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How It Works

From Question toVerified Answer

For Decision Makers

Most AI tools match your question to similar text. That works for simple lookups — but falls apart on complex questions, multi-document reasoning, or anything requiring verification.

Courdx runs three retrieval strategies in parallel, validates every result, and cites every fact to the exact source sentence. You get answers you can trust — not answers you have to double-check.

For Technical Teams

The entire pipeline is orchestrated as a series of coordinated AI workflows — not a single monolithic prompt chain. Each stage is independently configurable, observable, and tuneable from the admin panel.

Meaning-based search with multiple AI models, knowledge graph traversal for entity relationships, exact keyword matching, AI relevance scoring, self-correcting retrieval, and built-in quality evaluation — all running in a production-grade pipeline.

The RAG Pipeline

Every Query. Five Stages, Nine Steps.

Nine steps grouped into five intelligent stages. Hover over each node to explore the pipeline — notice how three retrieval strategies branch in parallel, then converge through fusion and validation.

RETRIEVALVALIDATION01QuestionNatural language02DecomposeBreak into sub-queries03Meaning SearchSemantic similarity04Graph TraversalEntity relationships05Keyword MatchExact term match06Smart FusionRank & merge results07AI RelevanceDeep relevance scoring08ValidateSelf-correction09Cite & RespondVerified answer9-step pipeline orchestrated by AI workflows

Data Flow

From Raw Document to Searchable Knowledge

Every document goes through ingestion, parsing, chunking, entity extraction, embedding, and indexing — fully automated.

IngestDocuments, APIs, Databases1Parse & ChunkSmart segmentation2Embed & IndexVector + Graph storage3RetrieveMulti-strategy search4ValidateCheck & cite sources5RespondVerified answers6DocumentLifecycle

Three Pillars of Intelligent Retrieval

Each pillar solves a fundamental problem that basic retrieval systems ignore.

Intelligent Retrieval

We Don't Just Search. We Understand.

Five layers of intelligence between your question and your answer: complex questions are broken apart into focused sub-questions, predictive search generates ideal answer shapes before retrieving, multiple search approaches run in parallel across meaning, keywords, and document connections, an AI relevance model scores which results truly answer the question, and self-correcting AI catches low-confidence results and refines them automatically.

Query DecompositionPredictive SearchMulti-Strategy RetrievalAI Relevance Scoring

Knowledge Graph

See the Connections Others Miss

Courdx automatically extracts entities and relationships from your documents and builds a knowledge graph. Community detection clusters related entities into groups — so you can ask big-picture questions like "what themes recur across our compliance reports?" that basic search can't touch.

Entity ExtractionRelationship MappingCommunity DetectionCross-Document Reasoning

Trust & Citations

Every Fact. Every Source. Verified.

Every claim cites the exact sentence in the source document — not just "found in Document 3." Confidence scores tell you how strong each citation is. Input and output guardrails block prompt injection, PII leaks, and hallucinated content. Full audit trail for compliance.

Sentence-Level CitationsConfidence ScoresInput/Output GuardrailsAudit Trails

Multi-Dimensional Retrieval

Not Just Vector Search. Multi-Strategy Intelligence.

A single retrieval method always has blind spots. Vector search misses exact terms. Keyword search misses synonyms. Neither understands entity relationships.

Courdx runs all three simultaneously and fuses the results with intelligent ranking — so you get the best of every approach in one ranked list.

Semantic Understanding

Meaning-based search captures intent beyond keywords

Graph Reasoning

Knowledge graph reveals entity relationships across documents

Keyword Precision

Exact matching for codes, identifiers, and specific phrases

Query Intelligence

Predictive search + decomposition + smart routing

20%40%60%80%100%SemanticUnderstandingKeywordMatchingEntityRelationshipsMulti-hopReasoningContextRetentionSourceVerification
Courdx Multi-Strategy
Traditional Search

Step by Step

The Complete Journey

From natural language question to verified, cited answer — the five stages that power every query.

01

Your Question

Natural language query — plain English, no syntax required

02

Query Decomposition

Complex questions are broken into focused sub-queries. Each part gets its own retrieval pass.

  • Predictive search generates ideal answer shapes before retrieving documents
  • Expands acronyms, synonyms, and domain-specific terms
  • Routes each sub-query to the optimal retrieval strategy
03

Multi-Strategy Retrieval

Three search strategies run in parallel — each catching what the others miss.

  • Meaning-based search across multiple AI models for deep semantic understanding
  • Knowledge graph traversal surfaces entity relationships across documents
  • Exact keyword matching for codes, names, identifiers, and specific phrases
  • Intelligent result fusion merges all outputs into one optimized ranking
04

Intelligent Validation

Every result is scored, reranked, and validated before the AI writes its answer.

  • An AI relevance model scores each result for true match quality — not just surface similarity
  • Low confidence triggers self-correcting retrieval with automatic query refinement and retry
  • Falls back to web search if internal sources are insufficient
  • Built-in accuracy checks measure faithfulness, relevance, and answer quality
05

Cited, Verified Response

The final answer is synthesized from validated sources with mandatory citations.

  • Every fact cited to the exact sentence in the source document
  • Confidence score per citation — not just per answer
  • Output guardrails check for hallucinations, PII leaks, and toxic content
  • Full audit trail: who asked, what was retrieved, what was generated
Keyword Only45%
Enterprise Target
Vector Search68%
Enterprise Target
Graph + Vector78%
Enterprise Target
Courdx Multi-Strategy95%
Enterprise Target
Based on internal benchmarks on enterprise document retrieval tasks

Measurable Results

Up to 95% Accuracy. Measured.

Each search strategy catches what the others miss. Combined with AI relevance scoring and self-correcting retrieval, the multi-strategy approach closes the gaps that make basic AI search unreliable.

Up to 95%
Retrieval Accuracy
+40%
vs. Basic AI Search
3-stage
Retrieval Pipeline
100%
Cited Answers

Verifiable Answers

Every Fact. Every Source. Verified.

Click any citation to see the exact source sentence highlighted in context. No more "the AI said so."

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Courdx Response

The company achieved $2.4M in Q3 revenue[1], representing a 23% YoY growth[2]. The main drivers were the new enterprise contracts signed in July and August[3].

Hover over highlighted text to see source

Source Documents
[1]Q3 Financial Reportp.4

$2.4M in Q3 revenue

98%
match
[2]Q3 Financial Reportp.4

23% YoY growth

95%
match
[3]Sales Pipeline UpdateSlide 12

enterprise contracts signed in July and August

92%
match
Sentence-level citation
High confidence (90%+)
Medium confidence

Every fact in Courdx responses is traced back to the exact sentence in your source documents

Visual Pipeline

9 Steps. 5 Stages. Fully Configurable.

Documents flow through parsing, chunking, embedding, and knowledge graph extraction — each step configurable from the admin panel.

Ingestion Pipeline — Data Sources → Parse → Chunk → Embed → Knowledge Graph
Courdx ingestion pipeline showing the full document processing flow from data sources through parsing, chunking, embedding, and knowledge graph extraction

Observable Pipeline

Watch It Work. In Real Time.

Courdx isn't a black box. The admin panel includes 15 dedicated health pages showing real-time system metrics, retrieval quality, and cost analytics. You see exactly what the system is doing — and where to tune it.

Real-time CPU, memory, and queue monitoring
Per-query response time and retrieval quality tracking
Failed document detection with automatic retry
Search engine health and document indexing status at scale
AI usage analytics: cost per model and per query
System Monitoring Dashboard
Courdx system monitoring dashboard showing real-time CPU usage, memory consumption, API performance metrics, and error logs

Research-Backed

Built on Peer-Reviewed Research

Not prompt engineering. Real retrieval science, implemented in production.

01

Knowledge Graph Reasoning

Clusters related entities for big-picture questions across documents

02

Self-Correcting Retrieval

Refines the question and tries again when confidence drops

03

AI Relevance Scoring

Deep relevance evaluation, not just surface similarity

04

Intelligent Result Fusion

Merges multiple search strategies into one optimal ranking

05

Predictive Search

Generates the ideal answer shape first, then finds matching documents

06

Query Decomposition

Breaks complex questions into precisely answerable parts

07

AI Workflow Orchestration

Multiple workflows coordinate retrieval and validation

08

Built-in Quality Evaluation

Automated accuracy measurement: faithfulness, relevance, answer quality

See the Pipeline In Action

Bring your hardest question and your real documents. We'll trace the entire retrieval pipeline live.