Retrieval Chain

The end-to-end process of how RAG systems retrieve and rank content.

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Detailed retrieval chain documentation is being prepared.

Overview

The retrieval chain is the complete pipeline from query to content selection.

Pipeline Stages

1. Query processing - Understand user intent
2. Search execution - Query search engines
3. Result filtering - Apply relevance filters
4. Content extraction - Parse and extract text
5. Ranking - Score and rank chunks
6. Selection - Choose top N results

Optimization Tips

• Optimize for search engine ranking
• Structure content for easy extraction
• Build domain authority

For more on RAG, see RAG Systems.