
     await_delete: bool = True
     await_update: bool = True
+    use_row_insert: Optional[bool] = None
 
     # Polling budget for the delete/update/upsert waits. Inserts keep the
     # SDK's own budget (a day) unless `timeout_s` is passed to add_texts.
diff --git a/libs/envector/langchain_envector/vectorstore.py b/libs/envector/langchain_envector/vectorstore.py
index 6e4b500..a8b64ea 100644
--- a/libs/envector/langchain_envector/vectorstore.py
+++ b/libs/envector/langchain_envector/vectorstore.py
@@ -169,6 +169,16 @@ def _loaded_index(self):
             index.load()
         return index
 
+    def _resolve_row_insert(self, use_row_insert: Optional[bool], n_rows: int) -> bool:
+        """Pick the insert path: an explicit argument wins, then the store
+        setting, then the default rule — one row takes single insert, two or
+        more take batch insert."""
+        if use_row_insert is None:
+            use_row_insert = self.config.write.use_row_insert
+        if use_row_insert is None:
+            return n_rows == 1
+        return bool(use_row_insert)
+
     # -------------------------------
     # VectorStore API
     # -------------------------------
@@ -181,6 +191,7 @@ def add_texts(
         vectors: Optional[List[List[float]]] = None,
         partition_name: Optional[str] = None,
         await_completion: Optional[bool] = None,
+        use_row_insert: Optional[bool] = None,
         **kwargs: Any,
     ) -> List[str]:
         """Add texts to the index and return their item IDs.
@@ -193,6 +204,13 @@ def add_texts(
         ``Index.insert`` and apply to the rows this call inserts; the upsert
         arm below takes only ``timeout_s`` / ``poll_interval_s``.
 
+        ``use_row_insert`` selects EnVector's insert path: ``True`` uses single
+        insert, ``False`` uses batch insert. By default (``None``) a call with
+        one document uses single insert and a call with two or more documents
+        uses batch insert; ``WriteSettings.use_row_insert`` changes that
+        default for the store. Documents updated in place through ``ids`` are
+        not affected.
+
         ``ids`` follows LangChain's add-or-update contract as far as enVector
         allows: an entry that is an item ID (int or numeric str, such as the
         ``Document.id`` search results carry) updates that item in place; an ID
@@ -243,7 +261,7 @@ def add_texts(
                     await_completion=await_completion,
                     timeout_s=timeout_s,
                     poll_interval_s=poll_interval_s,
-                    insert_kwargs=kwargs,
+                    insert_kwargs={**kwargs, "use_row_insert": use_row_insert},
                 )
 
         # Prepare metadata JSON strings per item
@@ -263,6 +281,7 @@ def add_texts(
             partition_name=partition_name,
             request_ids=request_ids,
             await_completion=awaited,
+            use_row_insert=self._resolve_row_insert(use_row_insert, len(texts)),
             **waits,
             **kwargs,
         )
diff --git a/tests/test_vectorstore.py b/tests/test_vectorstore.py
index bf4c386..29a21e5 100644
--- a/tests/test_vectorstore.py
+++ b/tests/test_vectorstore.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
     EnvectorConfig,
     IndexSettings,
     KeyConfig,
+    WriteSettings,
 )
 from langchain_envector.vectorstore import Envector, Document as LC_Document
 
@@ -575,8 +576,9 @@ def test_add_texts_does_not_wait_but_can_be_asked_to():
 
 
 def test_add_texts_passes_sdk_tuning_knobs_through_kwargs():
-    # execute_until / n_workers / use_row_insert are the SDK's own knobs; they
-    # are not mirrored in WriteSettings, they just travel through **kwargs.
+    # execute_until / n_workers are the SDK's own knobs; they are not mirrored
+    # in WriteSettings, they just travel through **kwargs. use_row_insert is a
+    # named parameter instead, because we decide it against dim.
     client = FakeClient()
     store = Envector(config=_cfg(), embeddings=FakeEmbeddings(dim=4), client=client)
 
@@ -587,6 +589,67 @@ def test_add_texts_passes_sdk_tuning_knobs_through_kwargs():
     assert call["use_row_insert"] is True
 
 
+def test_default_is_single_insert_for_one_document_and_batch_for_more():
+    client = FakeClient()
+    store = Envector(config=_cfg(), embeddings=FakeEmbeddings(dim=4), client=client)
+
+    store.add_texts(["t1"])
+    store.add_texts(["t1", "t2"])
+    store.add_texts(["t1", "t2", "t3", "t4", "t5"])
+    assert [c["use_row_insert"] for c in client.index.inserted] == [True, False, False]
+
+
+def test_write_settings_sets_the_store_default_and_a_call_overrides_it():
+    client = FakeClient()
+    off = _cfg()
+    off.write = WriteSettings(use_row_insert=False)
+    store = Envector(config=off, embeddings=FakeEmbeddings(dim=4), client=client)
+    store.add_texts(["t1"])  # store says batch insert, even for one document
+    assert client.index.inserted[0]["use_row_insert"] is False
+    store.add_texts(["t1"], use_row_insert=True)  # the call wins
+    assert client.index.inserted[1]["use_row_insert"] is True
+
+    on = _cfg()
+    on.write = WriteSettings(use_row_insert=True)
+    store = Envector(config=on, embeddings=FakeEmbeddings(dim=4), client=client)
+    store.add_texts(["t1", "t2", "t3"])  # store says single insert, even for three
+    assert client.index.inserted[2]["use_row_insert"] is True
+    store.add_texts(["t1", "t2", "t3"], use_row_insert=False)
+    assert client.index.inserted[3]["use_row_insert"] is False
+
+
+def test_add_documents_forwards_use_row_insert():
+    from langchain_core.documents import Document
+
+    client = FakeClient()
+    store = Envector(config=_cfg(), embeddings=FakeEmbeddings(dim=4), client=client)
+    store.add_documents([Document(page_content="a")])
+    store.add_documents([Document(page_content="a"), Document(page_content="b")])
+    store.add_documents([Document(page_content="a")], use_row_insert=False)
+    assert [c["use_row_insert"] for c in client.index.inserted] == [True, False, False]
+
+
+def test_row_insert_reaches_the_reinsert_arm_of_add_or_update():
+    # ids= routes through upsert_documents; a row whose id matched nothing is
+    # re-inserted by add_texts, and that re-insert must keep the chosen path.
+    class _NotFoundIndex(FakeIndex):
+        def upsert(self, items, **kw):
+            result = super().upsert(items, **kw)
+            result["not_found_item_ids"] = [
+                it.item_id for it in items if it.item_id == 99
+            ]
+            return result
+
+    index = _NotFoundIndex()
+    store = Envector(
+        config=_cfg(), embeddings=FakeEmbeddings(dim=4), client=FakeClient(index)
+    )
+    with pytest.warns(UserWarning, match="match no live row"):
+        store.add_texts(["ghost"], ids=[99], use_row_insert=True)
+
+    assert index.inserted[-1]["use_row_insert"] is True
+
+
 def test_partition_management_helpers():
     client = FakeClient()
     store = Envector(config=_cfg(), embeddings=FakeEmbeddings(dim=4), client=client)