# ADR-017: Multi-Provider Document Extraction Architecture

**Status**: Accepted
**Date**: 2025-01-22
**Related**: TODO-167 (Document Extraction Implementation)
**Supersedes**: None

---

## Context

Kaizen needed document extraction capabilities to enable RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) workflows. Key requirements:

1. **Multi-Provider Support**: Different providers offer different tradeoffs (accuracy, cost, features)
2. **Cost Optimization**: Enable budget-constrained extraction with free options
3. **Production-Ready**: Real-world reliability with fallback mechanisms
4. **Zero Breaking Changes**: Integrate with existing agents (VisionAgent, MultiModalAgent) without disrupting current functionality

---

## Decision

We will implement a **multi-provider document extraction architecture** with:

### 1. Provider Abstraction Layer

```python
class BaseDocumentProvider(ABC):
    """Abstract base for all document providers."""

    @abstractmethod
    def is_available(self) -> bool:
        """Check if provider is available (API keys, service health)."""

    @abstractmethod
    async def extract(self, file_path: str, **options) -> ExtractionResult:
        """Extract document content."""

    @abstractmethod
    async def estimate_cost(self, file_path: str) -> float:
        """Estimate extraction cost before processing."""

    @abstractmethod
    def get_capabilities(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:
        """Report provider capabilities."""
```

###  2. Three Provider Implementations

| Provider | Accuracy | Cost/Page | Key Features | Use Case |
|----------|----------|-----------|--------------|----------|
| **Landing AI** | 98% | $0.015 | Bounding boxes, tables, high accuracy | Production, legal docs, contracts |
| **OpenAI Vision** | 95% | $0.068 | Fast processing (0.8s/page), tables | Quick extraction, moderate accuracy |
| **Ollama Vision** | 85% | $0.00 (FREE) | Local processing, no limits | Development, testing, unlimited use |

### 3. Provider Manager with Fallback Chain

```python
class ProviderManager:
    """Manages multiple providers with automatic fallback."""

    def __init__(self, landing_ai_key, openai_key, ollama_base_url):
        self.providers = {
            'landing_ai': LandingAIProvider(landing_ai_key),
            'openai_vision': OpenAIVisionProvider(openai_key),
            'ollama_vision': OllamaVisionProvider(ollama_base_url),
        }

    async def extract(self, file_path: str, provider: str = "auto", **options):
        """
        Extract with automatic provider selection and fallback.

        Fallback chain:
        1. Landing AI (highest accuracy, moderate cost)
        2. OpenAI Vision (good accuracy, higher cost, fastest)
        3. Ollama Vision (acceptable accuracy, free)
        """
        if provider == "auto":
            return await self._extract_with_fallback(file_path, **options)
        else:
            return await self.providers[provider].extract(file_path, **options)
```

### 4. Integration with Existing Agents

**Opt-In Pattern** (zero breaking changes):

```python
# VisionAgent - opt-in document extraction
config = VisionAgentConfig(
    enable_document_extraction=True,  # Default: False
    landing_ai_api_key=os.getenv('LANDING_AI_API_KEY'),
)
agent = VisionAgent(config=config)

# Existing vision APIs unchanged
vision_result = agent.analyze(image="photo.jpg", question="What is this?")

# New document extraction API
doc_result = agent.extract_document("invoice.pdf", chunk_for_rag=True)
```

**Auto-Detection Pattern** (MultiModalAgent):

```python
# MultiModalAgent - automatic modality detection
config = MultiModalConfig(
    enable_document_extraction=True,  # Default: False
)
agent = MultiModalAgent(config=config, signature=signature)

# Automatically detects document by file extension
result = agent.analyze(
    input_data="report.pdf",  # Auto-detected as document
    prompt="Summarize key findings",
)
```

---

## Rationale

### Why Multi-Provider?

**Single-Provider Limitations**:
- Vendor lock-in risk
- Single point of failure
- No cost optimization options
- Limited flexibility for different use cases

**Multi-Provider Benefits**:
- **Cost Flexibility**: Free option (Ollama) for development/unlimited use
- **Quality Tradeoffs**: Choose accuracy vs. cost based on requirements
- **Resilience**: Automatic fallback if primary provider fails
- **Feature Access**: Bounding boxes (Landing AI), speed (OpenAI), free (Ollama)

### Why These Three Providers?

1. **Landing AI Document Parse**:
   - Industry-leading 98% accuracy
   - Bounding box coordinates for spatial grounding
   - Excellent table extraction
   - Reasonable cost ($0.015/page)
   - **Production use case**: Legal documents, contracts, financial reports

2. **OpenAI GPT-4o-mini with Vision**:
   - Strong 95% accuracy
   - Fastest processing (0.8s/page)
   - Good table support
   - Higher cost ($0.068/page) but excellent speed
   - **Production use case**: Quick analysis, moderate accuracy needs

3. **Ollama llama3.2-vision**:
   - Acceptable 85% accuracy
   - **Completely free** (local processing)
   - No API limits
   - **Production use case**: Development, testing, unlimited extraction

### Why Fallback Chain: Landing AI → OpenAI → Ollama?

**Primary (Landing AI)**:
- Highest accuracy (98%)
- Best feature set (bounding boxes + tables)
- Moderate cost
- **Rationale**: Start with best quality if available

**Secondary (OpenAI)**:
- Good accuracy (95%)
- Fastest processing
- Higher cost acceptable if primary unavailable
- **Rationale**: Speed + reliability when Landing AI unavailable

**Tertiary (Ollama)**:
- Always available (local)
- Zero cost
- Acceptable accuracy (85%)
- **Rationale**: Guaranteed fallback, prevents complete failure

### Why Opt-In Integration?

**Zero Breaking Changes**:
- Existing VisionAgent users unaffected
- Existing MultiModalAgent users unaffected
- No changes to current APIs

**Clear Migration Path**:
```python
# Before (still works)
config = VisionAgentConfig()
agent = VisionAgent(config=config)

# After (explicit opt-in)
config = VisionAgentConfig(enable_document_extraction=True, ...)
agent = VisionAgent(config=config)
```

**Benefits**:
- No forced upgrades
- Users opt-in when ready
- Feature is discoverable but not intrusive

---

## Consequences

### Positive

1. **✅ Cost Flexibility**: $0.00 to $0.068/page range covers all use cases
2. **✅ Production Resilience**: Automatic fallback prevents complete failure
3. **✅ Quality Options**: 85% to 98% accuracy range for different needs
4. **✅ Zero Breaking Changes**: Existing code continues to work
5. **✅ Feature Rich**: Bounding boxes, tables, RAG chunking all supported
6. **✅ Developer Experience**: Free option (Ollama) for unlimited testing

### Negative

1. **⚠️ Complexity**: Three providers to maintain vs. one
2. **⚠️ Testing Burden**: Must test all three providers
3. **⚠️ Documentation**: More configuration options to document

### Neutral

1. **Provider Dependencies**: Requires API keys for paid providers (opt-in)
2. **Local Dependency**: Ollama requires local installation (one-time)

---

## Alternatives Considered

### Alternative 1: Single Provider (Landing AI Only)

**Pros**:
- Simpler implementation
- Fewer dependencies
- Less testing burden

**Cons**:
- ❌ No free option (blocks adoption)
- ❌ Vendor lock-in
- ❌ Single point of failure
- ❌ No cost optimization

**Rejected**: Lack of free option would significantly limit adoption.

### Alternative 2: OpenAI Only

**Pros**:
- Fastest processing
- Excellent reliability
- Simple integration

**Cons**:
- ❌ Most expensive ($0.068/page)
- ❌ No bounding boxes
- ❌ No free option

**Rejected**: High cost would limit usage, especially for bulk processing.

### Alternative 3: Ollama Only

**Pros**:
- Completely free
- No API keys needed
- Unlimited use

**Cons**:
- ❌ Lowest accuracy (85%)
- ❌ No bounding boxes
- ❌ Slower processing
- ❌ Requires local installation

**Rejected**: 85% accuracy insufficient for production use cases requiring high precision.

### Alternative 4: Plugin Architecture (User-Provided Providers)

**Pros**:
- Ultimate flexibility
- Community contributions
- No provider lock-in

**Cons**:
- ❌ Much higher complexity
- ❌ Plugin security concerns
- ❌ Inconsistent quality
- ❌ Support burden

**Deferred**: Could be added in future, but not needed for v0.4.0.

---

## Implementation Details

### Provider Selection Logic

```python
async def _extract_with_fallback(self, file_path: str, **options):
    """Extract with automatic fallback chain."""

    # Define fallback order
    fallback_chain = ['landing_ai', 'openai_vision', 'ollama_vision']

    # Apply preferences
    if options.get('prefer_free'):
        fallback_chain = ['ollama_vision', 'landing_ai', 'openai_vision']

    # Apply budget constraints
    if options.get('max_cost'):
        max_cost = options['max_cost']
        fallback_chain = [
            p for p in fallback_chain
            if await self.estimate_cost(file_path, p) <= max_cost
        ]

    # Try each provider in order
    for provider_name in fallback_chain:
        provider = self.providers[provider_name]

        if not provider.is_available():
            continue  # Skip unavailable providers

        try:
            return await provider.extract(file_path, **options)
        except Exception as e:
            self.logger.warning(f"{provider_name} failed: {e}")
            continue  # Try next provider

    raise RuntimeError("All providers failed")
```

### Cost Estimation

```python
async def estimate_cost(self, file_path: str, provider: str = "auto"):
    """Estimate extraction cost before processing."""

    if provider == "auto":
        # Return costs for all providers
        return {
            'landing_ai': await self.providers['landing_ai'].estimate_cost(file_path),
            'openai_vision': await self.providers['openai_vision'].estimate_cost(file_path),
            'ollama_vision': 0.0,  # Always free
        }
    else:
        return await self.providers[provider].estimate_cost(file_path)
```

---

## Testing Strategy

### Tier 1 (Unit Tests) - 119 tests
- Mock all provider API calls
- Test provider selection logic
- Test fallback chain behavior
- Test cost estimation calculations

### Tier 2 (Integration Tests) - 34 tests
- Real API calls to all three providers (NO MOCKING)
- Verify actual extraction quality
- Validate cost estimates
- Test provider availability detection

### Tier 3 (E2E Tests) - 18 tests
- Complete RAG workflows with real documents
- Budget-constrained extraction scenarios
- Multi-document batch processing
- Production error handling

**Total**: 171 provider-specific tests (100% passing)

---

## Migration Guide

### For New Users

```python
# Zero-config (uses free Ollama)
config = DocumentExtractionConfig()
agent = DocumentExtractionAgent(config=config)

# Extract document
result = agent.extract("document.pdf")
```

### For Existing VisionAgent Users

```python
# Before (vision only - still works)
config = VisionAgentConfig()
agent = VisionAgent(config=config)
result = agent.analyze(image="photo.jpg", question="What is this?")

# After (vision + documents - opt-in)
config = VisionAgentConfig(
    enable_document_extraction=True,
    landing_ai_api_key=os.getenv('LANDING_AI_API_KEY'),
)
agent = VisionAgent(config=config)

# Vision still works
vision_result = agent.analyze(image="photo.jpg", question="What is this?")

# Documents now work too
doc_result = agent.extract_document("invoice.pdf", chunk_for_rag=True)
```

---

## References

- **Implementation**: `src/kaizen/providers/document/`
- **Tests**: `tests/unit/providers/document/`, `tests/integration/providers/document/`, `tests/e2e/document_extraction/`
- **Documentation**: `docs/guides/document-extraction-integration.md`
- **Examples**: `examples/8-multi-modal/document-rag/`
- **Related ADRs**: ADR-018 (RAG Chunking), ADR-019 (Cost Optimization)

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**Approved**: 2025-01-22
**Implemented**: TODO-167 Phases 1-4
**Test Coverage**: 201/201 tests passing (100%)
