> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.ardie.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Resources

> RAG models, pipelines, tools, and educational content to help you build better retrieval-augmented generation systems

## RAG Models & Pipelines

Explore popular RAG architectures and pre-built pipelines to accelerate your development.

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  <Card title="LangChain RAG" icon="link" href="https://python.langchain.com/docs/tutorials/rag/">
    Build RAG applications with LangChain's modular framework for document loading, splitting, embedding, and retrieval.
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  <Card title="LlamaIndex" icon="llama" href="https://docs.llamaindex.ai/en/stable/">
    Data framework for LLM applications with advanced indexing and query capabilities.
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  <Card title="Haystack" icon="magnifying-glass" href="https://haystack.deepset.ai/">
    Open-source framework for building production-ready NLP pipelines with RAG support.
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  <Card title="RAGatouille" icon="wand-magic-sparkles" href="https://github.com/bclavie/RAGatouille">
    Easy-to-use library for state-of-the-art ColBERT-based retrieval.
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## Embedding Models

Choose the right embedding model for your use case.

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  <Card title="OpenAI Embeddings" icon="openai" href="https://platform.openai.com/docs/guides/embeddings">
    text-embedding-3-small and text-embedding-3-large for high-quality semantic search.
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  <Card title="Cohere Embed" icon="code" href="https://docs.cohere.com/docs/embeddings">
    Multilingual embeddings optimized for search and retrieval.
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  <Card title="Sentence Transformers" icon="brain" href="https://www.sbert.net/">
    Open-source models for generating sentence and document embeddings.
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  <Card title="Voyage AI" icon="ship" href="https://www.voyageai.com/">
    Domain-specific embeddings for legal, finance, code, and more.
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## Vector Databases

Store and query your embeddings efficiently.

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  <Card title="Pinecone" icon="database" href="https://www.pinecone.io/">
    Managed vector database with hybrid search.
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  <Card title="Weaviate" icon="cube" href="https://weaviate.io/">
    Open-source vector search engine.
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  <Card title="Qdrant" icon="server" href="https://qdrant.tech/">
    High-performance vector similarity search.
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  <Card title="Chroma" icon="palette" href="https://www.trychroma.com/">
    AI-native open-source embedding database.
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  <Card title="Milvus" icon="bolt" href="https://milvus.io/">
    Scalable vector database for AI applications.
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  <Card title="pgvector" icon="elephant" href="https://github.com/pgvector/pgvector">
    Vector similarity search for PostgreSQL.
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## Ardie Resources

Tools and guides we've created to help you succeed with RAG.

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  <Card title="RAG Best Practices" icon="lightbulb" href="https://ardie.ai/blog/rag-best-practices">
    Our comprehensive guide to building production-ready RAG systems.
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  <Card title="Chunking Strategies" icon="scissors" href="https://ardie.ai/blog/chunking-strategies">
    How to split documents for optimal retrieval performance.
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  <Card title="Evaluation Metrics" icon="chart-line" href="https://ardie.ai/blog/rag-evaluation">
    Measure and improve your RAG pipeline's accuracy.
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  <Card title="Hybrid Search Guide" icon="magnifying-glass-plus" href="https://ardie.ai/blog/hybrid-search">
    Combine keyword and semantic search for better results.
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## Blog Posts

Read our latest articles on RAG, knowledge bases, and AI-powered search.

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  Explore all our articles on RAG architecture, implementation tips, and industry use cases.
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