Knowledge and Memory Layer

Grounded retrieval. Persistent memory. Source-of-truth attribution.

Hybrid retrieval combining dense vector search, lexical search, and reranking. A multi-tier memory model retains what matters across turns and runs with document-level access control and source attribution.

Hybrid Retrieval

Why hybrid retrieval, not just vector search.

Pure vector search misses literal terms such as account numbers, regulation IDs, and product SKUs. Pure lexical search misses semantic intent. Nexoraa runs both, then reranks the union with an LLM-based or cross-encoder reranker.

The result is higher precision on enterprise content where exact identifiers and conceptual meaning both matter.

Memory Model

Three tiers of memory.

Working memory

In-execution context. Holds intermediate values, prior steps, and current sub-task state. Cleared at workflow completion.

Episodic memory

Retains historical runs and outcomes. Used by agents to reproduce decisions, avoid repeated errors, and learn from prior outcomes under retention policy.

Entity memory

Structured business data such as customers, accounts, contracts, claims, and vendors. Queryable through governed tools, not free-form access.

Access Control and Governance

Retrieval is governed before content reaches an agent.

Document classification

Public, internal, confidential, and restricted classifications are applied at ingestion.

Document-level access control

Specific documents are restricted by role and enforced at retrieval, not after.

Secure RAG authentication

Retrieval requires user authentication; queries are scoped to the requesting user's role.

Source attribution

Every retrieved chunk returns its source document, page, and chunk identifier, surfaced in the agent's output.

Stale data detection

Sources beyond defined refresh thresholds trigger alerts and may block retrieval.

Right to be forgotten

Configurable retention with automated purge of embeddings and source artifacts.

Ingestion Pipeline

Enterprise content enters through a controlled pipeline.

Multi-format support

PDF, DOCX, XLSX, PPTX, HTML, Markdown, and scanned images with OCR.

Preprocessing

Cleaning, deduplication, language detection, and metadata extraction before embedding.

Chunking strategy

Configurable size, overlap, and strategy by document type with A/B testing.

Incremental re-indexing

Detect changed, new, and deleted documents; update embeddings incrementally.

Embedding versioning

Track which embedding model was used and manage migration when models are upgraded.

Automated ingestion

Scheduled or event-driven ingestion from SharePoint, S3, file shares, and databases.

Retrieval Quality Monitoring

Retrieval is monitored continuously.

Relevance scores, citation rates, empty-retrieval rates, and chunk hit rates are surfaced in dashboards. Ground-truth test sets validate retrieval quality before knowledge changes are promoted to production.

Next Step

See how Nexoraa grounds workflows in your enterprise knowledge.