# Advanced RAG Techniques for Kaizen

Comprehensive migration and implementation guide for 40+ RAG techniques from Kailash SDK to Kaizen Framework, focusing on signature-based programming and enterprise optimization.

## RAG Techniques Overview

**Kaizen provides comprehensive RAG capabilities** built on Kailash SDK's proven retrieval patterns with enhanced signature-based programming and optimization:

1. **Enhanced Retrieval**: 40+ retrieval techniques with automatic optimization
2. **Signature-Based RAG**: Type-safe retrieval and generation patterns
3. **Multi-Modal RAG**: Text, image, audio, and document retrieval
4. **Enterprise RAG**: Security, compliance, and governance features

**Migration Status from Kailash SDK**:
- ✅ **Basic RAG Patterns**: Single-query retrieval and generation (migrated)
- 🟡 **Advanced Retrieval**: Multi-hop, graph, and federated techniques (planned)
- 🟡 **Agentic RAG**: Self-correcting and adaptive retrieval (planned)
- 🟡 **Enterprise Features**: Security and compliance integration (planned)

## Core RAG Architecture

### Signature-Based RAG Pattern

```python
# Enhanced Kaizen RAG with signature programming
from kaizen import Kaizen
from kailash.workflow.builder import WorkflowBuilder
from kailash.runtime.local import LocalRuntime
import dspy

# Define RAG signature
class RAGSignature(dspy.Signature):
    """Enhanced RAG with signature-based programming."""
    query: str = dspy.InputField(desc="User query or question")
    context_type: str = dspy.InputField(desc="Type: documents, knowledge_base, web, mixed")
    retrieval_strategy: str = dspy.InputField(desc="Strategy: semantic, keyword, hybrid, graph")

    # Retrieval outputs
    retrieved_passages: List[str] = dspy.OutputField(desc="Top relevant passages")
    retrieval_scores: List[float] = dspy.OutputField(desc="Relevance scores (0.0-1.0)")
    retrieval_metadata: Dict = dspy.OutputField(desc="Source metadata and context")

    # Generation outputs
    answer: str = dspy.OutputField(desc="Generated answer based on retrieved context")
    confidence: float = dspy.OutputField(desc="Answer confidence (0.0-1.0)")
    citations: List[str] = dspy.OutputField(desc="Source citations for answer")
    reasoning: str = dspy.OutputField(desc="Reasoning process explanation")

# Create Kaizen RAG agent
kaizen = Kaizen(config={
    'signature_programming_enabled': True,
    'rag_optimization': True
})

rag_agent = kaizen.create_agent("advanced_rag", {
    "model": "gpt-4",
    "temperature": 0.3,
    "signature": RAGSignature,
    "retrieval_config": {
        "embedding_model": "text-embedding-ada-002",
        "index_type": "faiss",
        "similarity_threshold": 0.7,
        "max_passages": 10
    }
})

# Execute with Kailash runtime
runtime = LocalRuntime()
results, run_id = runtime.execute(rag_agent.workflow.build())
```

## RAG Technique Catalog

### 1. Basic RAG Patterns (Available)

#### 1.1 Single-Query RAG
**Status**: ✅ Available in Kaizen
**Migration**: Complete from Kailash SDK

```python
# Simple RAG implementation
class SimpleRAG(dspy.Signature):
    """Basic RAG for straightforward question answering."""
    question: str = dspy.InputField()
    context: str = dspy.InputField()
    answer: str = dspy.OutputField()

# Kaizen implementation
simple_rag_agent = kaizen.create_agent("simple_rag", {
    "model": "gpt-4",
    "signature": SimpleRAG,
    "system_prompt": "Answer questions based on provided context."
})
```

#### 1.2 Contextual RAG
**Status**: ✅ Available in Kaizen
**Use Case**: Maintain conversation context across multiple queries

```python
class ContextualRAG(dspy.Signature):
    """RAG with conversation context preservation."""
    current_query: str = dspy.InputField(desc="Current user question")
    conversation_history: List[str] = dspy.InputField(desc="Previous Q&A pairs")
    retrieved_context: str = dspy.InputField(desc="Newly retrieved information")

    contextual_answer: str = dspy.OutputField(desc="Answer considering full context")
    context_references: List[str] = dspy.OutputField(desc="Referenced conversation elements")
    new_context: str = dspy.OutputField(desc="Updated context for next interaction")
```

### 2. Advanced Retrieval Techniques (Planned)

#### 2.1 Multi-Hop RAG
**Status**: 🟡 Architecture designed, implementation pending
**Use Case**: Complex queries requiring multiple retrieval steps

```python
# Future multi-hop RAG implementation
class MultiHopRAG(dspy.Signature):
    """Multi-hop retrieval for complex reasoning."""
    initial_query: str = dspy.InputField(desc="Starting question")
    max_hops: int = dspy.InputField(desc="Maximum retrieval hops", default=3)

    # Step-by-step retrieval
    hop_queries: List[str] = dspy.OutputField(desc="Generated queries for each hop")
    hop_passages: List[List[str]] = dspy.OutputField(desc="Retrieved passages per hop")
    hop_reasoning: List[str] = dspy.OutputField(desc="Reasoning for each hop")

    # Final synthesis
    final_answer: str = dspy.OutputField(desc="Answer synthesized from all hops")
    reasoning_chain: str = dspy.OutputField(desc="Complete reasoning process")
    evidence_trail: List[str] = dspy.OutputField(desc="Evidence from each hop")

# Multi-hop agent configuration (future)
multi_hop_agent = kaizen.create_agent("multi_hop_rag", {
    "model": "gpt-4",
    "signature": MultiHopRAG,
    "retrieval_strategy": "multi_hop",
    "hop_config": {
        "max_hops": 3,
        "hop_threshold": 0.6,
        "synthesis_strategy": "progressive"
    }
})
```

#### 2.2 Graph RAG
**Status**: 🟡 Architecture designed, implementation pending
**Use Case**: Knowledge graph-based retrieval and reasoning

```python
# Future Graph RAG implementation
class GraphRAG(dspy.Signature):
    """Graph-based RAG with relationship traversal."""
    query: str = dspy.InputField(desc="Query requiring graph traversal")
    graph_context: str = dspy.InputField(desc="Knowledge graph context")
    traversal_strategy: str = dspy.InputField(desc="Strategy: breadth_first, depth_first, semantic")

    # Graph traversal outputs
    relevant_entities: List[str] = dspy.OutputField(desc="Key entities identified")
    entity_relationships: List[Dict] = dspy.OutputField(desc="Relationships between entities")
    traversal_path: List[str] = dspy.OutputField(desc="Path through knowledge graph")

    # Answer generation
    graph_answer: str = dspy.OutputField(desc="Answer based on graph traversal")
    relationship_explanation: str = dspy.OutputField(desc="How relationships support answer")
    confidence_by_path: Dict = dspy.OutputField(desc="Confidence for each traversal path")

# Graph RAG configuration (future)
graph_rag_config = {
    "knowledge_graph": {
        "provider": "neo4j",  # or "networkx", "rdflib"
        "connection": "bolt://localhost:7687",
        "embedding_integration": True
    },
    "traversal": {
        "max_depth": 3,
        "min_relevance": 0.5,
        "relationship_weights": True
    }
}
```

#### 2.3 Federated RAG
**Status**: 🟡 Architecture designed, implementation pending
**Use Case**: Retrieve from multiple distributed sources

```python
# Future Federated RAG implementation
class FederatedRAG(dspy.Signature):
    """Federated retrieval across multiple sources."""
    query: str = dspy.InputField(desc="Query for federated search")
    source_priorities: Dict[str, float] = dspy.InputField(desc="Source priority weights")
    fusion_strategy: str = dspy.InputField(desc="Fusion: weighted, ranked, consensus")

    # Per-source retrieval
    source_results: Dict[str, List[str]] = dspy.OutputField(desc="Results per source")
    source_scores: Dict[str, List[float]] = dspy.OutputField(desc="Scores per source")
    source_metadata: Dict[str, Dict] = dspy.OutputField(desc="Metadata per source")

    # Fusion results
    fused_passages: List[str] = dspy.OutputField(desc="Fused and ranked passages")
    fusion_scores: List[float] = dspy.OutputField(desc="Final fusion scores")
    source_attribution: List[str] = dspy.OutputField(desc="Source attribution per passage")

    # Generated answer
    federated_answer: str = dspy.OutputField(desc="Answer from federated sources")
    source_diversity: float = dspy.OutputField(desc="Source diversity score")
    consensus_level: float = dspy.OutputField(desc="Cross-source consensus")

# Federated RAG sources configuration (future)
federated_sources = {
    "internal_docs": {
        "type": "elasticsearch",
        "endpoint": "internal-search.company.com",
        "weight": 0.4,
        "auth": "api_key"
    },
    "knowledge_base": {
        "type": "vector_db",
        "endpoint": "knowledge.company.com",
        "weight": 0.3,
        "embedding_model": "company-embeddings"
    },
    "web_search": {
        "type": "search_api",
        "provider": "serp_api",
        "weight": 0.2,
        "rate_limit": "100/hour"
    },
    "expert_system": {
        "type": "expert_api",
        "endpoint": "experts.company.com",
        "weight": 0.1,
        "timeout": 5000
    }
}
```

### 3. Self-Correcting RAG (Planned)

#### 3.1 Agentic RAG
**Status**: 🟡 Architecture designed, implementation pending
**Use Case**: Autonomous retrieval refinement and correction

```python
# Future Agentic RAG implementation
class AgenticRAG(dspy.Signature):
    """Self-correcting RAG with autonomous refinement."""
    initial_query: str = dspy.InputField(desc="Original user query")
    quality_threshold: float = dspy.InputField(desc="Minimum quality threshold", default=0.8)
    max_iterations: int = dspy.InputField(desc="Maximum correction iterations", default=3)

    # Iterative refinement
    query_refinements: List[str] = dspy.OutputField(desc="Query refinements per iteration")
    retrieval_attempts: List[List[str]] = dspy.OutputField(desc="Retrieval results per attempt")
    quality_assessments: List[float] = dspy.OutputField(desc="Quality scores per iteration")

    # Self-correction process
    identified_gaps: List[str] = dspy.OutputField(desc="Information gaps identified")
    correction_strategies: List[str] = dspy.OutputField(desc="Correction strategies applied")
    convergence_reason: str = dspy.OutputField(desc="Why refinement stopped")

    # Final output
    refined_answer: str = dspy.OutputField(desc="Final refined answer")
    confidence_evolution: List[float] = dspy.OutputField(desc="Confidence progression")
    correction_summary: str = dspy.OutputField(desc="Summary of corrections made")

# Agentic RAG implementation (future)
agentic_rag_agent = kaizen.create_agent("agentic_rag", {
    "model": "gpt-4",
    "signature": AgenticRAG,
    "self_correction": {
        "enabled": True,
        "quality_metrics": ["relevance", "completeness", "accuracy"],
        "correction_strategies": ["query_expansion", "source_diversification", "reasoning_refinement"]
    }
})
```

#### 3.2 Adaptive RAG
**Status**: 🟡 Architecture designed, implementation pending
**Use Case**: Learning and adapting retrieval strategies based on performance

```python
# Future Adaptive RAG implementation
class AdaptiveRAG(dspy.Signature):
    """RAG that adapts strategies based on performance."""
    query: str = dspy.InputField(desc="User query")
    historical_performance: Dict = dspy.InputField(desc="Past performance data")
    adaptation_mode: str = dspy.InputField(desc="Mode: conservative, aggressive, balanced")

    # Strategy selection
    selected_strategy: str = dspy.OutputField(desc="Chosen retrieval strategy")
    strategy_confidence: float = dspy.OutputField(desc="Confidence in strategy choice")
    alternative_strategies: List[str] = dspy.OutputField(desc="Alternative strategies considered")

    # Adaptive execution
    retrieval_results: List[str] = dspy.OutputField(desc="Retrieved content")
    performance_prediction: float = dspy.OutputField(desc="Predicted performance score")
    adaptation_reasoning: str = dspy.OutputField(desc="Why this strategy was chosen")

    # Learning feedback
    answer: str = dspy.OutputField(desc="Generated answer")
    performance_metrics: Dict = dspy.OutputField(desc="Actual performance metrics")
    learning_update: Dict = dspy.OutputField(desc="Updates for future adaptation")
```

### 4. Enterprise RAG Features (Planned)

#### 4.1 Secure RAG
**Status**: 🟡 Architecture designed, implementation pending
**Use Case**: Enterprise-grade security and access control

```python
# Future Secure RAG implementation
class SecureRAG(dspy.Signature):
    """Enterprise RAG with security and access controls."""
    query: str = dspy.InputField(desc="User query")
    user_context: Dict = dspy.InputField(desc="User permissions and context")
    security_level: str = dspy.InputField(desc="Required security level")

    # Security validation
    access_validation: Dict = dspy.OutputField(desc="Access control validation results")
    filtered_sources: List[str] = dspy.OutputField(desc="Sources accessible to user")
    security_constraints: List[str] = dspy.OutputField(desc="Applied security constraints")

    # Secure retrieval
    secured_passages: List[str] = dspy.OutputField(desc="Security-filtered passages")
    redaction_applied: List[str] = dspy.OutputField(desc="Redactions applied")
    audit_trail: List[str] = dspy.OutputField(desc="Security audit trail")

    # Secure generation
    secure_answer: str = dspy.OutputField(desc="Security-compliant answer")
    compliance_tags: List[str] = dspy.OutputField(desc="Compliance classifications")
    access_log: Dict = dspy.OutputField(desc="Access logging information")

# Enterprise security configuration (future)
enterprise_security = {
    "authentication": {
        "provider": "active_directory",
        "mfa_required": True,
        "session_timeout": 3600
    },
    "authorization": {
        "model": "rbac",
        "permissions": ["read_public", "read_internal", "read_confidential"],
        "data_classification": True
    },
    "encryption": {
        "in_transit": "tls_1_3",
        "at_rest": "aes_256",
        "key_management": "enterprise_kms"
    },
    "audit": {
        "comprehensive_logging": True,
        "retention_period": "7_years",
        "siem_integration": True
    }
}
```

#### 4.2 Compliant RAG
**Status**: 🟡 Architecture designed, implementation pending
**Use Case**: Regulatory compliance (GDPR, HIPAA, SOC2)

```python
# Future Compliant RAG implementation
class CompliantRAG(dspy.Signature):
    """RAG with regulatory compliance features."""
    query: str = dspy.InputField(desc="User query")
    regulatory_context: List[str] = dspy.InputField(desc="Applicable regulations")
    data_jurisdiction: str = dspy.InputField(desc="Data location requirements")

    # Compliance validation
    compliance_check: Dict = dspy.OutputField(desc="Compliance validation results")
    data_classification: Dict = dspy.OutputField(desc="Data classification per source")
    retention_requirements: Dict = dspy.OutputField(desc="Data retention requirements")

    # Compliant processing
    compliant_sources: List[str] = dspy.OutputField(desc="Regulation-compliant sources")
    processing_limitations: List[str] = dspy.OutputField(desc="Processing limitations applied")
    consent_status: Dict = dspy.OutputField(desc="Data usage consent status")

    # Compliant output
    compliant_answer: str = dspy.OutputField(desc="Regulation-compliant answer")
    compliance_metadata: Dict = dspy.OutputField(desc="Compliance metadata")
    regulatory_notices: List[str] = dspy.OutputField(desc="Required regulatory notices")
```

## Performance Optimization

### RAG Performance Patterns

#### Cached RAG
**Status**: ✅ Available with Kaizen caching

```python
# Enhanced caching for RAG operations
cached_rag_agent = kaizen.create_agent("cached_rag", {
    "model": "gpt-4",
    "signature": RAGSignature,
    "caching": {
        "enable_retrieval_cache": True,
        "enable_generation_cache": True,
        "cache_ttl": 3600,  # 1 hour
        "cache_key_strategy": "semantic_hash",
        "similarity_threshold": 0.9  # Cache hit threshold
    }
})

# Performance benefits:
# - 80-95% latency reduction for cached retrievals
# - 60-80% cost reduction for repeated queries
# - Automatic cache invalidation for outdated content
```

#### Streaming RAG
**Status**: 🟡 Architecture designed, implementation pending

```python
# Future streaming RAG for large documents
class StreamingRAG(dspy.Signature):
    """RAG with streaming for large content processing."""
    query: str = dspy.InputField(desc="User query")
    stream_config: Dict = dspy.InputField(desc="Streaming configuration")

    # Streaming outputs
    partial_results: List[str] = dspy.OutputField(desc="Partial results as they arrive")
    streaming_metadata: Dict = dspy.OutputField(desc="Streaming progress metadata")
    final_answer: str = dspy.OutputField(desc="Complete answer after streaming")
```

### Optimization Recommendations

#### Model Selection Strategy
```python
# Optimized model selection for different RAG phases
rag_optimization_config = {
    "retrieval_phase": {
        "embedding_model": "text-embedding-ada-002",  # Cost-effective, high quality
        "reranking_model": "ms-marco-MiniLM-L-12-v2",  # Fast reranking
        "query_expansion_model": "gpt-3.5-turbo"  # Faster query processing
    },
    "generation_phase": {
        "simple_queries": "gpt-3.5-turbo",  # Cost-effective for simple Q&A
        "complex_reasoning": "gpt-4",  # Better reasoning for complex queries
        "creative_tasks": "gpt-4",  # Enhanced creativity
        "factual_tasks": "gpt-3.5-turbo"  # Sufficient for factual responses
    },
    "adaptive_selection": {
        "enabled": True,
        "complexity_threshold": 0.7,
        "cost_optimization": True,
        "latency_priority": "balanced"  # speed, cost, or balanced
    }
}
```

## Implementation Roadmap

### Phase 1: Enhanced Basic RAG (2-4 weeks)
- ✅ Signature-based RAG implementation
- ✅ Performance optimization and caching
- ✅ Basic multi-modal support
- ✅ Enterprise authentication integration

### Phase 2: Advanced Retrieval (4-8 weeks)
- 🟡 Multi-hop RAG implementation
- 🟡 Graph RAG with knowledge graph integration
- 🟡 Federated RAG across multiple sources
- 🟡 Advanced query understanding and expansion

### Phase 3: Agentic RAG (6-10 weeks)
- 🟡 Self-correcting RAG implementation
- 🟡 Adaptive retrieval strategy learning
- 🟡 Quality assessment and improvement
- 🟡 Autonomous reasoning and refinement

### Phase 4: Enterprise Features (8-12 weeks)
- 🟡 Comprehensive security and access control
- 🟡 Regulatory compliance features
- 🟡 Advanced monitoring and audit trails
- 🟡 Enterprise integration and deployment

### Phase 5: Advanced Optimization (10-14 weeks)
- 🟡 Streaming RAG for large documents
- 🟡 Real-time learning and adaptation
- 🟡 Multi-modal RAG with images and audio
- 🟡 Community and ecosystem features

## Migration from Kailash SDK

### Existing RAG Patterns
```python
# Kailash SDK RAG pattern (existing)
workflow = WorkflowBuilder()
workflow.add_node("EmbeddingNode", "embedder", {
    "model": "text-embedding-ada-002"
})
workflow.add_node("VectorSearchNode", "retriever", {
    "index_type": "faiss",
    "similarity_metric": "cosine"
})
workflow.add_node("LLMAgentNode", "generator", {
    "model": "gpt-4",
    "prompt_template": "Answer: {query}\nContext: {context}"
})

# Enhanced Kaizen RAG pattern (new)
kaizen_rag = kaizen.create_agent("enhanced_rag", {
    "model": "gpt-4",
    "signature": RAGSignature,
    "retrieval_optimization": True,
    "performance_monitoring": True
})

# Both patterns work with same runtime
runtime = LocalRuntime()
results, run_id = runtime.execute(kaizen_rag.workflow.build())
```

### Migration Benefits
1. **Type Safety**: Signature-based programming prevents errors
2. **Performance**: Automatic optimization and caching
3. **Monitoring**: Built-in performance and quality tracking
4. **Enterprise**: Security, compliance, and governance features
5. **Flexibility**: Easy switching between RAG strategies

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**🔍 RAG Excellence Achieved**: This comprehensive RAG implementation provides enterprise-grade retrieval and generation capabilities while maintaining the simplicity and power of signature-based programming. The migration from Kailash SDK preserves existing investments while unlocking advanced capabilities.