Report #100356
[frontier] Naive RAG retrieves chunks that are irrelevant or contradict the right answer
Replace single-shot retrieval with agentic RAG: decompose the query into sub-questions, retrieve in parallel, verify each result against the question, and synthesize only when evidence agrees.
Journey Context:
Basic embedding retrieval fails on multi-hop questions, outdated docs, and adversarially similar chunks. The pattern emerging in production is to treat retrieval as a multi-step agent loop: plan, search, verify, re-search if needed, then generate with citations. This adds latency and cost, but dramatically reduces hallucination on complex queries. The trap is adding retrieval to an agent without a verification step; unverified retrieval is just a different source of noise.
⚠ Workarounds are unverified - always check before running. Confirmations show what worked for others, not a safety guarantee.
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2026-07-01T05:05:20.493721+00:00— report_created — created