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# RAG Search Plugin

The RAG Search Plugin helps find passages that are relevant to a search query. It is available only if the “Enable for RAG” option is turned on when creating the collection.

RAG-Search can be accessed from <https://localhost:8443/rag-search>

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## **Types Of Search**

SearchBlox offers **3 types of RAG search** to fetch passages:

1. **Keyword Search**
2. **Vector Search**
3. **Hybrid Search**

* By default, Hybrid RAG search is used with the default settings. You can change the search type using the toggle buttons at the top-left of the screen, as shown in the screenshot below.

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## **Settings**

Some **search parameters** can be controlled on the **RAG Search Page**. Click the **`Show Settings`** icon at the top-right of the page to access these settings, as shown in the screenshot.

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The available settings are:

| Settings             | Detail                                                                                                             |
| :------------------- | :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **No. of passages**  | Sets how many passages are returned for a query. The default value is 10.                                          |
| **Vector Threshold** | Sets the minimum score required for vector search results to be included.                                          |
| **Vector Weight**    | Defines the importance of vector search results. The keyword weight adjusts accordingly. The default value is 0.2. |

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## **API Details**

\`The API Details can be accessed to the left of the Settings button, as shown in the screenshot below.

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Clicking the API Details button allows the user to view the RAG search request URL and its response, as shown in the screenshot below.

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