When this is useful
Retrieval-augmented generation, or RAG, connects an answer to relevant source material. It can help when policies, product information and internal documents are scattered, but it cannot fix unclear ownership or contradictory source records by itself.
- Question
- Permission check
- Source retrieval
- Cited answer
- Feedback
A focused first proof
Choose a representative question set and a small approved source collection. Test whether the right source is retrieved, whether the answer is supported and whether access restrictions are respected.
Before production
We assess source freshness, metadata, document permissions, abstention and evaluation. A confident answer without adequate evidence should be handled as a failure, not a successful result.
Problems this can help address
Engineering in practice
Explore the related Mikisi Labs system, including its current status and architecture.