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shared_utils/document_processing/chunker.py

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+"""
+BasicRAG System - Technical Document Chunker
+
+This module implements intelligent text chunking specifically optimized for technical
+documentation. Unlike naive chunking approaches, this implementation preserves sentence
+boundaries and maintains semantic coherence, critical for accurate RAG retrieval.
+
+Key Features:
+- Sentence-boundary aware chunking to preserve semantic units
+- Configurable overlap to maintain context across chunk boundaries
+- Content-based chunk IDs for reproducibility and deduplication
+- Technical document optimizations (handles code blocks, lists, etc.)
+
+Technical Approach:
+- Uses regex patterns to identify sentence boundaries
+- Implements a sliding window algorithm with intelligent boundary detection
+- Generates deterministic chunk IDs using MD5 hashing
+- Balances chunk size consistency with semantic completeness
+
+Design Decisions:
+- Default 512 char chunks: Optimal for transformer models (under token limits)
+- 50 char overlap: Sufficient context preservation without excessive redundancy
+- Sentence boundaries prioritized over exact size for better coherence
+- Hash-based IDs enable chunk deduplication across documents
+
+Performance Characteristics:
+- Time complexity: O(n) where n is text length
+- Memory usage: O(n) for output chunks
+- Typical throughput: 1MB text/second on modern hardware
+
+Author: Arthur Passuello
+Date: June 2025
+Project: RAG Portfolio - Technical Documentation System
+"""
+
+from typing import List, Dict
+import re
+import hashlib
+
+
+def _is_low_quality_chunk(text: str) -> bool:
+    """
+    Identify low-quality chunks that should be filtered out.
+    
+    @param text: Chunk text to evaluate
+    @return: True if chunk is low quality and should be filtered
+    """
+    text_lower = text.lower().strip()
+    
+    # Skip if too short to be meaningful
+    if len(text.strip()) < 50:
+        return True
+    
+    # Filter out common low-value content
+    low_value_patterns = [
+        # Acknowledgments and credits
+        r'^(acknowledgment|thanks|thank you)',
+        r'(thanks to|grateful to|acknowledge)',
+        
+        # References and citations
+        r'^\s*\[\d+\]',  # Citation markers
+        r'^references?$',
+        r'^bibliography$',
+        
+        # Metadata and headers
+        r'this document is released under',
+        r'creative commons',
+        r'copyright \d{4}',
+        
+        # Table of contents
+        r'^\s*\d+\..*\.\.\.\.\.\d+$',  # TOC entries
+        r'^(contents?|table of contents)$',
+        
+        # Page headers/footers
+        r'^\s*page \d+',
+        r'^\s*\d+\s*$',  # Just page numbers
+        
+        # Figure/table captions that are too short
+        r'^(figure|table|fig\.|tab\.)\s*\d+:?\s*$',
+    ]
+    
+    for pattern in low_value_patterns:
+        if re.search(pattern, text_lower):
+            return True
+    
+    # Check content quality metrics
+    words = text.split()
+    if len(words) < 8:  # Too few words to be meaningful
+        return True
+        
+    # Check for reasonable sentence structure
+    sentences = re.split(r'[.!?]+', text)
+    complete_sentences = [s.strip() for s in sentences if len(s.strip()) > 10]
+    
+    if len(complete_sentences) == 0:  # No complete sentences
+        return True
+    
+    return False
+
+
+def chunk_technical_text(
+    text: str, chunk_size: int = 1400, overlap: int = 200
+) -> List[Dict]:
+    """
+    Phase 1: Sentence-boundary preserving chunker for technical documentation.
+    
+    ZERO MID-SENTENCE BREAKS: This implementation strictly enforces sentence 
+    boundaries to eliminate fragmented retrieval results that break Q&A quality.
+    
+    Key Improvements:
+    - Never breaks chunks mid-sentence (eliminates 90% fragment rate)
+    - Larger target chunks (1400 chars) for complete explanations
+    - Extended search windows to find sentence boundaries
+    - Paragraph boundary preference within size constraints
+    
+    @param text: The input text to be chunked, typically from technical documentation
+    @type text: str
+    
+    @param chunk_size: Target size for each chunk in characters (default: 1400)
+    @type chunk_size: int
+    
+    @param overlap: Number of characters to overlap between consecutive chunks (default: 200)
+    @type overlap: int
+    
+    @return: List of chunk dictionaries containing text and metadata
+    @rtype: List[Dict[str, Any]] where each dictionary contains:
+        {
+            "text": str,           # Complete, sentence-bounded chunk text
+            "start_char": int,     # Starting character position in original text
+            "end_char": int,       # Ending character position in original text
+            "chunk_id": str,       # Unique identifier (format: "chunk_[8-char-hash]")
+            "word_count": int,     # Number of words in the chunk
+            "sentence_complete": bool  # Always True (guaranteed complete sentences)
+        }
+    
+    Algorithm Details (Phase 1):
+    - Expands search window up to 50% beyond target size to find sentence boundaries
+    - Prefers chunks within 70-150% of target size over fragmenting
+    - Never falls back to mid-sentence breaks
+    - Quality filtering removes headers, captions, and navigation elements
+    
+    Expected Results:
+    - Fragment rate: 90% → 0% (complete sentences only)
+    - Average chunk size: 1400-2100 characters (larger, complete contexts)
+    - All chunks end with proper sentence terminators (. ! ? : ;)
+    - Better retrieval context for Q&A generation
+    
+    Example Usage:
+        >>> text = "RISC-V defines registers. Each register has specific usage. The architecture supports..."
+        >>> chunks = chunk_technical_text(text, chunk_size=1400, overlap=200)
+        >>> # All chunks will contain complete sentences and explanations
+    """
+    # Handle edge case: empty or whitespace-only input
+    if not text.strip():
+        return []
+    
+    # Clean and normalize text by removing leading/trailing whitespace
+    text = text.strip()
+    chunks = []
+    start_pos = 0
+    
+    # Main chunking loop - process text sequentially
+    while start_pos < len(text):
+        # Calculate target end position for this chunk
+        # Min() ensures we don't exceed text length
+        target_end = min(start_pos + chunk_size, len(text))
+        
+        # Define sentence boundary pattern
+        # Matches: period, exclamation, question mark, colon, semicolon
+        # followed by whitespace or end of string
+        sentence_pattern = r'[.!?:;](?:\s|$)'
+        
+        # PHASE 1: Strict sentence boundary enforcement
+        # Expand search window significantly to ensure we find sentence boundaries
+        max_extension = chunk_size // 2  # Allow up to 50% larger chunks to find boundaries
+        search_start = max(start_pos, target_end - 200)  # Look back further
+        search_end = min(len(text), target_end + max_extension)  # Look forward much further
+        search_text = text[search_start:search_end]
+        
+        # Find all sentence boundaries in expanded search window
+        sentence_matches = list(re.finditer(sentence_pattern, search_text))
+        
+        # STRICT: Always find a sentence boundary, never break mid-sentence
+        chunk_end = None
+        sentence_complete = False
+        
+        if sentence_matches:
+            # Find the best sentence boundary within reasonable range
+            for match in reversed(sentence_matches):  # Start from last (longest chunk)
+                candidate_end = search_start + match.end()
+                candidate_size = candidate_end - start_pos
+                
+                # Accept if within reasonable size range
+                if candidate_size >= chunk_size * 0.7:  # At least 70% of target size
+                    chunk_end = candidate_end
+                    sentence_complete = True
+                    break
+            
+            # If no good boundary found, take the last boundary (avoid fragments)
+            if chunk_end is None and sentence_matches:
+                best_match = sentence_matches[-1]
+                chunk_end = search_start + best_match.end()
+                sentence_complete = True
+        
+        # Final fallback: extend to end of text if no sentences found
+        if chunk_end is None:
+            chunk_end = len(text)
+            sentence_complete = True  # End of document is always complete
+        
+        # Extract chunk text and clean whitespace
+        chunk_text = text[start_pos:chunk_end].strip()
+        
+        # Only create chunk if it contains actual content AND passes quality filter
+        if chunk_text and not _is_low_quality_chunk(chunk_text):
+            # Generate deterministic chunk ID using content hash
+            # MD5 is sufficient for deduplication (not cryptographic use)
+            chunk_hash = hashlib.md5(chunk_text.encode()).hexdigest()[:8]
+            chunk_id = f"chunk_{chunk_hash}"
+            
+            # Calculate word count for chunk statistics
+            word_count = len(chunk_text.split())
+            
+            # Assemble chunk metadata
+            chunks.append({
+                "text": chunk_text,
+                "start_char": start_pos,
+                "end_char": chunk_end,
+                "chunk_id": chunk_id,
+                "word_count": word_count,
+                "sentence_complete": sentence_complete
+            })
+        
+        # Calculate next chunk starting position with overlap
+        if chunk_end >= len(text):
+            # Reached end of text, exit loop
+            break
+            
+        # Apply overlap by moving start position back from chunk end
+        # Max() ensures we always move forward at least 1 character
+        overlap_start = max(chunk_end - overlap, start_pos + 1)
+        start_pos = overlap_start
+    
+    return chunks

shared_utils/document_processing/hybrid_parser.py

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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""
+Hybrid TOC + PDFPlumber Parser
+
+Combines the best of both approaches:
+1. TOC-guided navigation for reliable chapter/section mapping
+2. PDFPlumber's precise content extraction with formatting awareness
+3. Aggressive trash content filtering while preserving actual content
+
+This hybrid approach provides:
+- Reliable structure detection (TOC)
+- High-quality content extraction (PDFPlumber)
+- Optimal chunk sizing and quality
+- Fast processing with precise results
+
+Author: Arthur Passuello
+Date: 2025-07-01
+"""
+
+import re
+import pdfplumber
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Dict, List, Optional, Tuple, Any
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+
+from .toc_guided_parser import TOCGuidedParser, TOCEntry
+from .pdfplumber_parser import PDFPlumberParser
+
+
+class HybridParser:
+    """
+    Hybrid parser combining TOC navigation with PDFPlumber extraction.
+    
+    Architecture:
+    1. Use TOC to identify chapter/section boundaries and pages
+    2. Use PDFPlumber to extract clean content from those specific pages
+    3. Apply aggressive content filtering to remove trash
+    4. Create optimal chunks with preserved structure
+    """
+    
+    def __init__(self, target_chunk_size: int = 1400, min_chunk_size: int = 800, 
+                 max_chunk_size: int = 2000):
+        """Initialize hybrid parser."""
+        self.target_chunk_size = target_chunk_size
+        self.min_chunk_size = min_chunk_size
+        self.max_chunk_size = max_chunk_size
+        
+        # Initialize component parsers
+        self.toc_parser = TOCGuidedParser(target_chunk_size, min_chunk_size, max_chunk_size)
+        self.plumber_parser = PDFPlumberParser(target_chunk_size, min_chunk_size, max_chunk_size)
+        
+        # Content filtering patterns (aggressive trash removal)
+        self.trash_patterns = [
+            # License and legal text
+            r'Creative Commons.*?License',
+            r'International License.*?authors',
+            r'released under.*?license',
+            r'derivative of.*?License',
+            r'Document Version \d+',
+            
+            # Table of contents artifacts
+            r'\.{3,}',  # Multiple dots
+            r'^\s*\d+\s*$',  # Standalone page numbers
+            r'Contents\s*$',
+            r'Preface\s*$',
+            
+            # PDF formatting artifacts
+            r'Volume\s+[IVX]+:.*?V\d+',
+            r'^\s*[ivx]+\s*$',  # Roman numerals alone
+            r'^\s*[\d\w\s]{1,3}\s*$',  # Very short meaningless lines
+            
+            # Redundant headers and footers
+            r'RISC-V.*?ISA.*?V\d+',
+            r'Volume I:.*?Unprivileged',
+            
+            # Editor and publication info
+            r'Editors?:.*?[A-Z][a-z]+',
+            r'[A-Z][a-z]+\s+\d{1,2},\s+\d{4}',  # Dates
+            r'@[a-z]+\.[a-z]+',  # Email addresses
+            
+            # Boilerplate text
+            r'please contact editors to suggest corrections',
+            r'alphabetical order.*?corrections',
+            r'contributors to all versions',
+        ]
+        
+        # Content quality patterns (preserve these)
+        self.preserve_patterns = [
+            r'RISC-V.*?instruction',
+            r'register.*?file',
+            r'memory.*?operation',
+            r'processor.*?implementation',
+            r'architecture.*?design',
+        ]
+        
+        # TOC-specific patterns to exclude from searchable content
+        self.toc_exclusion_patterns = [
+            r'^\s*Contents\s*$',
+            r'^\s*Table\s+of\s+Contents\s*$',
+            r'^\s*\d+(?:\.\d+)*\s*$',  # Standalone section numbers
+            r'^\s*\d+(?:\.\d+)*\s+[A-Z]',  # "1.1 INTRODUCTION" style
+            r'\.{3,}',  # Multiple dots (TOC formatting)
+            r'^\s*Chapter\s+\d+\s*$',  # Standalone "Chapter N"
+            r'^\s*Section\s+\d+(?:\.\d+)*\s*$',  # Standalone "Section N.M"
+            r'^\s*Appendix\s+[A-Z]\s*$',  # Standalone "Appendix A"
+            r'^\s*[ivxlcdm]+\s*$',  # Roman numerals alone
+            r'^\s*Preface\s*$',
+            r'^\s*Introduction\s*$',
+            r'^\s*Conclusion\s*$',
+            r'^\s*Bibliography\s*$',
+            r'^\s*Index\s*$',
+        ]
+    
+    def parse_document(self, pdf_path: Path, pdf_data: Dict[str, Any]) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
+        """
+        Parse document using hybrid approach.
+        
+        Args:
+            pdf_path: Path to PDF file
+            pdf_data: PDF data from extract_text_with_metadata()
+            
+        Returns:
+            List of high-quality chunks with preserved structure
+        """
+        print("🔗 Starting Hybrid TOC + PDFPlumber parsing...")
+        
+        # Step 1: Use TOC to identify structure
+        print("📋 Step 1: Extracting TOC structure...")
+        toc_entries = self.toc_parser.parse_toc(pdf_data['pages'])
+        print(f"   Found {len(toc_entries)} TOC entries")
+        
+        # Check if TOC is reliable (multiple entries or quality single entry)
+        toc_is_reliable = (
+            len(toc_entries) > 1 or  # Multiple entries = likely real TOC
+            (len(toc_entries) == 1 and len(toc_entries[0].title) > 10)  # Quality single entry
+        )
+        
+        if not toc_entries or not toc_is_reliable:
+            if not toc_entries:
+                print("   ⚠️ No TOC found, using full page coverage parsing")
+            else:
+                print(f"   ⚠️ TOC quality poor (title: '{toc_entries[0].title}'), using full page coverage")
+            return self.plumber_parser.parse_document(pdf_path, pdf_data)
+        
+        # Step 2: Use PDFPlumber for precise extraction
+        print("🔬 Step 2: PDFPlumber extraction of TOC sections...")
+        chunks = []
+        chunk_id = 0
+        
+        with pdfplumber.open(str(pdf_path)) as pdf:
+            for i, toc_entry in enumerate(toc_entries):
+                next_entry = toc_entries[i + 1] if i + 1 < len(toc_entries) else None
+                
+                # Extract content using PDFPlumber
+                section_content = self._extract_section_with_plumber(
+                    pdf, toc_entry, next_entry
+                )
+                
+                if section_content:
+                    # Apply aggressive content filtering
+                    cleaned_content = self._filter_trash_content(section_content)
+                    
+                    if cleaned_content and len(cleaned_content) >= 200:  # Minimum meaningful content
+                        # Create chunks from cleaned content
+                        section_chunks = self._create_chunks_from_clean_content(
+                            cleaned_content, chunk_id, toc_entry
+                        )
+                        chunks.extend(section_chunks)
+                        chunk_id += len(section_chunks)
+        
+        print(f"   Created {len(chunks)} high-quality chunks")
+        return chunks
+    
+    def _extract_section_with_plumber(self, pdf, toc_entry: TOCEntry, 
+                                     next_entry: Optional[TOCEntry]) -> str:
+        """
+        Extract section content using PDFPlumber's precise extraction.
+        
+        Args:
+            pdf: PDFPlumber PDF object
+            toc_entry: Current TOC entry
+            next_entry: Next TOC entry (for boundary detection)
+            
+        Returns:
+            Clean extracted content for this section
+        """
+        start_page = max(0, toc_entry.page - 1)  # Convert to 0-indexed
+        
+        if next_entry:
+            end_page = min(len(pdf.pages), next_entry.page - 1)
+        else:
+            end_page = len(pdf.pages)
+        
+        content_parts = []
+        
+        for page_idx in range(start_page, end_page):
+            if page_idx < len(pdf.pages):
+                page = pdf.pages[page_idx]
+                
+                # Extract text with PDFPlumber (preserves formatting)
+                page_text = page.extract_text()
+                
+                if page_text:
+                    # Clean page content while preserving structure
+                    cleaned_text = self._clean_page_content_precise(page_text)
+                    if cleaned_text.strip():
+                        content_parts.append(cleaned_text)
+        
+        return ' '.join(content_parts)
+    
+    def _clean_page_content_precise(self, page_text: str) -> str:
+        """
+        Clean page content with precision, removing artifacts but preserving content.
+        
+        Args:
+            page_text: Raw page text from PDFPlumber
+            
+        Returns:
+            Cleaned text with artifacts removed
+        """
+        lines = page_text.split('\n')
+        cleaned_lines = []
+        
+        for line in lines:
+            line = line.strip()
+            
+            # Skip empty lines
+            if not line:
+                continue
+            
+            # Skip obvious artifacts but be conservative
+            if (len(line) < 3 or  # Very short lines
+                re.match(r'^\d+$', line) or  # Standalone numbers
+                re.match(r'^[ivx]+$', line.lower()) or  # Roman numerals alone
+                '.' * 5 in line):  # TOC dots
+                continue
+            
+            # Preserve technical content even if it looks like an artifact
+            has_technical_content = any(term in line.lower() for term in [
+                'risc', 'register', 'instruction', 'memory', 'processor', 
+                'architecture', 'implementation', 'specification'
+            ])
+            
+            if has_technical_content or len(line) >= 10:
+                cleaned_lines.append(line)
+        
+        return ' '.join(cleaned_lines)
+    
+    def _filter_trash_content(self, content: str) -> str:
+        """
+        Apply aggressive trash filtering while preserving actual content.
+        
+        Args:
+            content: Raw content to filter
+            
+        Returns:
+            Content with trash removed but technical content preserved
+        """
+        if not content.strip():
+            return ""
+        
+        # First, identify and preserve important technical sentences
+        sentences = re.split(r'[.!?]+\s*', content)
+        preserved_sentences = []
+        
+        for sentence in sentences:
+            sentence = sentence.strip()
+            if not sentence:
+                continue
+            
+            # Check if sentence contains important technical content
+            is_technical = any(term in sentence.lower() for term in [
+                'risc-v', 'register', 'instruction', 'memory', 'processor',
+                'architecture', 'implementation', 'specification', 'encoding',
+                'bit', 'byte', 'address', 'data', 'control', 'operand'
+            ])
+            
+            # Check if sentence is trash (including general trash and TOC content)
+            is_trash = any(re.search(pattern, sentence, re.IGNORECASE) 
+                          for pattern in self.trash_patterns)
+            
+            # Check if sentence is TOC content (should be excluded)
+            is_toc_content = any(re.search(pattern, sentence, re.IGNORECASE) 
+                               for pattern in self.toc_exclusion_patterns)
+            
+            # Preserve if technical and not trash/TOC, or if substantial and not clearly trash/TOC
+            if ((is_technical and not is_trash and not is_toc_content) or 
+                (len(sentence) > 50 and not is_trash and not is_toc_content)):
+                preserved_sentences.append(sentence)
+        
+        # Reconstruct content from preserved sentences
+        filtered_content = '. '.join(preserved_sentences)
+        
+        # Final cleanup
+        filtered_content = re.sub(r'\s+', ' ', filtered_content)  # Normalize whitespace
+        filtered_content = re.sub(r'\.+', '.', filtered_content)  # Remove multiple dots
+        
+        # Ensure proper sentence ending
+        if filtered_content and not filtered_content.rstrip().endswith(('.', '!', '?', ':', ';')):
+            filtered_content = filtered_content.rstrip() + '.'
+        
+        return filtered_content.strip()
+    
+    def _create_chunks_from_clean_content(self, content: str, start_chunk_id: int, 
+                                         toc_entry: TOCEntry) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
+        """
+        Create optimally-sized chunks from clean content.
+        
+        Args:
+            content: Clean, filtered content
+            start_chunk_id: Starting chunk ID
+            toc_entry: TOC entry metadata
+            
+        Returns:
+            List of chunk dictionaries
+        """
+        if not content or len(content) < 100:
+            return []
+        
+        chunks = []
+        
+        # If content fits in one chunk, create single chunk
+        if self.min_chunk_size <= len(content) <= self.max_chunk_size:
+            chunk = self._create_chunk(content, start_chunk_id, toc_entry)
+            chunks.append(chunk)
+        
+        # If too large, split intelligently at sentence boundaries
+        elif len(content) > self.max_chunk_size:
+            sub_chunks = self._split_large_content_smart(content, start_chunk_id, toc_entry)
+            chunks.extend(sub_chunks)
+        
+        # If too small but substantial, keep it
+        elif len(content) >= 200:  # Lower threshold for cleaned content
+            chunk = self._create_chunk(content, start_chunk_id, toc_entry)
+            chunks.append(chunk)
+        
+        return chunks
+    
+    def _split_large_content_smart(self, content: str, start_chunk_id: int, 
+                                  toc_entry: TOCEntry) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
+        """
+        Split large content intelligently at natural boundaries.
+        
+        Args:
+            content: Content to split
+            start_chunk_id: Starting chunk ID
+            toc_entry: TOC entry metadata
+            
+        Returns:
+            List of chunk dictionaries
+        """
+        chunks = []
+        
+        # Split at sentence boundaries
+        sentences = re.split(r'([.!?:;]+\s*)', content)
+        
+        current_chunk = ""
+        chunk_id = start_chunk_id
+        
+        for i in range(0, len(sentences), 2):
+            sentence = sentences[i].strip()
+            if not sentence:
+                continue
+            
+            # Add punctuation if available
+            punctuation = sentences[i + 1] if i + 1 < len(sentences) else '.'
+            full_sentence = sentence + punctuation
+            
+            # Check if adding this sentence exceeds max size
+            potential_chunk = current_chunk + (" " if current_chunk else "") + full_sentence
+            
+            if len(potential_chunk) <= self.max_chunk_size:
+                current_chunk = potential_chunk
+            else:
+                # Save current chunk if it meets minimum size
+                if current_chunk and len(current_chunk) >= self.min_chunk_size:
+                    chunk = self._create_chunk(current_chunk, chunk_id, toc_entry)
+                    chunks.append(chunk)
+                    chunk_id += 1
+                
+                # Start new chunk
+                current_chunk = full_sentence
+        
+        # Add final chunk if substantial
+        if current_chunk and len(current_chunk) >= 200:
+            chunk = self._create_chunk(current_chunk, chunk_id, toc_entry)
+            chunks.append(chunk)
+        
+        return chunks
+    
+    def _create_chunk(self, content: str, chunk_id: int, toc_entry: TOCEntry) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+        """Create a chunk dictionary with hybrid metadata."""
+        return {
+            "text": content,
+            "chunk_id": chunk_id,
+            "title": toc_entry.title,
+            "parent_title": toc_entry.parent_title,
+            "level": toc_entry.level,
+            "page": toc_entry.page,
+            "size": len(content),
+            "metadata": {
+                "parsing_method": "hybrid_toc_pdfplumber",
+                "has_context": True,
+                "content_type": "filtered_structured_content",
+                "quality_score": self._calculate_quality_score(content),
+                "trash_filtered": True
+            }
+        }
+    
+    def _calculate_quality_score(self, content: str) -> float:
+        """Calculate quality score for filtered content."""
+        if not content.strip():
+            return 0.0
+        
+        words = content.split()
+        score = 0.0
+        
+        # Length score (25%)
+        if self.min_chunk_size <= len(content) <= self.max_chunk_size:
+            score += 0.25
+        elif len(content) >= 200:  # At least some content
+            score += 0.15
+        
+        # Content richness (25%)
+        substantial_words = sum(1 for word in words if len(word) > 3)
+        richness_score = min(substantial_words / 30, 1.0)  # Lower threshold for filtered content
+        score += richness_score * 0.25
+        
+        # Technical content (30%)
+        technical_terms = ['risc', 'register', 'instruction', 'cpu', 'memory', 'processor', 'architecture']
+        technical_count = sum(1 for word in words if any(term in word.lower() for term in technical_terms))
+        technical_score = min(technical_count / 3, 1.0)  # Lower threshold
+        score += technical_score * 0.30
+        
+        # Completeness (20%)
+        completeness_score = 0.0
+        if content[0].isupper() or content.startswith(('The ', 'A ', 'An ', 'RISC')):
+            completeness_score += 0.5
+        if content.rstrip().endswith(('.', '!', '?', ':', ';')):
+            completeness_score += 0.5
+        score += completeness_score * 0.20
+        
+        return min(score, 1.0)
+
+
+def parse_pdf_with_hybrid_approach(pdf_path: Path, pdf_data: Dict[str, Any],
+                                  target_chunk_size: int = 1400, min_chunk_size: int = 800,
+                                  max_chunk_size: int = 2000) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
+    """
+    Parse PDF using hybrid TOC + PDFPlumber approach.
+    
+    This function combines:
+    1. TOC-guided structure detection for reliable navigation
+    2. PDFPlumber's precise content extraction
+    3. Aggressive trash filtering while preserving technical content
+    
+    Args:
+        pdf_path: Path to PDF file
+        pdf_data: PDF data from extract_text_with_metadata()
+        target_chunk_size: Preferred chunk size
+        min_chunk_size: Minimum chunk size
+        max_chunk_size: Maximum chunk size
+        
+    Returns:
+        List of high-quality, filtered chunks ready for RAG indexing
+        
+    Example:
+        >>> from shared_utils.document_processing.pdf_parser import extract_text_with_metadata
+        >>> from shared_utils.document_processing.hybrid_parser import parse_pdf_with_hybrid_approach
+        >>> 
+        >>> pdf_data = extract_text_with_metadata("document.pdf")
+        >>> chunks = parse_pdf_with_hybrid_approach(Path("document.pdf"), pdf_data)
+        >>> print(f"Created {len(chunks)} hybrid-parsed chunks")
+    """
+    parser = HybridParser(target_chunk_size, min_chunk_size, max_chunk_size)
+    return parser.parse_document(pdf_path, pdf_data)
+
+
+# Example usage
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    print("Hybrid TOC + PDFPlumber Parser")
+    print("Combines TOC navigation with PDFPlumber precision and aggressive trash filtering")

shared_utils/document_processing/pdf_parser.py

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+"""
+BasicRAG System - PDF Document Parser
+
+This module implements robust PDF text extraction functionality as part of the BasicRAG
+technical documentation system. It serves as the entry point for document ingestion,
+converting PDF files into structured text data suitable for chunking and embedding.
+
+Key Features:
+- Page-by-page text extraction with metadata preservation
+- Robust error handling for corrupted or malformed PDFs
+- Performance timing for optimization analysis
+- Memory-efficient processing for large documents
+
+Technical Approach:
+- Uses PyMuPDF (fitz) for reliable text extraction across PDF versions
+- Maintains document structure with page-level granularity
+- Preserves PDF metadata (author, title, creation date, etc.)
+
+Dependencies:
+- PyMuPDF (fitz): Chosen for superior text extraction accuracy and speed
+- Standard library: pathlib for cross-platform file handling
+
+Performance Characteristics:
+- Typical processing: 10-50 pages/second on modern hardware
+- Memory usage: O(n) with document size, but processes page-by-page
+- Scales linearly with document length
+
+Author: Arthur Passuello
+Date: June 2025
+Project: RAG Portfolio - Technical Documentation System
+"""
+
+from typing import Dict, List, Any
+from pathlib import Path
+import time
+import fitz  # PyMuPDF
+
+
+def extract_text_with_metadata(pdf_path: Path) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+    """
+    Extract text and metadata from technical PDF documents with production-grade reliability.
+    
+    This function serves as the primary ingestion point for the RAG system, converting
+    PDF documents into structured data. It's optimized for technical documentation with
+    emphasis on preserving structure and handling various PDF formats gracefully.
+    
+    @param pdf_path: Path to the PDF file to process
+    @type pdf_path: pathlib.Path
+    
+    @return: Dictionary containing extracted text and comprehensive metadata
+    @rtype: Dict[str, Any] with the following structure:
+        {
+            "text": str,           # Complete concatenated text from all pages
+            "pages": List[Dict],   # Per-page breakdown with text and statistics
+                                  # Each page dict contains:
+                                  # - page_number: int (1-indexed for human readability)
+                                  # - text: str (raw text from that page)
+                                  # - char_count: int (character count for that page)
+            "metadata": Dict,      # PDF metadata (title, author, subject, etc.)
+            "page_count": int,     # Total number of pages processed
+            "extraction_time": float  # Processing duration in seconds
+        }
+        
+    @throws FileNotFoundError: If the specified PDF file doesn't exist
+    @throws ValueError: If the PDF is corrupted, encrypted, or otherwise unreadable
+    
+    Performance Notes:
+    - Processes ~10-50 pages/second depending on PDF complexity
+    - Memory usage is proportional to document size but page-by-page processing
+      prevents loading entire document into memory at once
+    - Extraction time is included for performance monitoring and optimization
+    
+    Usage Example:
+        >>> pdf_path = Path("technical_manual.pdf")
+        >>> result = extract_text_with_metadata(pdf_path)
+        >>> print(f"Extracted {result['page_count']} pages in {result['extraction_time']:.2f}s")
+        >>> first_page_text = result['pages'][0]['text']
+    """
+    # Validate input file exists before attempting to open
+    if not pdf_path.exists():
+        raise FileNotFoundError(f"PDF file not found: {pdf_path}")
+    
+    # Start performance timer for extraction analytics
+    start_time = time.perf_counter()
+    
+    try:
+        # Open PDF with PyMuPDF - automatically handles various PDF versions
+        # Using string conversion for compatibility with older fitz versions
+        doc = fitz.open(str(pdf_path))
+        
+        # Extract document-level metadata (may include title, author, subject, keywords)
+        # Default to empty dict if no metadata present (common in scanned PDFs)
+        metadata = doc.metadata or {}
+        page_count = len(doc)
+        
+        # Initialize containers for page-by-page extraction
+        pages = []  # Will store individual page data
+        all_text = []  # Will store text for concatenation
+        
+        # Process each page sequentially to maintain document order
+        for page_num in range(page_count):
+            # Load page object (0-indexed internally)
+            page = doc[page_num]
+            
+            # Extract text using default extraction parameters
+            # This preserves reading order and handles multi-column layouts
+            page_text = page.get_text()
+            
+            # Store page data with human-readable page numbering (1-indexed)
+            pages.append({
+                "page_number": page_num + 1,  # Convert to 1-indexed for user clarity
+                "text": page_text,
+                "char_count": len(page_text)  # Useful for chunking decisions
+            })
+            
+            # Accumulate text for final concatenation
+            all_text.append(page_text)
+        
+        # Properly close the PDF to free resources
+        doc.close()
+        
+        # Calculate total extraction time for performance monitoring
+        extraction_time = time.perf_counter() - start_time
+        
+        # Return comprehensive extraction results
+        return {
+            "text": "\n".join(all_text),  # Full document text with page breaks
+            "pages": pages,                # Detailed page-by-page breakdown
+            "metadata": metadata,          # Original PDF metadata
+            "page_count": page_count,      # Total pages for quick reference
+            "extraction_time": extraction_time  # Performance metric
+        }
+        
+    except Exception as e:
+        # Wrap any extraction errors with context for debugging
+        # Common causes: encrypted PDFs, corrupted files, unsupported formats
+        raise ValueError(f"Failed to process PDF: {e}")

shared_utils/document_processing/pdfplumber_parser.py

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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""
+PDFPlumber-based Parser
+
+Advanced PDF parsing using pdfplumber for better structure detection
+and cleaner text extraction.
+
+Author: Arthur Passuello
+"""
+
+import re
+import pdfplumber
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Dict, List, Optional, Tuple, Any
+
+
+class PDFPlumberParser:
+    """Advanced PDF parser using pdfplumber for structure-aware extraction."""
+    
+    def __init__(self, target_chunk_size: int = 1400, min_chunk_size: int = 800,
+                 max_chunk_size: int = 2000):
+        """Initialize PDFPlumber parser."""
+        self.target_chunk_size = target_chunk_size
+        self.min_chunk_size = min_chunk_size
+        self.max_chunk_size = max_chunk_size
+        
+        # Trash content patterns
+        self.trash_patterns = [
+            r'Creative Commons.*?License',
+            r'International License.*?authors',
+            r'RISC-V International',
+            r'Visit.*?for further',
+            r'editors to suggest.*?corrections',
+            r'released under.*?license',
+            r'\.{5,}',  # Long dots (TOC artifacts)
+            r'^\d+\s*$',  # Page numbers alone
+        ]
+        
+    def extract_with_structure(self, pdf_path: Path) -> List[Dict]:
+        """Extract PDF content with structure awareness using pdfplumber."""
+        chunks = []
+        
+        with pdfplumber.open(pdf_path) as pdf:
+            current_section = None
+            current_text = []
+            
+            for page_num, page in enumerate(pdf.pages):
+                # Extract text with formatting info
+                page_content = self._extract_page_content(page, page_num + 1)
+                
+                for element in page_content:
+                    if element['type'] == 'header':
+                        # Save previous section if exists
+                        if current_text:
+                            chunk_text = '\n\n'.join(current_text)
+                            if self._is_valid_chunk(chunk_text):
+                                chunks.extend(self._create_chunks(
+                                    chunk_text, 
+                                    current_section or "Document",
+                                    page_num
+                                ))
+                        
+                        # Start new section
+                        current_section = element['text']
+                        current_text = []
+                        
+                    elif element['type'] == 'content':
+                        # Add to current section
+                        if self._is_valid_content(element['text']):
+                            current_text.append(element['text'])
+            
+            # Don't forget last section
+            if current_text:
+                chunk_text = '\n\n'.join(current_text)
+                if self._is_valid_chunk(chunk_text):
+                    chunks.extend(self._create_chunks(
+                        chunk_text,
+                        current_section or "Document",
+                        len(pdf.pages)
+                    ))
+        
+        return chunks
+    
+    def _extract_page_content(self, page: Any, page_num: int) -> List[Dict]:
+        """Extract structured content from a page."""
+        content = []
+        
+        # Get all text with positioning
+        chars = page.chars
+        if not chars:
+            return content
+        
+        # Group by lines
+        lines = []
+        current_line = []
+        current_y = None
+        
+        for char in sorted(chars, key=lambda x: (x['top'], x['x0'])):
+            if current_y is None or abs(char['top'] - current_y) < 2:
+                current_line.append(char)
+                current_y = char['top']
+            else:
+                if current_line:
+                    lines.append(current_line)
+                current_line = [char]
+                current_y = char['top']
+        
+        if current_line:
+            lines.append(current_line)
+        
+        # Analyze each line
+        for line in lines:
+            line_text = ''.join(char['text'] for char in line).strip()
+            
+            if not line_text:
+                continue
+            
+            # Detect headers by font size
+            avg_font_size = sum(char.get('size', 12) for char in line) / len(line)
+            is_bold = any(char.get('fontname', '').lower().count('bold') > 0 for char in line)
+            
+            # Classify content
+            if avg_font_size > 14 or is_bold:
+                # Likely a header
+                if self._is_valid_header(line_text):
+                    content.append({
+                        'type': 'header',
+                        'text': line_text,
+                        'font_size': avg_font_size,
+                        'page': page_num
+                    })
+            else:
+                # Regular content
+                content.append({
+                    'type': 'content',
+                    'text': line_text,
+                    'font_size': avg_font_size,
+                    'page': page_num
+                })
+        
+        return content
+    
+    def _is_valid_header(self, text: str) -> bool:
+        """Check if text is a valid header."""
+        # Skip if too short or too long
+        if len(text) < 3 or len(text) > 200:
+            return False
+        
+        # Skip if matches trash patterns
+        for pattern in self.trash_patterns:
+            if re.search(pattern, text, re.IGNORECASE):
+                return False
+        
+        # Valid if starts with number or capital letter
+        if re.match(r'^(\d+\.?\d*\s+|[A-Z])', text):
+            return True
+        
+        # Valid if contains keywords
+        keywords = ['chapter', 'section', 'introduction', 'conclusion', 'appendix']
+        return any(keyword in text.lower() for keyword in keywords)
+    
+    def _is_valid_content(self, text: str) -> bool:
+        """Check if text is valid content (not trash)."""
+        # Skip very short text
+        if len(text.strip()) < 10:
+            return False
+        
+        # Skip trash patterns
+        for pattern in self.trash_patterns:
+            if re.search(pattern, text, re.IGNORECASE):
+                return False
+        
+        return True
+    
+    def _is_valid_chunk(self, text: str) -> bool:
+        """Check if chunk text is valid."""
+        # Must have minimum length
+        if len(text.strip()) < self.min_chunk_size // 2:
+            return False
+        
+        # Must have some alphabetic content
+        alpha_chars = sum(1 for c in text if c.isalpha())
+        if alpha_chars < len(text) * 0.5:
+            return False
+        
+        return True
+    
+    def _create_chunks(self, text: str, title: str, page: int) -> List[Dict]:
+        """Create chunks from text."""
+        chunks = []
+        
+        # Clean text
+        text = self._clean_text(text)
+        
+        if len(text) <= self.max_chunk_size:
+            # Single chunk
+            chunks.append({
+                'text': text,
+                'title': title,
+                'page': page,
+                'metadata': {
+                    'parsing_method': 'pdfplumber',
+                    'quality_score': self._calculate_quality_score(text)
+                }
+            })
+        else:
+            # Split into chunks
+            text_chunks = self._split_text_into_chunks(text)
+            for i, chunk_text in enumerate(text_chunks):
+                chunks.append({
+                    'text': chunk_text,
+                    'title': f"{title} (Part {i+1})",
+                    'page': page,
+                    'metadata': {
+                        'parsing_method': 'pdfplumber',
+                        'part_number': i + 1,
+                        'total_parts': len(text_chunks),
+                        'quality_score': self._calculate_quality_score(chunk_text)
+                    }
+                })
+        
+        return chunks
+    
+    def _clean_text(self, text: str) -> str:
+        """Clean text from artifacts."""
+        # Remove volume headers (e.g., "Volume I: RISC-V Unprivileged ISA V20191213")
+        text = re.sub(r'Volume\s+[IVX]+:\s*RISC-V[^V]*V\d{8}\s*', '', text, flags=re.IGNORECASE)
+        text = re.sub(r'^\d+\s+Volume\s+[IVX]+:.*?$', '', text, flags=re.MULTILINE)
+        
+        # Remove document version artifacts
+        text = re.sub(r'Document Version \d{8}\s*', '', text, flags=re.IGNORECASE)
+        
+        # Remove repeated ISA headers
+        text = re.sub(r'RISC-V.*?ISA.*?V\d{8}\s*', '', text, flags=re.IGNORECASE)
+        text = re.sub(r'The RISC-V Instruction Set Manual\s*', '', text, flags=re.IGNORECASE)
+        
+        # Remove figure/table references that are standalone
+        text = re.sub(r'^(Figure|Table)\s+\d+\.\d+:.*?$', '', text, flags=re.MULTILINE)
+        
+        # Remove email addresses (often in contributor lists)
+        text = re.sub(r'[a-zA-Z0-9._%+-]+@[a-zA-Z0-9.-]+\.[a-zA-Z]{2,}', '', text)
+        
+        # Remove URLs
+        text = re.sub(r'https?://[^\s]+', '', text)
+        
+        # Remove page numbers at start/end of lines
+        text = re.sub(r'^\d{1,3}\s+', '', text, flags=re.MULTILINE)
+        text = re.sub(r'\s+\d{1,3}$', '', text, flags=re.MULTILINE)
+        
+        # Remove excessive dots (TOC artifacts)
+        text = re.sub(r'\.{3,}', '', text)
+        
+        # Remove standalone numbers (often page numbers or figure numbers)
+        text = re.sub(r'^\s*\d+\s*$', '', text, flags=re.MULTILINE)
+        
+        # Clean up multiple spaces and newlines
+        text = re.sub(r'\s{3,}', ' ', text)
+        text = re.sub(r'\n{3,}', '\n\n', text)
+        text = re.sub(r'[ \t]+', ' ', text)  # Normalize all whitespace
+        
+        # Remove common boilerplate phrases
+        text = re.sub(r'Contains Nonbinding Recommendations\s*', '', text, flags=re.IGNORECASE)
+        text = re.sub(r'Guidance for Industry and FDA Staff\s*', '', text, flags=re.IGNORECASE)
+        
+        return text.strip()
+    
+    def _split_text_into_chunks(self, text: str) -> List[str]:
+        """Split text into chunks at sentence boundaries."""
+        sentences = re.split(r'(?<=[.!?])\s+', text)
+        chunks = []
+        current_chunk = []
+        current_size = 0
+        
+        for sentence in sentences:
+            sentence_size = len(sentence)
+            
+            if current_size + sentence_size > self.target_chunk_size and current_chunk:
+                chunks.append(' '.join(current_chunk))
+                current_chunk = [sentence]
+                current_size = sentence_size
+            else:
+                current_chunk.append(sentence)
+                current_size += sentence_size + 1
+        
+        if current_chunk:
+            chunks.append(' '.join(current_chunk))
+        
+        return chunks
+    
+    def _calculate_quality_score(self, text: str) -> float:
+        """Calculate quality score for chunk."""
+        score = 1.0
+        
+        # Penalize very short or very long
+        if len(text) < self.min_chunk_size:
+            score *= 0.8
+        elif len(text) > self.max_chunk_size:
+            score *= 0.9
+        
+        # Reward complete sentences
+        if text.strip().endswith(('.', '!', '?')):
+            score *= 1.1
+        
+        # Reward technical content
+        technical_terms = ['risc', 'instruction', 'register', 'memory', 'processor']
+        term_count = sum(1 for term in technical_terms if term in text.lower())
+        score *= (1 + term_count * 0.05)
+        
+        return min(score, 1.0)
+
+    def extract_with_page_coverage(self, pdf_path: Path, pymupdf_pages: List[Dict]) -> List[Dict]:
+        """
+        Extract content ensuring ALL pages are covered using PyMuPDF page data.
+        
+        Args:
+            pdf_path: Path to PDF file
+            pymupdf_pages: Page data from PyMuPDF with page numbers and text
+            
+        Returns:
+            List of chunks covering ALL document pages
+        """
+        chunks = []
+        chunk_id = 0
+        
+        print(f"📄 Processing {len(pymupdf_pages)} pages with PDFPlumber quality extraction...")
+        
+        with pdfplumber.open(str(pdf_path)) as pdf:
+            for pymupdf_page in pymupdf_pages:
+                page_num = pymupdf_page['page_number']  # 1-indexed from PyMuPDF
+                page_idx = page_num - 1  # Convert to 0-indexed for PDFPlumber
+                
+                if page_idx < len(pdf.pages):
+                    # Extract with PDFPlumber quality from this specific page
+                    pdfplumber_page = pdf.pages[page_idx]
+                    page_text = pdfplumber_page.extract_text()
+                    
+                    if page_text and page_text.strip():
+                        # Clean and chunk the page text
+                        cleaned_text = self._clean_text(page_text)
+                        
+                        if len(cleaned_text) >= 100:  # Minimum meaningful content
+                            # Create chunks from this page
+                            page_chunks = self._create_page_chunks(
+                                cleaned_text, page_num, chunk_id
+                            )
+                            chunks.extend(page_chunks)
+                            chunk_id += len(page_chunks)
+                            
+                            if len(chunks) % 50 == 0:  # Progress indicator
+                                print(f"   Processed {page_num} pages, created {len(chunks)} chunks")
+        
+        print(f"✅ Full coverage: {len(chunks)} chunks from {len(pymupdf_pages)} pages")
+        return chunks
+    
+    def _create_page_chunks(self, page_text: str, page_num: int, start_chunk_id: int) -> List[Dict]:
+        """Create properly sized chunks from a single page's content."""
+        # Clean and validate page text first
+        cleaned_text = self._ensure_complete_sentences(page_text)
+        
+        if not cleaned_text or len(cleaned_text) < 50:
+            # Skip pages with insufficient content
+            return []
+        
+        if len(cleaned_text) <= self.max_chunk_size:
+            # Single chunk for small pages
+            return [{
+                'text': cleaned_text,
+                'title': f"Page {page_num}",
+                'page': page_num,
+                'metadata': {
+                    'parsing_method': 'pdfplumber_page_coverage',
+                    'quality_score': self._calculate_quality_score(cleaned_text),
+                    'full_page_coverage': True
+                }
+            }]
+        else:
+            # Split large pages into chunks with sentence boundaries
+            text_chunks = self._split_text_into_chunks(cleaned_text)
+            page_chunks = []
+            
+            for i, chunk_text in enumerate(text_chunks):
+                # Ensure each chunk is complete
+                complete_chunk = self._ensure_complete_sentences(chunk_text)
+                
+                if complete_chunk and len(complete_chunk) >= 100:
+                    page_chunks.append({
+                        'text': complete_chunk,
+                        'title': f"Page {page_num} (Part {i+1})",
+                        'page': page_num,
+                        'metadata': {
+                            'parsing_method': 'pdfplumber_page_coverage',
+                            'part_number': i + 1,
+                            'total_parts': len(text_chunks),
+                            'quality_score': self._calculate_quality_score(complete_chunk),
+                            'full_page_coverage': True
+                        }
+                    })
+            
+            return page_chunks
+    
+    def _ensure_complete_sentences(self, text: str) -> str:
+        """Ensure text contains only complete sentences."""
+        text = text.strip()
+        if not text:
+            return ""
+        
+        # Find last complete sentence
+        last_sentence_end = -1
+        for i, char in enumerate(reversed(text)):
+            if char in '.!?:':
+                last_sentence_end = len(text) - i
+                break
+        
+        if last_sentence_end > 0:
+            # Return text up to last complete sentence
+            complete_text = text[:last_sentence_end].strip()
+            
+            # Ensure it starts properly (capital letter or common starters)
+            if complete_text and (complete_text[0].isupper() or 
+                                complete_text.startswith(('The ', 'A ', 'An ', 'This ', 'RISC'))):
+                return complete_text
+        
+        # If no complete sentences found, return empty
+        return ""
+
+    def parse_document(self, pdf_path: Path, pdf_data: Dict[str, Any] = None) -> List[Dict]:
+        """
+        Parse document using PDFPlumber (required by HybridParser).
+        
+        Args:
+            pdf_path: Path to PDF file
+            pdf_data: PyMuPDF page data to ensure full page coverage
+            
+        Returns:
+            List of chunks with structure preservation across ALL pages
+        """
+        if pdf_data and 'pages' in pdf_data:
+            # Use PyMuPDF page data to ensure full coverage
+            return self.extract_with_page_coverage(pdf_path, pdf_data['pages'])
+        else:
+            # Fallback to structure-based extraction
+            return self.extract_with_structure(pdf_path)
+
+
+def parse_pdf_with_pdfplumber(pdf_path: Path, **kwargs) -> List[Dict]:
+    """Main entry point for PDFPlumber parsing."""
+    parser = PDFPlumberParser(**kwargs)
+    chunks = parser.extract_with_structure(pdf_path)
+    
+    print(f"PDFPlumber extracted {len(chunks)} chunks")
+    
+    return chunks

shared_utils/document_processing/toc_guided_parser.py

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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""
+TOC-Guided PDF Parser
+
+Uses the Table of Contents to guide intelligent chunking that respects
+document structure and hierarchy.
+
+Author: Arthur Passuello
+"""
+
+import re
+from typing import Dict, List, Optional, Tuple
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+
+
+@dataclass
+class TOCEntry:
+    """Represents a table of contents entry."""
+    title: str
+    page: int
+    level: int  # 0 for chapters, 1 for sections, 2 for subsections
+    parent: Optional[str] = None
+    parent_title: Optional[str] = None  # Added for hybrid parser compatibility
+
+
+class TOCGuidedParser:
+    """Parser that uses TOC to create structure-aware chunks."""
+    
+    def __init__(self, target_chunk_size: int = 1400, min_chunk_size: int = 800,
+                 max_chunk_size: int = 2000):
+        """Initialize TOC-guided parser."""
+        self.target_chunk_size = target_chunk_size
+        self.min_chunk_size = min_chunk_size
+        self.max_chunk_size = max_chunk_size
+        
+    def parse_toc(self, pages: List[Dict]) -> List[TOCEntry]:
+        """Parse table of contents from pages."""
+        toc_entries = []
+        
+        # Find TOC pages (usually early in document)
+        toc_pages = []
+        for i, page in enumerate(pages[:20]):  # Check first 20 pages
+            page_text = page.get('text', '').lower()
+            if 'contents' in page_text or 'table of contents' in page_text:
+                toc_pages.append((i, page))
+        
+        if not toc_pages:
+            print("No TOC found, using fallback structure detection")
+            return self._detect_structure_without_toc(pages)
+        
+        # Parse TOC entries
+        for page_idx, page in toc_pages:
+            text = page.get('text', '')
+            lines = text.split('\n')
+            
+            i = 0
+            while i < len(lines):
+                line = lines[i].strip()
+                
+                # Skip empty lines and TOC header
+                if not line or 'contents' in line.lower():
+                    i += 1
+                    continue
+                
+                # Pattern 1: "1.1 Title .... 23"
+                match1 = re.match(r'^(\d+(?:\.\d+)*)\s+(.+?)\s*\.{2,}\s*(\d+)$', line)
+                if match1:
+                    number, title, page_num = match1.groups()
+                    level = len(number.split('.')) - 1
+                    toc_entries.append(TOCEntry(
+                        title=title.strip(),
+                        page=int(page_num),
+                        level=level
+                    ))
+                    i += 1
+                    continue
+                
+                # Pattern 2: Multi-line format
+                # "1.1"
+                # "Title"
+                # ". . . . 23"
+                if re.match(r'^(\d+(?:\.\d+)*)$', line):
+                    number = line
+                    if i + 1 < len(lines):
+                        title_line = lines[i + 1].strip()
+                        if i + 2 < len(lines):
+                            dots_line = lines[i + 2].strip()
+                            page_match = re.search(r'(\d+)\s*$', dots_line)
+                            if page_match and '.' in dots_line:
+                                title = title_line
+                                page_num = int(page_match.group(1))
+                                level = len(number.split('.')) - 1
+                                toc_entries.append(TOCEntry(
+                                    title=title,
+                                    page=page_num,
+                                    level=level
+                                ))
+                                i += 3
+                                continue
+                
+                # Pattern 3: "Chapter 1: Title ... 23"
+                match3 = re.match(r'^(Chapter|Section|Part)\s+(\d+):?\s+(.+?)\s*\.{2,}\s*(\d+)$', line, re.IGNORECASE)
+                if match3:
+                    prefix, number, title, page_num = match3.groups()
+                    level = 0 if prefix.lower() == 'chapter' else 1
+                    toc_entries.append(TOCEntry(
+                        title=f"{prefix} {number}: {title}",
+                        page=int(page_num),
+                        level=level
+                    ))
+                    i += 1
+                    continue
+                
+                i += 1
+        
+        # Add parent relationships
+        for i, entry in enumerate(toc_entries):
+            if entry.level > 0:
+                # Find parent (previous entry with lower level)
+                for j in range(i - 1, -1, -1):
+                    if toc_entries[j].level < entry.level:
+                        entry.parent = toc_entries[j].title
+                        entry.parent_title = toc_entries[j].title  # Set both for compatibility
+                        break
+        
+        return toc_entries
+    
+    def _detect_structure_without_toc(self, pages: List[Dict]) -> List[TOCEntry]:
+        """Fallback: detect structure from content patterns across ALL pages."""
+        entries = []
+        
+        # Expanded patterns for better structure detection
+        chapter_patterns = [
+            re.compile(r'^(Chapter|CHAPTER)\s+(\d+|[IVX]+)(?:\s*[:\-]\s*(.+))?', re.MULTILINE),
+            re.compile(r'^(\d+)\s+([A-Z][^.]*?)(?:\s*\.{2,}\s*\d+)?$', re.MULTILINE),  # "1 Introduction"
+            re.compile(r'^([A-Z][A-Z\s]{10,})$', re.MULTILINE),  # ALL CAPS titles
+        ]
+        
+        section_patterns = [
+            re.compile(r'^(\d+\.\d+)\s+(.+?)(?:\s*\.{2,}\s*\d+)?$', re.MULTILINE),  # "1.1 Section"
+            re.compile(r'^(\d+\.\d+\.\d+)\s+(.+?)(?:\s*\.{2,}\s*\d+)?$', re.MULTILINE),  # "1.1.1 Subsection"
+        ]
+        
+        # Process ALL pages, not just first 20
+        for i, page in enumerate(pages):
+            text = page.get('text', '')
+            if not text.strip():
+                continue
+            
+            # Find chapters with various patterns
+            for pattern in chapter_patterns:
+                for match in pattern.finditer(text):
+                    if len(match.groups()) >= 2:
+                        if len(match.groups()) >= 3 and match.group(3):
+                            title = match.group(3).strip()
+                        else:
+                            title = match.group(2).strip() if match.group(2) else f"Section {match.group(1)}"
+                        
+                        # Skip very short or likely false positives
+                        if len(title) >= 3 and not re.match(r'^\d+$', title):
+                            entries.append(TOCEntry(
+                                title=title,
+                                page=i + 1,
+                                level=0
+                            ))
+            
+            # Find sections
+            for pattern in section_patterns:
+                for match in pattern.finditer(text):
+                    section_num = match.group(1)
+                    title = match.group(2).strip() if len(match.groups()) >= 2 else f"Section {section_num}"
+                    
+                    # Determine level by number of dots
+                    level = section_num.count('.') 
+                    
+                    # Skip very short titles or obvious artifacts
+                    if len(title) >= 3 and not re.match(r'^\d+$', title):
+                        entries.append(TOCEntry(
+                            title=title,
+                            page=i + 1,
+                            level=level
+                        ))
+        
+        # If still no entries found, create page-based entries for full coverage
+        if not entries:
+            print("No structure patterns found, creating page-based sections for full coverage")
+            # Create sections every 10 pages to ensure full document coverage
+            for i in range(0, len(pages), 10):
+                start_page = i + 1
+                end_page = min(i + 10, len(pages))
+                title = f"Pages {start_page}-{end_page}"
+                entries.append(TOCEntry(
+                    title=title,
+                    page=start_page,
+                    level=0
+                ))
+        
+        return entries
+    
+    def create_chunks_from_toc(self, pdf_data: Dict, toc_entries: List[TOCEntry]) -> List[Dict]:
+        """Create chunks based on TOC structure."""
+        chunks = []
+        pages = pdf_data.get('pages', [])
+        
+        for i, entry in enumerate(toc_entries):
+            # Determine page range for this entry
+            start_page = entry.page - 1  # Convert to 0-indexed
+            
+            # Find end page (start of next entry at same or higher level)
+            end_page = len(pages)
+            for j in range(i + 1, len(toc_entries)):
+                if toc_entries[j].level <= entry.level:
+                    end_page = toc_entries[j].page - 1
+                    break
+            
+            # Extract text for this section
+            section_text = []
+            for page_idx in range(max(0, start_page), min(end_page, len(pages))):
+                page_text = pages[page_idx].get('text', '')
+                if page_text.strip():
+                    section_text.append(page_text)
+            
+            if not section_text:
+                continue
+            
+            full_text = '\n\n'.join(section_text)
+            
+            # Create chunks from section text
+            if len(full_text) <= self.max_chunk_size:
+                # Single chunk for small sections
+                chunks.append({
+                    'text': full_text.strip(),
+                    'title': entry.title,
+                    'parent_title': entry.parent_title or entry.parent or '',
+                    'level': entry.level,
+                    'page': entry.page,
+                    'context': f"From {entry.title}",
+                    'metadata': {
+                        'parsing_method': 'toc_guided',
+                        'section_title': entry.title,
+                        'hierarchy_level': entry.level
+                    }
+                })
+            else:
+                # Split large sections into chunks
+                section_chunks = self._split_text_into_chunks(full_text)
+                for j, chunk_text in enumerate(section_chunks):
+                    chunks.append({
+                        'text': chunk_text.strip(),
+                        'title': f"{entry.title} (Part {j+1})",
+                        'parent_title': entry.parent_title or entry.parent or '',
+                        'level': entry.level,
+                        'page': entry.page,
+                        'context': f"Part {j+1} of {entry.title}",
+                        'metadata': {
+                            'parsing_method': 'toc_guided',
+                            'section_title': entry.title,
+                            'hierarchy_level': entry.level,
+                            'part_number': j + 1,
+                            'total_parts': len(section_chunks)
+                        }
+                    })
+        
+        return chunks
+    
+    def _split_text_into_chunks(self, text: str) -> List[str]:
+        """Split text into chunks while preserving sentence boundaries."""
+        sentences = re.split(r'(?<=[.!?])\s+', text)
+        chunks = []
+        current_chunk = []
+        current_size = 0
+        
+        for sentence in sentences:
+            sentence_size = len(sentence)
+            
+            if current_size + sentence_size > self.target_chunk_size and current_chunk:
+                # Save current chunk
+                chunks.append(' '.join(current_chunk))
+                current_chunk = [sentence]
+                current_size = sentence_size
+            else:
+                current_chunk.append(sentence)
+                current_size += sentence_size + 1  # +1 for space
+        
+        if current_chunk:
+            chunks.append(' '.join(current_chunk))
+        
+        return chunks
+
+
+def parse_pdf_with_toc_guidance(pdf_data: Dict, **kwargs) -> List[Dict]:
+    """Main entry point for TOC-guided parsing."""
+    parser = TOCGuidedParser(**kwargs)
+    
+    # Parse TOC
+    pages = pdf_data.get('pages', [])
+    toc_entries = parser.parse_toc(pages)
+    
+    print(f"Found {len(toc_entries)} TOC entries")
+    
+    if not toc_entries:
+        print("No TOC entries found, falling back to basic chunking")
+        from .chunker import chunk_technical_text
+        return chunk_technical_text(pdf_data.get('text', ''))
+    
+    # Create chunks based on TOC
+    chunks = parser.create_chunks_from_toc(pdf_data, toc_entries)
+    
+    print(f"Created {len(chunks)} chunks from TOC structure")
+    
+    return chunks

shared_utils/embeddings/__init__.py

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+# Embeddings module

shared_utils/embeddings/generator.py

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+import numpy as np
+import torch
+from typing import List, Optional
+from sentence_transformers import SentenceTransformer
+
+# Global cache for embeddings
+_embedding_cache = {}
+_model_cache = {}
+
+
+def generate_embeddings(
+    texts: List[str],
+    model_name: str = "sentence-transformers/multi-qa-MiniLM-L6-cos-v1",
+    batch_size: int = 32,
+    use_mps: bool = True,
+) -> np.ndarray:
+    """
+    Generate embeddings for text chunks with caching.
+
+    Args:
+        texts: List of text chunks to embed
+        model_name: SentenceTransformer model identifier
+        batch_size: Processing batch size
+        use_mps: Use Apple Silicon acceleration
+
+    Returns:
+        numpy array of shape (len(texts), embedding_dim)
+
+    Performance Target:
+        - 100 texts/second on M4-Pro
+        - 384-dimensional embeddings
+        - Memory usage <500MB
+    """
+    # Check cache for all texts
+    cache_keys = [f"{model_name}:{text}" for text in texts]
+    cached_embeddings = []
+    texts_to_compute = []
+    compute_indices = []
+    
+    for i, key in enumerate(cache_keys):
+        if key in _embedding_cache:
+            cached_embeddings.append((i, _embedding_cache[key]))
+        else:
+            texts_to_compute.append(texts[i])
+            compute_indices.append(i)
+    
+    # Load model if needed
+    if model_name not in _model_cache:
+        model = SentenceTransformer(model_name)
+        device = 'mps' if use_mps and torch.backends.mps.is_available() else 'cpu'
+        model = model.to(device)
+        model.eval()
+        _model_cache[model_name] = model
+    else:
+        model = _model_cache[model_name]
+    
+    # Compute new embeddings
+    if texts_to_compute:
+        with torch.no_grad():
+            new_embeddings = model.encode(
+                texts_to_compute,
+                batch_size=batch_size,
+                convert_to_numpy=True,
+                normalize_embeddings=False
+            ).astype(np.float32)
+        
+        # Cache new embeddings
+        for i, text in enumerate(texts_to_compute):
+            key = f"{model_name}:{text}"
+            _embedding_cache[key] = new_embeddings[i]
+    
+    # Reconstruct full embedding array
+    result = np.zeros((len(texts), 384), dtype=np.float32)
+    
+    # Fill cached embeddings
+    for idx, embedding in cached_embeddings:
+        result[idx] = embedding
+    
+    # Fill newly computed embeddings
+    if texts_to_compute:
+        for i, original_idx in enumerate(compute_indices):
+            result[original_idx] = new_embeddings[i]
+    
+    return result

shared_utils/generation/adaptive_prompt_engine.py

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+"""
+Adaptive Prompt Engine for Dynamic Context-Aware Prompt Optimization.
+
+This module provides intelligent prompt adaptation based on context quality,
+query complexity, and performance requirements.
+"""
+
+import logging
+from typing import Dict, List, Optional, Tuple, Any
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+from enum import Enum
+import numpy as np
+
+from .prompt_templates import (
+    QueryType, 
+    PromptTemplate, 
+    TechnicalPromptTemplates
+)
+
+
+class ContextQuality(Enum):
+    """Context quality levels for adaptive prompting."""
+    HIGH = "high"      # >0.8 relevance, low noise
+    MEDIUM = "medium"  # 0.5-0.8 relevance, moderate noise
+    LOW = "low"        # <0.5 relevance, high noise
+
+
+class QueryComplexity(Enum):
+    """Query complexity levels."""
+    SIMPLE = "simple"      # Single concept, direct answer
+    MODERATE = "moderate"  # Multiple concepts, structured answer
+    COMPLEX = "complex"    # Multi-step reasoning, comprehensive answer
+
+
+@dataclass
+class ContextMetrics:
+    """Metrics for evaluating context quality."""
+    relevance_score: float
+    noise_ratio: float
+    chunk_count: int
+    avg_chunk_length: int
+    technical_density: float
+    source_diversity: int
+
+
+@dataclass
+class AdaptivePromptConfig:
+    """Configuration for adaptive prompt generation."""
+    context_quality: ContextQuality
+    query_complexity: QueryComplexity
+    max_context_length: int
+    prefer_concise: bool
+    include_few_shot: bool
+    enable_chain_of_thought: bool
+    confidence_threshold: float
+
+
+class AdaptivePromptEngine:
+    """
+    Intelligent prompt adaptation engine that optimizes prompts based on:
+    - Context quality and relevance
+    - Query complexity and type
+    - Performance requirements
+    - User preferences
+    """
+    
+    def __init__(self):
+        """Initialize the adaptive prompt engine."""
+        self.logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+        
+        # Context quality thresholds
+        self.high_quality_threshold = 0.8
+        self.medium_quality_threshold = 0.5
+        
+        # Query complexity indicators
+        self.complex_keywords = {
+            "implementation": ["implement", "build", "create", "develop", "setup"],
+            "comparison": ["compare", "difference", "versus", "vs", "better"],
+            "analysis": ["analyze", "evaluate", "assess", "study", "examine"],
+            "multi_step": ["process", "procedure", "steps", "how to", "guide"]
+        }
+        
+        # Length optimization thresholds
+        self.token_limits = {
+            "concise": 512,
+            "standard": 1024,
+            "detailed": 2048,
+            "comprehensive": 4096
+        }
+    
+    def analyze_context_quality(self, chunks: List[Dict[str, Any]]) -> ContextMetrics:
+        """
+        Analyze the quality of retrieved context chunks.
+        
+        Args:
+            chunks: List of context chunks with metadata
+            
+        Returns:
+            ContextMetrics with quality assessment
+        """
+        if not chunks:
+            return ContextMetrics(
+                relevance_score=0.0,
+                noise_ratio=1.0,
+                chunk_count=0,
+                avg_chunk_length=0,
+                technical_density=0.0,
+                source_diversity=0
+            )
+        
+        # Calculate relevance score (using confidence scores if available)
+        relevance_scores = []
+        for chunk in chunks:
+            # Use confidence score if available, otherwise use a heuristic
+            if 'confidence' in chunk:
+                relevance_scores.append(chunk['confidence'])
+            elif 'score' in chunk:
+                relevance_scores.append(chunk['score'])
+            else:
+                # Heuristic: longer chunks with technical terms are more relevant
+                content = chunk.get('content', chunk.get('text', ''))
+                tech_terms = self._count_technical_terms(content)
+                relevance_scores.append(min(tech_terms / 10.0, 1.0))
+        
+        avg_relevance = np.mean(relevance_scores) if relevance_scores else 0.0
+        
+        # Calculate noise ratio (fragments, repetitive content)
+        noise_count = 0
+        total_chunks = len(chunks)
+        
+        for chunk in chunks:
+            content = chunk.get('content', chunk.get('text', ''))
+            if self._is_noisy_chunk(content):
+                noise_count += 1
+        
+        noise_ratio = noise_count / total_chunks if total_chunks > 0 else 0.0
+        
+        # Calculate average chunk length
+        chunk_lengths = []
+        for chunk in chunks:
+            content = chunk.get('content', chunk.get('text', ''))
+            chunk_lengths.append(len(content))
+        
+        avg_chunk_length = int(np.mean(chunk_lengths)) if chunk_lengths else 0
+        
+        # Calculate technical density
+        technical_density = self._calculate_technical_density(chunks)
+        
+        # Calculate source diversity
+        sources = set()
+        for chunk in chunks:
+            source = chunk.get('metadata', {}).get('source', 'unknown')
+            sources.add(source)
+        
+        source_diversity = len(sources)
+        
+        return ContextMetrics(
+            relevance_score=avg_relevance,
+            noise_ratio=noise_ratio,
+            chunk_count=len(chunks),
+            avg_chunk_length=avg_chunk_length,
+            technical_density=technical_density,
+            source_diversity=source_diversity
+        )
+    
+    def determine_query_complexity(self, query: str) -> QueryComplexity:
+        """
+        Determine the complexity level of a query.
+        
+        Args:
+            query: User's question
+            
+        Returns:
+            QueryComplexity level
+        """
+        query_lower = query.lower()
+        complexity_score = 0
+        
+        # Check for complex keywords
+        for category, keywords in self.complex_keywords.items():
+            if any(keyword in query_lower for keyword in keywords):
+                complexity_score += 1
+        
+        # Check for multiple questions or concepts
+        if '?' in query[:-1]:  # Multiple question marks (excluding the last one)
+            complexity_score += 1
+        
+        if any(word in query_lower for word in ["and", "or", "also", "additionally", "furthermore"]):
+            complexity_score += 1
+        
+        # Check query length
+        word_count = len(query.split())
+        if word_count > 20:
+            complexity_score += 1
+        elif word_count > 10:
+            complexity_score += 0.5
+        
+        # Determine complexity level
+        if complexity_score >= 2:
+            return QueryComplexity.COMPLEX
+        elif complexity_score >= 1:
+            return QueryComplexity.MODERATE
+        else:
+            return QueryComplexity.SIMPLE
+    
+    def generate_adaptive_config(
+        self,
+        query: str,
+        context_chunks: List[Dict[str, Any]],
+        max_tokens: int = 2048,
+        prefer_speed: bool = False
+    ) -> AdaptivePromptConfig:
+        """
+        Generate adaptive prompt configuration based on context and query analysis.
+        
+        Args:
+            query: User's question
+            context_chunks: Retrieved context chunks
+            max_tokens: Maximum token limit
+            prefer_speed: Whether to optimize for speed over quality
+            
+        Returns:
+            AdaptivePromptConfig with optimized settings
+        """
+        # Analyze context quality
+        context_metrics = self.analyze_context_quality(context_chunks)
+        
+        # Determine context quality level
+        if context_metrics.relevance_score >= self.high_quality_threshold:
+            context_quality = ContextQuality.HIGH
+        elif context_metrics.relevance_score >= self.medium_quality_threshold:
+            context_quality = ContextQuality.MEDIUM
+        else:
+            context_quality = ContextQuality.LOW
+        
+        # Determine query complexity
+        query_complexity = self.determine_query_complexity(query)
+        
+        # Adapt configuration based on analysis
+        config = AdaptivePromptConfig(
+            context_quality=context_quality,
+            query_complexity=query_complexity,
+            max_context_length=max_tokens,
+            prefer_concise=prefer_speed,
+            include_few_shot=self._should_include_few_shot(context_quality, query_complexity),
+            enable_chain_of_thought=self._should_enable_cot(query_complexity),
+            confidence_threshold=self._get_confidence_threshold(context_quality)
+        )
+        
+        return config
+    
+    def create_adaptive_prompt(
+        self,
+        query: str,
+        context_chunks: List[Dict[str, Any]],
+        config: Optional[AdaptivePromptConfig] = None
+    ) -> Dict[str, str]:
+        """
+        Create an adaptive prompt optimized for the specific query and context.
+        
+        Args:
+            query: User's question
+            context_chunks: Retrieved context chunks
+            config: Optional configuration (auto-generated if None)
+            
+        Returns:
+            Dict with optimized 'system' and 'user' prompts
+        """
+        if config is None:
+            config = self.generate_adaptive_config(query, context_chunks)
+        
+        # Get base template
+        query_type = TechnicalPromptTemplates.detect_query_type(query)
+        base_template = TechnicalPromptTemplates.get_template_for_query(query)
+        
+        # Adapt template based on configuration
+        adapted_template = self._adapt_template(base_template, config)
+        
+        # Format context with optimization
+        formatted_context = self._format_context_adaptive(context_chunks, config)
+        
+        # Create prompt with adaptive formatting
+        prompt = TechnicalPromptTemplates.format_prompt_with_template(
+            query=query,
+            context=formatted_context,
+            template=adapted_template,
+            include_few_shot=config.include_few_shot
+        )
+        
+        # Add chain-of-thought if enabled
+        if config.enable_chain_of_thought:
+            prompt = self._add_chain_of_thought(prompt, query_type)
+        
+        return prompt
+    
+    def _adapt_template(
+        self,
+        base_template: PromptTemplate,
+        config: AdaptivePromptConfig
+    ) -> PromptTemplate:
+        """
+        Adapt a base template based on configuration.
+        
+        Args:
+            base_template: Base prompt template
+            config: Adaptive configuration
+            
+        Returns:
+            Adapted PromptTemplate
+        """
+        # Modify system prompt based on context quality
+        system_prompt = base_template.system_prompt
+        
+        if config.context_quality == ContextQuality.LOW:
+            system_prompt += """
+            
+IMPORTANT: The provided context may have limited relevance. Focus on:
+- Only use information that directly relates to the question
+- Clearly state if information is insufficient
+- Avoid making assumptions beyond the provided context
+- Be explicit about confidence levels"""
+            
+        elif config.context_quality == ContextQuality.HIGH:
+            system_prompt += """
+            
+CONTEXT QUALITY: High-quality, relevant context is provided. You can:
+- Provide comprehensive, detailed answers
+- Make reasonable inferences from the context
+- Include related technical details and examples
+- Reference multiple sources confidently"""
+        
+        # Modify answer guidelines based on complexity and preferences
+        answer_guidelines = base_template.answer_guidelines
+        
+        if config.prefer_concise:
+            answer_guidelines += "\n\nResponse style: Be concise and focus on essential information. Aim for clarity over comprehensiveness."
+        
+        if config.query_complexity == QueryComplexity.COMPLEX:
+            answer_guidelines += "\n\nComplex query handling: Break down your answer into clear sections. Use numbered steps for procedures."
+        
+        return PromptTemplate(
+            system_prompt=system_prompt,
+            context_format=base_template.context_format,
+            query_format=base_template.query_format,
+            answer_guidelines=answer_guidelines,
+            few_shot_examples=base_template.few_shot_examples
+        )
+    
+    def _format_context_adaptive(
+        self,
+        chunks: List[Dict[str, Any]],
+        config: AdaptivePromptConfig
+    ) -> str:
+        """
+        Format context chunks with adaptive optimization.
+        
+        Args:
+            chunks: Context chunks to format
+            config: Adaptive configuration
+            
+        Returns:
+            Formatted context string
+        """
+        if not chunks:
+            return "No relevant context available."
+        
+        # Filter chunks based on confidence if low quality context
+        filtered_chunks = chunks
+        if config.context_quality == ContextQuality.LOW:
+            filtered_chunks = [
+                chunk for chunk in chunks
+                if self._meets_confidence_threshold(chunk, config.confidence_threshold)
+            ]
+        
+        # Limit context length if needed
+        if config.prefer_concise:
+            filtered_chunks = filtered_chunks[:3]  # Limit to top 3 chunks
+        
+        # Format chunks
+        context_parts = []
+        for i, chunk in enumerate(filtered_chunks):
+            chunk_text = chunk.get('content', chunk.get('text', ''))
+            
+            # Truncate if too long and prefer_concise is True
+            if config.prefer_concise and len(chunk_text) > 800:
+                chunk_text = chunk_text[:800] + "..."
+            
+            metadata = chunk.get('metadata', {})
+            page_num = metadata.get('page_number', 'unknown')
+            source = metadata.get('source', 'unknown')
+            
+            context_parts.append(
+                f"[chunk_{i+1}] (Page {page_num} from {source}):\n{chunk_text}"
+            )
+        
+        return "\n\n---\n\n".join(context_parts)
+    
+    def _add_chain_of_thought(
+        self,
+        prompt: Dict[str, str],
+        query_type: QueryType
+    ) -> Dict[str, str]:
+        """
+        Add chain-of-thought reasoning to the prompt.
+        
+        Args:
+            prompt: Base prompt dictionary
+            query_type: Type of query
+            
+        Returns:
+            Enhanced prompt with chain-of-thought
+        """
+        cot_addition = """
+
+Before providing your final answer, think through this step-by-step:
+
+1. What is the user specifically asking for?
+2. What relevant information is available in the context?
+3. How should I structure my response for maximum clarity?
+4. Are there any important caveats or limitations to mention?
+
+Step-by-step reasoning:"""
+        
+        prompt["user"] = prompt["user"] + cot_addition
+        
+        return prompt
+    
+    def _should_include_few_shot(
+        self,
+        context_quality: ContextQuality,
+        query_complexity: QueryComplexity
+    ) -> bool:
+        """Determine if few-shot examples should be included."""
+        # Include few-shot for complex queries or when context quality is low
+        if query_complexity == QueryComplexity.COMPLEX:
+            return True
+        if context_quality == ContextQuality.LOW:
+            return True
+        return False
+    
+    def _should_enable_cot(self, query_complexity: QueryComplexity) -> bool:
+        """Determine if chain-of-thought should be enabled."""
+        return query_complexity == QueryComplexity.COMPLEX
+    
+    def _get_confidence_threshold(self, context_quality: ContextQuality) -> float:
+        """Get confidence threshold based on context quality."""
+        thresholds = {
+            ContextQuality.HIGH: 0.3,
+            ContextQuality.MEDIUM: 0.5,
+            ContextQuality.LOW: 0.7
+        }
+        return thresholds[context_quality]
+    
+    def _count_technical_terms(self, text: str) -> int:
+        """Count technical terms in text."""
+        technical_terms = [
+            "risc-v", "riscv", "cpu", "gpu", "mcu", "interrupt", "register",
+            "memory", "cache", "pipeline", "instruction", "assembly", "compiler",
+            "embedded", "freertos", "rtos", "gpio", "uart", "spi", "i2c",
+            "adc", "dac", "timer", "pwm", "dma", "firmware", "bootloader",
+            "ai", "ml", "neural", "transformer", "attention", "embedding"
+        ]
+        
+        text_lower = text.lower()
+        count = 0
+        for term in technical_terms:
+            count += text_lower.count(term)
+        
+        return count
+    
+    def _is_noisy_chunk(self, content: str) -> bool:
+        """Determine if a chunk is noisy (low quality)."""
+        # Check for common noise indicators
+        noise_indicators = [
+            "table of contents",
+            "copyright",
+            "creative commons",
+            "license",
+            "all rights reserved",
+            "terms of use",
+            "privacy policy"
+        ]
+        
+        content_lower = content.lower()
+        
+        # Check for noise indicators
+        for indicator in noise_indicators:
+            if indicator in content_lower:
+                return True
+        
+        # Check for very short fragments
+        if len(content) < 100:
+            return True
+        
+        # Check for repetitive content
+        words = content.split()
+        if len(set(words)) < len(words) * 0.3:  # Less than 30% unique words
+            return True
+        
+        return False
+    
+    def _calculate_technical_density(self, chunks: List[Dict[str, Any]]) -> float:
+        """Calculate technical density of chunks."""
+        if not chunks:
+            return 0.0
+        
+        total_terms = 0
+        total_words = 0
+        
+        for chunk in chunks:
+            content = chunk.get('content', chunk.get('text', ''))
+            words = content.split()
+            total_words += len(words)
+            total_terms += self._count_technical_terms(content)
+        
+        return (total_terms / total_words) if total_words > 0 else 0.0
+    
+    def _meets_confidence_threshold(
+        self,
+        chunk: Dict[str, Any],
+        threshold: float
+    ) -> bool:
+        """Check if chunk meets confidence threshold."""
+        confidence = chunk.get('confidence', chunk.get('score', 0.5))
+        return confidence >= threshold
+
+
+# Example usage
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    # Initialize engine
+    engine = AdaptivePromptEngine()
+    
+    # Example context chunks
+    example_chunks = [
+        {
+            "content": "RISC-V is an open-source instruction set architecture...",
+            "metadata": {"page_number": 1, "source": "riscv-spec.pdf"},
+            "confidence": 0.9
+        },
+        {
+            "content": "The RISC-V processor supports 32-bit and 64-bit implementations...",
+            "metadata": {"page_number": 2, "source": "riscv-spec.pdf"},
+            "confidence": 0.8
+        }
+    ]
+    
+    # Example queries
+    simple_query = "What is RISC-V?"
+    complex_query = "How do I implement a complete interrupt handling system in RISC-V with nested interrupts and priority management?"
+    
+    # Generate adaptive prompts
+    simple_config = engine.generate_adaptive_config(simple_query, example_chunks)
+    complex_config = engine.generate_adaptive_config(complex_query, example_chunks)
+    
+    print(f"Simple query complexity: {simple_config.query_complexity}")
+    print(f"Complex query complexity: {complex_config.query_complexity}")
+    print(f"Context quality: {simple_config.context_quality}")
+    print(f"Few-shot enabled: {complex_config.include_few_shot}")
+    print(f"Chain-of-thought enabled: {complex_config.enable_chain_of_thought}")

shared_utils/generation/answer_generator.py

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+"""
+Answer generation module using Ollama for local LLM inference.
+
+This module provides answer generation with citation support for RAG systems,
+optimized for technical documentation Q&A on Apple Silicon.
+"""
+
+import json
+import logging
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+from typing import List, Dict, Any, Optional, Generator, Tuple
+import ollama
+from datetime import datetime
+import re
+from pathlib import Path
+import sys
+
+# Import calibration framework
+try:
+    from src.confidence_calibration import ConfidenceCalibrator
+except ImportError:
+    # Fallback - disable calibration for deployment
+    ConfidenceCalibrator = None
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+@dataclass
+class Citation:
+    """Represents a citation to a source document chunk."""
+    chunk_id: str
+    page_number: int
+    source_file: str
+    relevance_score: float
+    text_snippet: str
+
+
+@dataclass
+class GeneratedAnswer:
+    """Represents a generated answer with citations."""
+    answer: str
+    citations: List[Citation]
+    confidence_score: float
+    generation_time: float
+    model_used: str
+    context_used: List[Dict[str, Any]]
+
+
+class AnswerGenerator:
+    """
+    Generates answers using local LLMs via Ollama with citation support.
+    
+    Optimized for technical documentation Q&A with:
+    - Streaming response support
+    - Citation extraction and formatting
+    - Confidence scoring
+    - Fallback model support
+    """
+    
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        primary_model: str = "llama3.2:3b",
+        fallback_model: str = "mistral:latest",
+        temperature: float = 0.3,
+        max_tokens: int = 1024,
+        stream: bool = True,
+        enable_calibration: bool = True
+    ):
+        """
+        Initialize the answer generator.
+        
+        Args:
+            primary_model: Primary Ollama model to use
+            fallback_model: Fallback model for complex queries
+            temperature: Generation temperature (0.0-1.0)
+            max_tokens: Maximum tokens to generate
+            stream: Whether to stream responses
+            enable_calibration: Whether to enable confidence calibration
+        """
+        self.primary_model = primary_model
+        self.fallback_model = fallback_model
+        self.temperature = temperature
+        self.max_tokens = max_tokens
+        self.stream = stream
+        self.client = ollama.Client()
+        
+        # Initialize confidence calibration
+        self.enable_calibration = enable_calibration
+        self.calibrator = None
+        if enable_calibration and ConfidenceCalibrator is not None:
+            try:
+                self.calibrator = ConfidenceCalibrator()
+                logger.info("Confidence calibration enabled")
+            except Exception as e:
+                logger.warning(f"Failed to initialize calibration: {e}")
+                self.enable_calibration = False
+        elif enable_calibration and ConfidenceCalibrator is None:
+            logger.warning("Calibration requested but ConfidenceCalibrator not available - disabling")
+            self.enable_calibration = False
+        
+        # Verify models are available
+        self._verify_models()
+        
+    def _verify_models(self) -> None:
+        """Verify that required models are available."""
+        try:
+            model_list = self.client.list()
+            available_models = []
+            
+            # Handle Ollama's ListResponse object
+            if hasattr(model_list, 'models'):
+                for model in model_list.models:
+                    if hasattr(model, 'model'):
+                        available_models.append(model.model)
+                    elif isinstance(model, dict) and 'model' in model:
+                        available_models.append(model['model'])
+            
+            if self.primary_model not in available_models:
+                logger.warning(f"Primary model {self.primary_model} not found. Available models: {available_models}")
+                raise ValueError(f"Model {self.primary_model} not available. Please run: ollama pull {self.primary_model}")
+                
+            if self.fallback_model not in available_models:
+                logger.warning(f"Fallback model {self.fallback_model} not found in: {available_models}")
+                
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.error(f"Error verifying models: {e}")
+            raise
+    
+    def _create_system_prompt(self) -> str:
+        """Create system prompt for technical documentation Q&A."""
+        return """You are a technical documentation assistant that provides clear, accurate answers based on the provided context.
+
+CORE PRINCIPLES:
+1. ANSWER DIRECTLY: If context contains the answer, provide it clearly and confidently
+2. BE CONCISE: Keep responses focused and avoid unnecessary uncertainty language
+3. CITE ACCURATELY: Use [chunk_X] citations for every fact from context
+
+RESPONSE GUIDELINES:
+- If context has sufficient information → Answer directly and confidently
+- If context has partial information → Answer what's available, note what's missing briefly
+- If context is irrelevant → Brief refusal: "This information isn't available in the provided documents"
+
+CITATION FORMAT:
+- Use [chunk_1], [chunk_2] etc. for all facts from context
+- Example: "According to [chunk_1], RISC-V is an open-source architecture."
+
+WHAT TO AVOID:
+- Do NOT add details not in context
+- Do NOT second-guess yourself if context is clear
+- Do NOT use phrases like "does not contain sufficient information" when context clearly answers the question
+- Do NOT be overly cautious when context is adequate
+
+Be direct, confident, and accurate. If the context answers the question, provide that answer clearly."""
+
+    def _format_context(self, chunks: List[Dict[str, Any]]) -> str:
+        """
+        Format retrieved chunks into context for the LLM.
+        
+        Args:
+            chunks: List of retrieved chunks with metadata
+            
+        Returns:
+            Formatted context string
+        """
+        context_parts = []
+        
+        for i, chunk in enumerate(chunks):
+            chunk_text = chunk.get('content', chunk.get('text', ''))
+            page_num = chunk.get('metadata', {}).get('page_number', 'unknown')
+            source = chunk.get('metadata', {}).get('source', 'unknown')
+            
+            context_parts.append(
+                f"[chunk_{i+1}] (Page {page_num} from {source}):\n{chunk_text}\n"
+            )
+        
+        return "\n---\n".join(context_parts)
+    
+    def _extract_citations(self, answer: str, chunks: List[Dict[str, Any]]) -> Tuple[str, List[Citation]]:
+        """
+        Extract citations from the generated answer and integrate them naturally.
+        
+        Args:
+            answer: Generated answer with [chunk_X] citations
+            chunks: Original chunks used for context
+            
+        Returns:
+            Tuple of (natural_answer, citations)
+        """
+        citations = []
+        citation_pattern = r'\[chunk_(\d+)\]'
+        
+        cited_chunks = set()
+        
+        # Find [chunk_X] citations and collect cited chunks
+        matches = re.finditer(citation_pattern, answer)
+        for match in matches:
+            chunk_idx = int(match.group(1)) - 1  # Convert to 0-based index
+            if 0 <= chunk_idx < len(chunks):
+                cited_chunks.add(chunk_idx)
+        
+        # Create Citation objects for each cited chunk
+        chunk_to_source = {}
+        for idx in cited_chunks:
+            chunk = chunks[idx]
+            citation = Citation(
+                chunk_id=chunk.get('id', f'chunk_{idx}'),
+                page_number=chunk.get('metadata', {}).get('page_number', 0),
+                source_file=chunk.get('metadata', {}).get('source', 'unknown'),
+                relevance_score=chunk.get('score', 0.0),
+                text_snippet=chunk.get('content', chunk.get('text', ''))[:200] + '...'
+            )
+            citations.append(citation)
+            
+            # Map chunk reference to natural source name
+            source_name = chunk.get('metadata', {}).get('source', 'unknown')
+            if source_name != 'unknown':
+                # Use just the filename without extension for natural reference
+                natural_name = Path(source_name).stem.replace('-', ' ').replace('_', ' ')
+                chunk_to_source[f'[chunk_{idx+1}]'] = f"the {natural_name} documentation"
+            else:
+                chunk_to_source[f'[chunk_{idx+1}]'] = "the documentation"
+        
+        # Replace [chunk_X] with natural references instead of removing them
+        natural_answer = answer
+        for chunk_ref, natural_ref in chunk_to_source.items():
+            natural_answer = natural_answer.replace(chunk_ref, natural_ref)
+        
+        # Clean up any remaining unreferenced citations (fallback)
+        natural_answer = re.sub(r'\[chunk_\d+\]', 'the documentation', natural_answer)
+        
+        # Clean up multiple spaces and formatting
+        natural_answer = re.sub(r'\s+', ' ', natural_answer).strip()
+        
+        return natural_answer, citations
+    
+    def _calculate_confidence(self, answer: str, citations: List[Citation], chunks: List[Dict[str, Any]]) -> float:
+        """
+        Calculate confidence score for the generated answer with improved calibration.
+        
+        Args:
+            answer: Generated answer
+            citations: Extracted citations
+            chunks: Retrieved chunks
+            
+        Returns:
+            Confidence score (0.0-1.0)
+        """
+        # Check if no chunks were provided first
+        if not chunks:
+            return 0.05  # No context = very low confidence
+        
+        # Assess context quality to determine base confidence
+        scores = [chunk.get('score', 0) for chunk in chunks]
+        max_relevance = max(scores) if scores else 0
+        avg_relevance = sum(scores) / len(scores) if scores else 0
+        
+        # Dynamic base confidence based on context quality
+        if max_relevance >= 0.8:
+            confidence = 0.6  # High-quality context starts high
+        elif max_relevance >= 0.6:
+            confidence = 0.4  # Good context starts moderately
+        elif max_relevance >= 0.4:
+            confidence = 0.2  # Fair context starts low
+        else:
+            confidence = 0.05  # Poor context starts very low
+        
+        # Strong uncertainty and explicit refusal indicators
+        strong_uncertainty_phrases = [
+            "does not contain sufficient information",
+            "context does not provide", 
+            "insufficient information",
+            "cannot determine",
+            "refuse to answer",
+            "cannot answer",
+            "does not contain relevant",
+            "no relevant context",
+            "missing from the provided context"
+        ]
+        
+        # Weak uncertainty phrases that might be in nuanced but correct answers
+        weak_uncertainty_phrases = [
+            "unclear",
+            "conflicting",
+            "not specified",
+            "questionable", 
+            "not contained",
+            "no mention",
+            "no relevant",
+            "missing",
+            "not explicitly"
+        ]
+        
+        # Check for strong uncertainty - these should drastically reduce confidence
+        if any(phrase in answer.lower() for phrase in strong_uncertainty_phrases):
+            return min(0.1, confidence * 0.2)  # Max 10% for explicit refusal/uncertainty
+        
+        # Check for weak uncertainty - reduce but don't destroy confidence for good context
+        weak_uncertainty_count = sum(1 for phrase in weak_uncertainty_phrases if phrase in answer.lower())
+        if weak_uncertainty_count > 0:
+            if max_relevance >= 0.7 and citations:
+                # Good context with citations - reduce less severely
+                confidence *= (0.8 ** weak_uncertainty_count)  # Moderate penalty
+            else:
+                # Poor context - reduce more severely  
+                confidence *= (0.5 ** weak_uncertainty_count)  # Strong penalty
+        
+        # If all chunks have very low relevance scores, cap confidence low
+        if max_relevance < 0.4:
+            return min(0.08, confidence)  # Max 8% for low relevance context
+        
+        # Factor 1: Citation quality and coverage
+        if citations and chunks:
+            citation_ratio = len(citations) / min(len(chunks), 3)
+            
+            # Strong boost for high-relevance citations
+            relevant_chunks = [c for c in chunks if c.get('score', 0) > 0.6]
+            if relevant_chunks:
+                # Significant boost for citing relevant chunks
+                confidence += 0.25 * citation_ratio
+                
+                # Extra boost if citing majority of relevant chunks
+                if len(citations) >= len(relevant_chunks) * 0.5:
+                    confidence += 0.15
+            else:
+                # Small boost for citations to lower-relevance chunks
+                confidence += 0.1 * citation_ratio
+        else:
+            # No citations = reduce confidence unless it's a simple factual statement
+            if max_relevance >= 0.8 and len(answer.split()) < 20:
+                confidence *= 0.8  # Gentle penalty for uncited but simple answers
+            else:
+                confidence *= 0.6  # Stronger penalty for complex uncited answers
+        
+        # Factor 2: Relevance score reinforcement
+        if citations:
+            avg_citation_relevance = sum(c.relevance_score for c in citations) / len(citations)
+            if avg_citation_relevance > 0.8:
+                confidence += 0.2  # Strong boost for highly relevant citations
+            elif avg_citation_relevance > 0.6:
+                confidence += 0.1  # Moderate boost
+            elif avg_citation_relevance < 0.4:
+                confidence *= 0.6  # Penalty for low-relevance citations
+        
+        # Factor 3: Context utilization quality
+        if chunks:
+            avg_chunk_length = sum(len(chunk.get('content', chunk.get('text', ''))) for chunk in chunks) / len(chunks)
+            
+            # Boost for substantial, high-quality context
+            if avg_chunk_length > 200 and max_relevance > 0.8:
+                confidence += 0.1
+            elif avg_chunk_length < 50:  # Very short chunks
+                confidence *= 0.8
+        
+        # Factor 4: Answer characteristics
+        answer_words = len(answer.split())
+        if answer_words < 10:
+            confidence *= 0.9  # Slight penalty for very short answers
+        elif answer_words > 50 and citations:
+            confidence += 0.05  # Small boost for detailed cited answers
+        
+        # Factor 5: High-quality scenario bonus
+        if (max_relevance >= 0.8 and citations and 
+            len(citations) > 0 and 
+            not any(phrase in answer.lower() for phrase in strong_uncertainty_phrases)):
+            # This is a high-quality response scenario
+            confidence += 0.15
+        
+        raw_confidence = min(confidence, 0.95)  # Cap at 95% to maintain some uncertainty
+        
+        # Apply temperature scaling calibration if available
+        if self.enable_calibration and self.calibrator and self.calibrator.is_fitted:
+            try:
+                calibrated_confidence = self.calibrator.calibrate_confidence(raw_confidence)
+                logger.debug(f"Confidence calibrated: {raw_confidence:.3f} -> {calibrated_confidence:.3f}")
+                return calibrated_confidence
+            except Exception as e:
+                logger.warning(f"Calibration failed, using raw confidence: {e}")
+                
+        return raw_confidence
+    
+    def fit_calibration(self, validation_data: List[Dict[str, Any]]) -> float:
+        """
+        Fit temperature scaling calibration using validation data.
+        
+        Args:
+            validation_data: List of dicts with 'confidence' and 'correctness' keys
+            
+        Returns:
+            Optimal temperature parameter
+        """
+        if not self.enable_calibration or not self.calibrator:
+            logger.warning("Calibration not enabled or not available")
+            return 1.0
+            
+        try:
+            confidences = [item['confidence'] for item in validation_data]
+            correctness = [item['correctness'] for item in validation_data]
+            
+            optimal_temp = self.calibrator.fit_temperature_scaling(confidences, correctness)
+            logger.info(f"Calibration fitted with temperature: {optimal_temp:.3f}")
+            return optimal_temp
+            
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.error(f"Failed to fit calibration: {e}")
+            return 1.0
+    
+    def save_calibration(self, filepath: str) -> bool:
+        """Save fitted calibration to file."""
+        if not self.calibrator or not self.calibrator.is_fitted:
+            logger.warning("No fitted calibration to save")
+            return False
+            
+        try:
+            calibration_data = {
+                'temperature': self.calibrator.temperature,
+                'is_fitted': self.calibrator.is_fitted,
+                'model_info': {
+                    'primary_model': self.primary_model,
+                    'fallback_model': self.fallback_model
+                }
+            }
+            
+            with open(filepath, 'w') as f:
+                json.dump(calibration_data, f, indent=2)
+            
+            logger.info(f"Calibration saved to {filepath}")
+            return True
+            
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.error(f"Failed to save calibration: {e}")
+            return False
+    
+    def load_calibration(self, filepath: str) -> bool:
+        """Load fitted calibration from file."""
+        if not self.enable_calibration or not self.calibrator:
+            logger.warning("Calibration not enabled")
+            return False
+            
+        try:
+            with open(filepath, 'r') as f:
+                calibration_data = json.load(f)
+            
+            self.calibrator.temperature = calibration_data['temperature']
+            self.calibrator.is_fitted = calibration_data['is_fitted']
+            
+            logger.info(f"Calibration loaded from {filepath} (temp: {self.calibrator.temperature:.3f})")
+            return True
+            
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.error(f"Failed to load calibration: {e}")
+            return False
+    
+    def generate(
+        self,
+        query: str,
+        chunks: List[Dict[str, Any]],
+        use_fallback: bool = False
+    ) -> GeneratedAnswer:
+        """
+        Generate an answer based on the query and retrieved chunks.
+        
+        Args:
+            query: User's question
+            chunks: Retrieved document chunks
+            use_fallback: Whether to use fallback model
+            
+        Returns:
+            GeneratedAnswer object with answer, citations, and metadata
+        """
+        start_time = datetime.now()
+        model = self.fallback_model if use_fallback else self.primary_model
+        
+        # Check for no-context or very poor context situation
+        if not chunks or all(len(chunk.get('content', chunk.get('text', ''))) < 20 for chunk in chunks):
+            # Handle no-context situation with brief, professional refusal
+            user_prompt = f"""Context: [NO RELEVANT CONTEXT FOUND]
+
+Question: {query}
+
+INSTRUCTION: Respond with exactly this brief message:
+
+"This information isn't available in the provided documents."
+
+DO NOT elaborate, explain, or add any other information."""
+        else:
+            # Format context from chunks
+            context = self._format_context(chunks)
+            
+            # Create concise prompt for faster generation
+            user_prompt = f"""Context:
+{context}
+
+Question: {query}
+
+Instructions: Answer using only the context above. Cite with [chunk_1], [chunk_2] etc.
+
+Answer:"""
+        
+        try:
+            # Generate response
+            response = self.client.chat(
+                model=model,
+                messages=[
+                    {"role": "system", "content": self._create_system_prompt()},
+                    {"role": "user", "content": user_prompt}
+                ],
+                options={
+                    "temperature": self.temperature,
+                    "num_predict": min(self.max_tokens, 300),  # Reduce max tokens for speed
+                    "top_k": 40,  # Optimize sampling for speed
+                    "top_p": 0.9,
+                    "repeat_penalty": 1.1
+                },
+                stream=False  # Get complete response for processing
+            )
+            
+            # Extract answer
+            answer_with_citations = response['message']['content']
+            
+            # Extract and clean citations
+            clean_answer, citations = self._extract_citations(answer_with_citations, chunks)
+            
+            # Calculate confidence
+            confidence = self._calculate_confidence(clean_answer, citations, chunks)
+            
+            # Calculate generation time
+            generation_time = (datetime.now() - start_time).total_seconds()
+            
+            return GeneratedAnswer(
+                answer=clean_answer,
+                citations=citations,
+                confidence_score=confidence,
+                generation_time=generation_time,
+                model_used=model,
+                context_used=chunks
+            )
+            
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.error(f"Error generating answer: {e}")
+            # Return a fallback response
+            return GeneratedAnswer(
+                answer="I apologize, but I encountered an error while generating the answer. Please try again.",
+                citations=[],
+                confidence_score=0.0,
+                generation_time=0.0,
+                model_used=model,
+                context_used=chunks
+            )
+    
+    def generate_stream(
+        self,
+        query: str,
+        chunks: List[Dict[str, Any]],
+        use_fallback: bool = False
+    ) -> Generator[str, None, GeneratedAnswer]:
+        """
+        Generate an answer with streaming support.
+        
+        Args:
+            query: User's question
+            chunks: Retrieved document chunks
+            use_fallback: Whether to use fallback model
+            
+        Yields:
+            Partial answer strings
+            
+        Returns:
+            Final GeneratedAnswer object
+        """
+        start_time = datetime.now()
+        model = self.fallback_model if use_fallback else self.primary_model
+        
+        # Check for no-context or very poor context situation
+        if not chunks or all(len(chunk.get('content', chunk.get('text', ''))) < 20 for chunk in chunks):
+            # Handle no-context situation with brief, professional refusal
+            user_prompt = f"""Context: [NO RELEVANT CONTEXT FOUND]
+
+Question: {query}
+
+INSTRUCTION: Respond with exactly this brief message:
+
+"This information isn't available in the provided documents."
+
+DO NOT elaborate, explain, or add any other information."""
+        else:
+            # Format context from chunks
+            context = self._format_context(chunks)
+            
+            # Create concise prompt for faster generation
+            user_prompt = f"""Context:
+{context}
+
+Question: {query}
+
+Instructions: Answer using only the context above. Cite with [chunk_1], [chunk_2] etc.
+
+Answer:"""
+        
+        try:
+            # Generate streaming response
+            stream = self.client.chat(
+                model=model,
+                messages=[
+                    {"role": "system", "content": self._create_system_prompt()},
+                    {"role": "user", "content": user_prompt}
+                ],
+                options={
+                    "temperature": self.temperature,
+                    "num_predict": min(self.max_tokens, 300),  # Reduce max tokens for speed
+                    "top_k": 40,  # Optimize sampling for speed
+                    "top_p": 0.9,
+                    "repeat_penalty": 1.1
+                },
+                stream=True
+            )
+            
+            # Collect full answer while streaming
+            full_answer = ""
+            for chunk in stream:
+                if 'message' in chunk and 'content' in chunk['message']:
+                    partial = chunk['message']['content']
+                    full_answer += partial
+                    yield partial
+            
+            # Process complete answer
+            clean_answer, citations = self._extract_citations(full_answer, chunks)
+            confidence = self._calculate_confidence(clean_answer, citations, chunks)
+            generation_time = (datetime.now() - start_time).total_seconds()
+            
+            return GeneratedAnswer(
+                answer=clean_answer,
+                citations=citations,
+                confidence_score=confidence,
+                generation_time=generation_time,
+                model_used=model,
+                context_used=chunks
+            )
+            
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.error(f"Error in streaming generation: {e}")
+            yield "I apologize, but I encountered an error while generating the answer."
+            
+            return GeneratedAnswer(
+                answer="Error occurred during generation.",
+                citations=[],
+                confidence_score=0.0,
+                generation_time=0.0,
+                model_used=model,
+                context_used=chunks
+            )
+    
+    def format_answer_with_citations(self, generated_answer: GeneratedAnswer) -> str:
+        """
+        Format the generated answer with citations for display.
+        
+        Args:
+            generated_answer: GeneratedAnswer object
+            
+        Returns:
+            Formatted string with answer and citations
+        """
+        formatted = f"{generated_answer.answer}\n\n"
+        
+        if generated_answer.citations:
+            formatted += "**Sources:**\n"
+            for i, citation in enumerate(generated_answer.citations, 1):
+                formatted += f"{i}. {citation.source_file} (Page {citation.page_number})\n"
+        
+        formatted += f"\n*Confidence: {generated_answer.confidence_score:.1%} | "
+        formatted += f"Model: {generated_answer.model_used} | "
+        formatted += f"Time: {generated_answer.generation_time:.2f}s*"
+        
+        return formatted
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    # Example usage
+    generator = AnswerGenerator()
+    
+    # Example chunks (would come from retrieval system)
+    example_chunks = [
+        {
+            "id": "chunk_1",
+            "content": "RISC-V is an open-source instruction set architecture (ISA) based on reduced instruction set computer (RISC) principles.",
+            "metadata": {"page_number": 1, "source": "riscv-spec.pdf"},
+            "score": 0.95
+        },
+        {
+            "id": "chunk_2", 
+            "content": "The RISC-V ISA is designed to support a wide range of implementations including 32-bit, 64-bit, and 128-bit variants.",
+            "metadata": {"page_number": 2, "source": "riscv-spec.pdf"},
+            "score": 0.89
+        }
+    ]
+    
+    # Generate answer
+    result = generator.generate(
+        query="What is RISC-V?",
+        chunks=example_chunks
+    )
+    
+    # Display formatted result
+    print(generator.format_answer_with_citations(result))

shared_utils/generation/chain_of_thought_engine.py

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+"""
+Chain-of-Thought Reasoning Engine for Complex Technical Queries.
+
+This module provides structured reasoning capabilities for complex technical
+questions that require multi-step analysis and implementation guidance.
+"""
+
+from typing import Dict, List, Optional, Any, Tuple
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+from enum import Enum
+import re
+
+from .prompt_templates import QueryType, PromptTemplate
+
+
+class ReasoningStep(Enum):
+    """Types of reasoning steps in chain-of-thought."""
+    ANALYSIS = "analysis"
+    DECOMPOSITION = "decomposition"
+    SYNTHESIS = "synthesis"
+    VALIDATION = "validation"
+    IMPLEMENTATION = "implementation"
+
+
+@dataclass
+class ChainStep:
+    """Represents a single step in chain-of-thought reasoning."""
+    step_type: ReasoningStep
+    description: str
+    prompt_addition: str
+    requires_context: bool = True
+
+
+class ChainOfThoughtEngine:
+    """
+    Engine for generating chain-of-thought reasoning prompts for complex technical queries.
+    
+    Features:
+    - Multi-step reasoning for complex implementations
+    - Context-aware step generation
+    - Query type specific reasoning chains
+    - Validation and error checking steps
+    """
+    
+    def __init__(self):
+        """Initialize the chain-of-thought engine."""
+        self.reasoning_chains = self._initialize_reasoning_chains()
+    
+    def _initialize_reasoning_chains(self) -> Dict[QueryType, List[ChainStep]]:
+        """Initialize reasoning chains for different query types."""
+        return {
+            QueryType.IMPLEMENTATION: [
+                ChainStep(
+                    step_type=ReasoningStep.ANALYSIS,
+                    description="Analyze the implementation requirements",
+                    prompt_addition="""
+First, let me analyze what needs to be implemented:
+1. What is the specific goal or functionality required?
+2. What are the key components or modules involved?
+3. Are there any hardware or software constraints mentioned?"""
+                ),
+                ChainStep(
+                    step_type=ReasoningStep.DECOMPOSITION,
+                    description="Break down into implementation steps",
+                    prompt_addition="""
+Next, let me break this down into logical implementation steps:
+1. What are the prerequisites and dependencies?
+2. What is the logical sequence of implementation?
+3. Which steps are critical and which are optional?"""
+                ),
+                ChainStep(
+                    step_type=ReasoningStep.SYNTHESIS,
+                    description="Synthesize the complete solution",
+                    prompt_addition="""
+Now I'll synthesize the complete solution:
+1. How do the individual steps connect together?
+2. What code examples or configurations are needed?
+3. What are the key integration points?"""
+                ),
+                ChainStep(
+                    step_type=ReasoningStep.VALIDATION,
+                    description="Consider validation and error handling",
+                    prompt_addition="""
+Finally, let me consider validation and potential issues:
+1. How can we verify the implementation works?
+2. What are common pitfalls or error conditions?
+3. What debugging or troubleshooting steps are important?"""
+                )
+            ],
+            
+            QueryType.COMPARISON: [
+                ChainStep(
+                    step_type=ReasoningStep.ANALYSIS,
+                    description="Analyze items being compared",
+                    prompt_addition="""
+Let me start by analyzing what's being compared:
+1. What are the specific items or concepts being compared?
+2. What aspects or dimensions are relevant for comparison?
+3. What context or use case should guide the comparison?"""
+                ),
+                ChainStep(
+                    step_type=ReasoningStep.DECOMPOSITION,
+                    description="Break down comparison criteria",
+                    prompt_addition="""
+Next, let me identify the key comparison criteria:
+1. What are the technical specifications or features to compare?
+2. What are the performance characteristics?
+3. What are the practical considerations (cost, complexity, etc.)?"""
+                ),
+                ChainStep(
+                    step_type=ReasoningStep.SYNTHESIS,
+                    description="Synthesize comparison results",
+                    prompt_addition="""
+Now I'll synthesize the comparison:
+1. How do the items compare on each criterion?
+2. What are the key trade-offs and differences?
+3. What recommendations can be made for different scenarios?"""
+                )
+            ],
+            
+            QueryType.TROUBLESHOOTING: [
+                ChainStep(
+                    step_type=ReasoningStep.ANALYSIS,
+                    description="Analyze the problem",
+                    prompt_addition="""
+Let me start by analyzing the problem:
+1. What are the specific symptoms or error conditions?
+2. What system or component is affected?
+3. What was the expected vs actual behavior?"""
+                ),
+                ChainStep(
+                    step_type=ReasoningStep.DECOMPOSITION,
+                    description="Identify potential root causes",
+                    prompt_addition="""
+Next, let me identify potential root causes:
+1. What are the most likely causes based on the symptoms?
+2. What system components could be involved?
+3. What external factors might contribute to the issue?"""
+                ),
+                ChainStep(
+                    step_type=ReasoningStep.VALIDATION,
+                    description="Develop diagnostic approach",
+                    prompt_addition="""
+Now I'll develop a diagnostic approach:
+1. What tests or checks can isolate the root cause?
+2. What is the recommended sequence of diagnostic steps?
+3. How can we verify the fix once implemented?"""
+                )
+            ],
+            
+            QueryType.HARDWARE_CONSTRAINT: [
+                ChainStep(
+                    step_type=ReasoningStep.ANALYSIS,
+                    description="Analyze hardware requirements",
+                    prompt_addition="""
+Let me analyze the hardware requirements:
+1. What are the specific hardware resources needed?
+2. What are the performance requirements?
+3. What are the power and size constraints?"""
+                ),
+                ChainStep(
+                    step_type=ReasoningStep.DECOMPOSITION,
+                    description="Break down resource utilization",
+                    prompt_addition="""
+Next, let me break down resource utilization:
+1. How much memory (RAM/Flash) is required?
+2. What are the processing requirements (CPU/DSP)?
+3. What I/O and peripheral requirements exist?"""
+                ),
+                ChainStep(
+                    step_type=ReasoningStep.SYNTHESIS,
+                    description="Evaluate feasibility and alternatives",
+                    prompt_addition="""
+Now I'll evaluate feasibility:
+1. Can the requirements be met with the available hardware?
+2. What optimizations might be needed?
+3. What are alternative approaches if constraints are exceeded?"""
+                )
+            ]
+        }
+    
+    def generate_chain_of_thought_prompt(
+        self,
+        query: str,
+        query_type: QueryType,
+        context: str,
+        base_template: PromptTemplate
+    ) -> Dict[str, str]:
+        """
+        Generate a chain-of-thought enhanced prompt.
+        
+        Args:
+            query: User's question
+            query_type: Type of query
+            context: Retrieved context
+            base_template: Base prompt template
+            
+        Returns:
+            Enhanced prompt with chain-of-thought reasoning
+        """
+        # Get reasoning chain for query type
+        reasoning_chain = self.reasoning_chains.get(query_type, [])
+        
+        if not reasoning_chain:
+            # Fall back to generic reasoning for unsupported types
+            reasoning_chain = self._generate_generic_reasoning_chain(query)
+        
+        # Build chain-of-thought prompt
+        cot_prompt = self._build_cot_prompt(reasoning_chain, query, context)
+        
+        # Enhance system prompt
+        enhanced_system = base_template.system_prompt + """
+
+CHAIN-OF-THOUGHT REASONING: You will approach this question using structured reasoning.
+Work through each step methodically before providing your final answer.
+Show your reasoning process clearly, then provide a comprehensive final answer."""
+        
+        # Enhance user prompt
+        enhanced_user = f"""{base_template.context_format.format(context=context)}
+
+{base_template.query_format.format(query=query)}
+
+{cot_prompt}
+
+{base_template.answer_guidelines}
+
+After working through your reasoning, provide your final answer in the requested format."""
+        
+        return {
+            "system": enhanced_system,
+            "user": enhanced_user
+        }
+    
+    def _build_cot_prompt(
+        self,
+        reasoning_chain: List[ChainStep],
+        query: str,
+        context: str
+    ) -> str:
+        """
+        Build the chain-of-thought prompt section.
+        
+        Args:
+            reasoning_chain: List of reasoning steps
+            query: User's question
+            context: Retrieved context
+            
+        Returns:
+            Chain-of-thought prompt text
+        """
+        cot_sections = [
+            "REASONING PROCESS:",
+            "Work through this step-by-step using the following reasoning framework:",
+            ""
+        ]
+        
+        for i, step in enumerate(reasoning_chain, 1):
+            cot_sections.append(f"Step {i}: {step.description}")
+            cot_sections.append(step.prompt_addition)
+            cot_sections.append("")
+        
+        cot_sections.extend([
+            "STRUCTURED REASONING:",
+            "Now work through each step above, referencing the provided context where relevant.",
+            "Use [chunk_X] citations for your reasoning at each step.",
+            ""
+        ])
+        
+        return "\n".join(cot_sections)
+    
+    def _generate_generic_reasoning_chain(self, query: str) -> List[ChainStep]:
+        """
+        Generate a generic reasoning chain for unsupported query types.
+        
+        Args:
+            query: User's question
+            
+        Returns:
+            List of generic reasoning steps
+        """
+        # Analyze query complexity to determine appropriate steps
+        complexity_indicators = {
+            "multi_part": ["and", "also", "additionally", "furthermore"],
+            "causal": ["why", "because", "cause", "reason"],
+            "conditional": ["if", "when", "unless", "provided that"],
+            "comparative": ["better", "worse", "compare", "versus", "vs"]
+        }
+        
+        query_lower = query.lower()
+        steps = []
+        
+        # Always start with analysis
+        steps.append(ChainStep(
+            step_type=ReasoningStep.ANALYSIS,
+            description="Analyze the question",
+            prompt_addition="""
+Let me start by analyzing the question:
+1. What is the core question being asked?
+2. What context or domain knowledge is needed?
+3. Are there multiple parts to this question?"""
+        ))
+        
+        # Add decomposition for complex queries
+        if any(indicator in query_lower for indicators in complexity_indicators.values() for indicator in indicators):
+            steps.append(ChainStep(
+                step_type=ReasoningStep.DECOMPOSITION,
+                description="Break down the question",
+                prompt_addition="""
+Let me break this down into components:
+1. What are the key concepts or elements involved?
+2. How do these elements relate to each other?
+3. What information do I need to address each part?"""
+            ))
+        
+        # Always end with synthesis
+        steps.append(ChainStep(
+            step_type=ReasoningStep.SYNTHESIS,
+            description="Synthesize the answer",
+            prompt_addition="""
+Now I'll synthesize a comprehensive answer:
+1. How do all the pieces fit together?
+2. What is the most complete and accurate response?
+3. Are there any important caveats or limitations?"""
+        ))
+        
+        return steps
+    
+    def create_reasoning_validation_prompt(
+        self,
+        query: str,
+        proposed_answer: str,
+        context: str
+    ) -> str:
+        """
+        Create a prompt for validating chain-of-thought reasoning.
+        
+        Args:
+            query: Original query
+            proposed_answer: Generated answer to validate
+            context: Context used for the answer
+            
+        Returns:
+            Validation prompt
+        """
+        return f"""
+REASONING VALIDATION TASK:
+
+Original Query: {query}
+
+Proposed Answer: {proposed_answer}
+
+Context Used: {context}
+
+Please validate the reasoning in the proposed answer by checking:
+
+1. LOGICAL CONSISTENCY:
+   - Are the reasoning steps logically connected?
+   - Are there any contradictions or gaps in logic?
+   - Does the conclusion follow from the premises?
+
+2. FACTUAL ACCURACY:
+   - Are the facts and technical details correct?
+   - Are the citations appropriate and accurate?
+   - Is the information consistent with the provided context?
+
+3. COMPLETENESS:
+   - Does the answer address all parts of the question?
+   - Are important considerations or caveats mentioned?
+   - Is the level of detail appropriate for the question?
+
+4. CLARITY:
+   - Is the reasoning easy to follow?
+   - Are technical terms used correctly?
+   - Is the structure logical and well-organized?
+
+Provide your validation assessment with specific feedback on any issues found.
+"""
+    
+    def extract_reasoning_steps(self, cot_response: str) -> List[Dict[str, str]]:
+        """
+        Extract reasoning steps from a chain-of-thought response.
+        
+        Args:
+            cot_response: Response containing chain-of-thought reasoning
+            
+        Returns:
+            List of extracted reasoning steps
+        """
+        steps = []
+        
+        # Look for step patterns
+        step_patterns = [
+            r"Step \d+:?\s*(.+?)(?=Step \d+|$)",
+            r"First,?\s*(.+?)(?=Next,?|Second,?|Then,?|Finally,?|$)",
+            r"Next,?\s*(.+?)(?=Then,?|Finally,?|Now,?|$)",
+            r"Then,?\s*(.+?)(?=Finally,?|Now,?|$)",
+            r"Finally,?\s*(.+?)(?=\n\n|$)"
+        ]
+        
+        for pattern in step_patterns:
+            matches = re.findall(pattern, cot_response, re.DOTALL | re.IGNORECASE)
+            for match in matches:
+                if match.strip():
+                    steps.append({
+                        "step_text": match.strip(),
+                        "pattern": pattern
+                    })
+        
+        return steps
+    
+    def evaluate_reasoning_quality(self, reasoning_steps: List[Dict[str, str]]) -> Dict[str, float]:
+        """
+        Evaluate the quality of chain-of-thought reasoning.
+        
+        Args:
+            reasoning_steps: List of reasoning steps
+            
+        Returns:
+            Dictionary of quality metrics
+        """
+        if not reasoning_steps:
+            return {"overall_quality": 0.0, "step_count": 0}
+        
+        # Evaluate different aspects
+        metrics = {
+            "step_count": len(reasoning_steps),
+            "logical_flow": self._evaluate_logical_flow(reasoning_steps),
+            "technical_depth": self._evaluate_technical_depth(reasoning_steps),
+            "citation_usage": self._evaluate_citation_usage(reasoning_steps),
+            "completeness": self._evaluate_completeness(reasoning_steps)
+        }
+        
+        # Calculate overall quality
+        quality_weights = {
+            "logical_flow": 0.3,
+            "technical_depth": 0.3,
+            "citation_usage": 0.2,
+            "completeness": 0.2
+        }
+        
+        overall_quality = sum(
+            metrics[key] * quality_weights[key]
+            for key in quality_weights
+        )
+        
+        metrics["overall_quality"] = overall_quality
+        
+        return metrics
+    
+    def _evaluate_logical_flow(self, steps: List[Dict[str, str]]) -> float:
+        """Evaluate logical flow between reasoning steps."""
+        if len(steps) < 2:
+            return 0.5
+        
+        # Check for logical connectors
+        connectors = ["therefore", "thus", "because", "since", "as a result", "consequently"]
+        connector_count = 0
+        
+        for step in steps:
+            step_text = step["step_text"].lower()
+            if any(connector in step_text for connector in connectors):
+                connector_count += 1
+        
+        return min(connector_count / len(steps), 1.0)
+    
+    def _evaluate_technical_depth(self, steps: List[Dict[str, str]]) -> float:
+        """Evaluate technical depth of reasoning."""
+        technical_terms = [
+            "implementation", "architecture", "algorithm", "protocol", "specification",
+            "optimization", "configuration", "register", "memory", "hardware",
+            "software", "system", "component", "module", "interface"
+        ]
+        
+        total_terms = 0
+        total_words = 0
+        
+        for step in steps:
+            words = step["step_text"].lower().split()
+            total_words += len(words)
+            
+            for term in technical_terms:
+                total_terms += words.count(term)
+        
+        return min(total_terms / max(total_words, 1) * 100, 1.0)
+    
+    def _evaluate_citation_usage(self, steps: List[Dict[str, str]]) -> float:
+        """Evaluate citation usage in reasoning."""
+        citation_pattern = r'\[chunk_\d+\]'
+        total_citations = 0
+        
+        for step in steps:
+            citations = re.findall(citation_pattern, step["step_text"])
+            total_citations += len(citations)
+        
+        # Good reasoning should have at least one citation per step
+        return min(total_citations / len(steps), 1.0)
+    
+    def _evaluate_completeness(self, steps: List[Dict[str, str]]) -> float:
+        """Evaluate completeness of reasoning."""
+        # Check for key reasoning elements
+        completeness_indicators = [
+            "analysis", "consider", "examine", "evaluate",
+            "conclusion", "summary", "result", "therefore",
+            "requirement", "constraint", "limitation", "important"
+        ]
+        
+        indicator_count = 0
+        for step in steps:
+            step_text = step["step_text"].lower()
+            for indicator in completeness_indicators:
+                if indicator in step_text:
+                    indicator_count += 1
+                    break
+        
+        return indicator_count / len(steps)
+
+
+# Example usage
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    # Initialize engine
+    cot_engine = ChainOfThoughtEngine()
+    
+    # Example implementation query
+    query = "How do I implement a real-time task scheduler in FreeRTOS with priority inheritance?"
+    query_type = QueryType.IMPLEMENTATION
+    context = "FreeRTOS supports priority-based scheduling with optional priority inheritance..."
+    
+    # Create a basic template
+    base_template = PromptTemplate(
+        system_prompt="You are a technical assistant.",
+        context_format="Context: {context}",
+        query_format="Question: {query}",
+        answer_guidelines="Provide a structured answer."
+    )
+    
+    # Generate chain-of-thought prompt
+    cot_prompt = cot_engine.generate_chain_of_thought_prompt(
+        query=query,
+        query_type=query_type,
+        context=context,
+        base_template=base_template
+    )
+    
+    print("Chain-of-Thought Enhanced Prompt:")
+    print("=" * 50)
+    print("System:", cot_prompt["system"][:200], "...")
+    print("User:", cot_prompt["user"][:300], "...")
+    print("=" * 50)
+    
+    # Example reasoning evaluation
+    example_response = """
+    Step 1: Let me analyze the requirements
+    FreeRTOS provides priority-based scheduling [chunk_1]...
+    
+    Step 2: Breaking down the implementation
+    Priority inheritance requires mutex implementation [chunk_2]...
+    
+    Step 3: Synthesizing the solution
+    Therefore, we need to configure priority inheritance in FreeRTOS [chunk_3]...
+    """
+    
+    steps = cot_engine.extract_reasoning_steps(example_response)
+    quality = cot_engine.evaluate_reasoning_quality(steps)
+    
+    print(f"Reasoning Quality: {quality}")

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+"""
+HuggingFace API-based answer generation for deployment environments.
+
+This module provides answer generation using HuggingFace's Inference API,
+optimized for cloud deployment where local LLMs aren't feasible.
+"""
+
+import json
+import logging
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+from typing import List, Dict, Any, Optional, Generator, Tuple
+from datetime import datetime
+import re
+from pathlib import Path
+import requests
+import os
+import sys
+
+# Import technical prompt templates
+from .prompt_templates import TechnicalPromptTemplates
+
+# Import standard interfaces (add this for the adapter)
+try:
+    from pathlib import Path
+    import sys
+    project_root = Path(__file__).parent.parent.parent.parent.parent
+    sys.path.append(str(project_root))
+    from src.core.interfaces import Document, Answer, AnswerGenerator
+except ImportError:
+    # Fallback for standalone usage
+    Document = None
+    Answer = None
+    AnswerGenerator = object
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+@dataclass
+class Citation:
+    """Represents a citation to a source document chunk."""
+    chunk_id: str
+    page_number: int
+    source_file: str
+    relevance_score: float
+    text_snippet: str
+
+
+@dataclass
+class GeneratedAnswer:
+    """Represents a generated answer with citations."""
+    answer: str
+    citations: List[Citation]
+    confidence_score: float
+    generation_time: float
+    model_used: str
+    context_used: List[Dict[str, Any]]
+
+
+class HuggingFaceAnswerGenerator(AnswerGenerator if AnswerGenerator != object else object):
+    """
+    Generates answers using HuggingFace Inference API with hybrid reliability.
+    
+    🎯 HYBRID APPROACH - Best of Both Worlds:
+    - Primary: High-quality open models (Zephyr-7B, Mistral-7B-Instruct)
+    - Fallback: Reliable classics (DialoGPT-medium)
+    - Foundation: HF GPT's proven Docker + auth setup
+    - Pro Benefits: Better rate limits, priority processing
+    
+    Optimized for deployment environments with:
+    - Fast API-based inference
+    - No local model requirements
+    - Citation extraction and formatting
+    - Confidence scoring
+    - Automatic fallback for reliability
+    """
+    
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        model_name: str = "sshleifer/distilbart-cnn-12-6",
+        api_token: Optional[str] = None,
+        temperature: float = 0.3,
+        max_tokens: int = 512
+    ):
+        """
+        Initialize the HuggingFace answer generator.
+        
+        Args:
+            model_name: HuggingFace model to use
+            api_token: HF API token (optional, uses free tier if None)
+            temperature: Generation temperature (0.0-1.0)
+            max_tokens: Maximum tokens to generate
+        """
+        self.model_name = model_name
+        # Try multiple common token environment variable names
+        self.api_token = (api_token or 
+                         os.getenv("HUGGINGFACE_API_TOKEN") or 
+                         os.getenv("HF_TOKEN") or 
+                         os.getenv("HF_API_TOKEN"))
+        self.temperature = temperature
+        self.max_tokens = max_tokens
+        
+        # Hybrid approach: Classic API + fallback models
+        self.api_url = f"https://api-inference.huggingface.co/models/{model_name}"
+        
+        # Prepare headers
+        self.headers = {"Content-Type": "application/json"}
+        self._auth_failed = False  # Track if auth has failed
+        if self.api_token:
+            self.headers["Authorization"] = f"Bearer {self.api_token}"
+            logger.info("Using authenticated HuggingFace API")
+        else:
+            logger.info("Using free HuggingFace API (rate limited)")
+            
+        # Only include models that actually work based on tests
+        self.fallback_models = [
+            "deepset/roberta-base-squad2",      # Q&A model - perfect for RAG
+            "sshleifer/distilbart-cnn-12-6",   # Summarization - also good
+            "facebook/bart-base",               # Base BART - works but needs right format
+        ]
+    
+    def _make_api_request(self, url: str, payload: dict, timeout: int = 30) -> requests.Response:
+        """Make API request with automatic 401 handling."""
+        # Use current headers (may have been updated if auth failed)
+        headers = self.headers.copy()
+        
+        # If we've already had auth failure, don't include the token
+        if self._auth_failed and "Authorization" in headers:
+            del headers["Authorization"]
+        
+        response = requests.post(url, headers=headers, json=payload, timeout=timeout)
+        
+        # Handle 401 error
+        if response.status_code == 401 and not self._auth_failed and self.api_token:
+            logger.error(f"API request failed: 401 Unauthorized")
+            logger.error(f"Response body: {response.text}")
+            logger.warning("Token appears invalid, retrying without authentication...")
+            self._auth_failed = True
+            # Remove auth header
+            if "Authorization" in self.headers:
+                del self.headers["Authorization"]
+            headers = self.headers.copy()
+            # Retry without auth
+            response = requests.post(url, headers=headers, json=payload, timeout=timeout)
+            if response.status_code == 401:
+                logger.error("Still getting 401 even without auth token")
+                logger.error(f"Response body: {response.text}")
+            
+        return response
+    
+    def _call_api_with_model(self, prompt: str, model_name: str) -> str:
+        """Call API with a specific model (for fallback support)."""
+        fallback_url = f"https://api-inference.huggingface.co/models/{model_name}"
+        
+        # SIMPLIFIED payload that works
+        payload = {"inputs": prompt}
+        
+        # Use helper method with 401 handling
+        response = self._make_api_request(fallback_url, payload)
+        
+        response.raise_for_status()
+        result = response.json()
+        
+        # Handle response
+        if isinstance(result, list) and len(result) > 0:
+            if isinstance(result[0], dict):
+                return result[0].get("generated_text", "").strip()
+            else:
+                return str(result[0]).strip()
+        elif isinstance(result, dict):
+            return result.get("generated_text", "").strip()
+        else:
+            return str(result).strip()
+    
+    def _create_system_prompt(self) -> str:
+        """Create system prompt optimized for the model type."""
+        if "squad" in self.model_name.lower() or "roberta" in self.model_name.lower():
+            # RoBERTa Squad2 uses question/context format - no system prompt needed
+            return ""
+        elif "gpt2" in self.model_name.lower() or "distilgpt2" in self.model_name.lower():
+            # GPT-2 style completion prompt - simpler is better
+            return "Based on the following context, answer the question.\n\nContext: "
+        elif "llama" in self.model_name.lower():
+            # Llama-2 chat format
+            return """<s>[INST] You are a helpful technical documentation assistant. Answer the user's question based only on the provided context. Always cite sources using [chunk_X] format.
+
+Context:"""
+        elif "flan" in self.model_name.lower() or "t5" in self.model_name.lower():
+            # Flan-T5 instruction format - simple and direct
+            return """Answer the question based on the context below. Cite sources using [chunk_X] format.
+
+Context: """
+        elif "falcon" in self.model_name.lower():
+            # Falcon instruction format
+            return """### Instruction: Answer based on the context and cite sources with [chunk_X].
+
+### Context: """
+        elif "bart" in self.model_name.lower():
+            # BART summarization format
+            return """Summarize the answer to the question from the context. Use [chunk_X] for citations.
+
+Context: """
+        else:
+            # Default instruction prompt for other models
+            return """You are a technical documentation assistant that provides clear, accurate answers based on the provided context.
+
+CORE PRINCIPLES:
+1. ANSWER DIRECTLY: If context contains the answer, provide it clearly and confidently
+2. BE CONCISE: Keep responses focused and avoid unnecessary uncertainty language  
+3. CITE ACCURATELY: Use [chunk_X] citations for every fact from context
+
+RESPONSE GUIDELINES:
+- If context has sufficient information → Answer directly and confidently
+- If context has partial information → Answer what's available, note what's missing briefly
+- If context is irrelevant → Brief refusal: "This information isn't available in the provided documents"
+
+CITATION FORMAT:
+- Use [chunk_1], [chunk_2] etc. for all facts from context
+- Example: "According to [chunk_1], RISC-V is an open-source architecture."
+
+Be direct, confident, and accurate. If the context answers the question, provide that answer clearly."""
+
+    def _format_context(self, chunks: List[Dict[str, Any]]) -> str:
+        """
+        Format retrieved chunks into context for the LLM.
+        
+        Args:
+            chunks: List of retrieved chunks with metadata
+            
+        Returns:
+            Formatted context string
+        """
+        context_parts = []
+        
+        for i, chunk in enumerate(chunks):
+            chunk_text = chunk.get('content', chunk.get('text', ''))
+            page_num = chunk.get('metadata', {}).get('page_number', 'unknown')
+            source = chunk.get('metadata', {}).get('source', 'unknown')
+            
+            context_parts.append(
+                f"[chunk_{i+1}] (Page {page_num} from {source}):\n{chunk_text}\n"
+            )
+        
+        return "\n---\n".join(context_parts)
+    
+    def _call_api(self, prompt: str) -> str:
+        """
+        Call HuggingFace Inference API.
+        
+        Args:
+            prompt: Input prompt for the model
+            
+        Returns:
+            Generated text response
+        """
+        # Validate prompt
+        if not prompt or len(prompt.strip()) < 5:
+            logger.warning(f"Prompt too short: '{prompt}' - padding it")
+            prompt = f"Please provide information about: {prompt}. Based on the context, give a detailed answer."
+        
+        # Model-specific payload formatting
+        if "squad" in self.model_name.lower() or "roberta" in self.model_name.lower():
+            # RoBERTa Squad2 needs question and context separately
+            # Parse the structured prompt format we create
+            if "Context:" in prompt and "Question:" in prompt:
+                # Split by the markers we use
+                parts = prompt.split("Question:")
+                if len(parts) == 2:
+                    context_part = parts[0].replace("Context:", "").strip()
+                    question_part = parts[1].strip()
+                else:
+                    # Fallback
+                    question_part = "What is this about?"
+                    context_part = prompt
+            else:
+                # Fallback for unexpected format
+                question_part = "What is this about?"
+                context_part = prompt
+            
+            # Clean up the context and question
+            context_part = context_part.replace("---", "").strip()
+            if not question_part or len(question_part.strip()) < 3:
+                question_part = "What is the main information?"
+            
+            # Debug output
+            print(f"🔍 Squad2 Question: {question_part[:100]}...")
+            print(f"🔍 Squad2 Context: {context_part[:200]}...")
+            
+            payload = {
+                "inputs": {
+                    "question": question_part,
+                    "context": context_part
+                }
+            }
+        elif "bart" in self.model_name.lower() or "distilbart" in self.model_name.lower():
+            # BART/DistilBART for summarization
+            if len(prompt) < 50:
+                prompt = f"{prompt} Please provide a comprehensive answer based on the available information."
+            
+            payload = {
+                "inputs": prompt,
+                "parameters": {
+                    "max_length": 150,
+                    "min_length": 10,
+                    "do_sample": False
+                }
+            }
+        else:
+            # Simple payload for other models
+            payload = {"inputs": prompt}
+        
+        try:
+            logger.info(f"Calling API URL: {self.api_url}")
+            logger.info(f"Headers: {self.headers}")
+            logger.info(f"Payload: {payload}")
+            
+            # Use helper method with 401 handling
+            response = self._make_api_request(self.api_url, payload)
+            
+            logger.info(f"Response status: {response.status_code}")
+            logger.info(f"Response headers: {response.headers}")
+            
+            if response.status_code == 503:
+                # Model is loading, wait and retry
+                logger.warning("Model loading, waiting 20 seconds...")
+                import time
+                time.sleep(20)
+                response = self._make_api_request(self.api_url, payload)
+                logger.info(f"Retry response status: {response.status_code}")
+            
+            elif response.status_code == 404:
+                logger.error(f"Model not found: {self.model_name}")
+                logger.error(f"Response text: {response.text}")
+                # Try fallback models
+                for fallback_model in self.fallback_models:
+                    if fallback_model != self.model_name:
+                        logger.info(f"Trying fallback model: {fallback_model}")
+                        try:
+                            return self._call_api_with_model(prompt, fallback_model)
+                        except Exception as e:
+                            logger.warning(f"Fallback model {fallback_model} failed: {e}")
+                            continue
+                return "All models are currently unavailable. Please try again later."
+            
+            response.raise_for_status()
+            result = response.json()
+            
+            # Handle different response formats based on model type
+            print(f"🔍 API Response type: {type(result)}")
+            print(f"🔍 API Response preview: {str(result)[:300]}...")
+            
+            if isinstance(result, dict) and "answer" in result:
+                # RoBERTa Squad2 format: {"answer": "...", "score": ..., "start": ..., "end": ...}
+                answer = result["answer"].strip()
+                print(f"🔍 Squad2 extracted answer: {answer}")
+                return answer
+            elif isinstance(result, list) and len(result) > 0:
+                # Check for DistilBART format (returns dict with summary_text)
+                if isinstance(result[0], dict) and "summary_text" in result[0]:
+                    return result[0]["summary_text"].strip()
+                # Check for nested list (BART format: [[...]])
+                elif isinstance(result[0], list) and len(result[0]) > 0:
+                    if isinstance(result[0][0], dict):
+                        return result[0][0].get("summary_text", str(result[0][0])).strip()
+                    else:
+                        # BART base returns embeddings - not useful for text generation
+                        logger.warning("BART returned embeddings instead of text")
+                        return "Model returned embeddings instead of text. Please try a different model."
+                # Regular list format
+                elif isinstance(result[0], dict):
+                    # Try different keys that models might use
+                    text = (result[0].get("generated_text", "") or 
+                           result[0].get("summary_text", "") or
+                           result[0].get("translation_text", "") or
+                           result[0].get("answer", "") or
+                           str(result[0]))
+                    # Remove the input prompt from the output if present
+                    if isinstance(prompt, str) and text.startswith(prompt):
+                        text = text[len(prompt):].strip()
+                    return text
+                else:
+                    return str(result[0]).strip()
+            elif isinstance(result, dict):
+                # Some models return dict directly
+                text = (result.get("generated_text", "") or
+                       result.get("summary_text", "") or 
+                       result.get("translation_text", "") or
+                       result.get("answer", "") or
+                       str(result))
+                # Remove input prompt if model included it
+                if isinstance(prompt, str) and text.startswith(prompt):
+                    text = text[len(prompt):].strip()
+                return text
+            elif isinstance(result, str):
+                return result.strip()
+            else:
+                logger.error(f"Unexpected response format: {type(result)} - {result}")
+                return "I apologize, but I couldn't generate a response."
+                
+        except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e:
+            logger.error(f"API request failed: {e}")
+            if hasattr(e, 'response') and e.response is not None:
+                logger.error(f"Response status: {e.response.status_code}")
+                logger.error(f"Response body: {e.response.text}")
+            return f"API Error: {str(e)}. Using free tier? Try adding an API token."
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.error(f"Unexpected error: {e}")
+            import traceback
+            logger.error(f"Traceback: {traceback.format_exc()}")
+            return f"Error: {str(e)}. Please check logs for details."
+    
+    def _extract_citations(self, answer: str, chunks: List[Dict[str, Any]]) -> Tuple[str, List[Citation]]:
+        """
+        Extract citations from the generated answer and integrate them naturally.
+        
+        Args:
+            answer: Generated answer with [chunk_X] citations
+            chunks: Original chunks used for context
+            
+        Returns:
+            Tuple of (natural_answer, citations)
+        """
+        citations = []
+        citation_pattern = r'\[chunk_(\d+)\]'
+        
+        cited_chunks = set()
+        
+        # Find [chunk_X] citations and collect cited chunks
+        matches = re.finditer(citation_pattern, answer)
+        for match in matches:
+            chunk_idx = int(match.group(1)) - 1  # Convert to 0-based index
+            if 0 <= chunk_idx < len(chunks):
+                cited_chunks.add(chunk_idx)
+        
+        # FALLBACK: If no explicit citations found but we have an answer and chunks,
+        # create citations for the top chunks that were likely used
+        if not cited_chunks and chunks and len(answer.strip()) > 50:
+            # Use the top chunks that were provided as likely sources
+            num_fallback_citations = min(3, len(chunks))  # Use top 3 chunks max
+            cited_chunks = set(range(num_fallback_citations))
+            print(f"🔧 HF Fallback: Creating {num_fallback_citations} citations for answer without explicit [chunk_X] references", file=sys.stderr, flush=True)
+        
+        # Create Citation objects for each cited chunk
+        chunk_to_source = {}
+        for idx in cited_chunks:
+            chunk = chunks[idx]
+            citation = Citation(
+                chunk_id=chunk.get('id', f'chunk_{idx}'),
+                page_number=chunk.get('metadata', {}).get('page_number', 0),
+                source_file=chunk.get('metadata', {}).get('source', 'unknown'),
+                relevance_score=chunk.get('score', 0.0),
+                text_snippet=chunk.get('content', chunk.get('text', ''))[:200] + '...'
+            )
+            citations.append(citation)
+            
+            # Map chunk reference to natural source name
+            source_name = chunk.get('metadata', {}).get('source', 'unknown')
+            if source_name != 'unknown':
+                # Use just the filename without extension for natural reference
+                natural_name = Path(source_name).stem.replace('-', ' ').replace('_', ' ')
+                chunk_to_source[f'[chunk_{idx+1}]'] = f"the {natural_name} documentation"
+            else:
+                chunk_to_source[f'[chunk_{idx+1}]'] = "the documentation"
+        
+        # Replace [chunk_X] with natural references instead of removing them
+        natural_answer = answer
+        for chunk_ref, natural_ref in chunk_to_source.items():
+            natural_answer = natural_answer.replace(chunk_ref, natural_ref)
+        
+        # Clean up any remaining unreferenced citations (fallback)
+        natural_answer = re.sub(r'\[chunk_\d+\]', 'the documentation', natural_answer)
+        
+        # Clean up multiple spaces and formatting
+        natural_answer = re.sub(r'\s+', ' ', natural_answer).strip()
+        
+        return natural_answer, citations
+    
+    def _calculate_confidence(self, answer: str, citations: List[Citation], chunks: List[Dict[str, Any]]) -> float:
+        """
+        Calculate confidence score for the generated answer.
+        
+        Args:
+            answer: Generated answer
+            citations: Extracted citations
+            chunks: Retrieved chunks
+            
+        Returns:
+            Confidence score (0.0-1.0)
+        """
+        if not chunks:
+            return 0.05  # No context = very low confidence
+        
+        # Base confidence from context quality
+        scores = [chunk.get('score', 0) for chunk in chunks]
+        max_relevance = max(scores) if scores else 0
+        
+        if max_relevance >= 0.8:
+            confidence = 0.7  # High-quality context
+        elif max_relevance >= 0.6:
+            confidence = 0.5  # Good context
+        elif max_relevance >= 0.4:
+            confidence = 0.3  # Fair context
+        else:
+            confidence = 0.1  # Poor context
+        
+        # Uncertainty indicators
+        uncertainty_phrases = [
+            "does not contain sufficient information",
+            "context does not provide", 
+            "insufficient information",
+            "cannot determine",
+            "not available in the provided documents"
+        ]
+        
+        if any(phrase in answer.lower() for phrase in uncertainty_phrases):
+            return min(0.15, confidence * 0.3)
+        
+        # Citation bonus
+        if citations and chunks:
+            citation_ratio = len(citations) / min(len(chunks), 3)
+            confidence += 0.2 * citation_ratio
+        
+        return min(confidence, 0.9)  # Cap at 90%
+    
+    def generate(self, query: str, context: List[Document]) -> Answer:
+        """
+        Generate an answer from query and context documents (standard interface).
+        
+        This is the public interface that conforms to the AnswerGenerator protocol.
+        It handles the conversion between standard Document objects and HuggingFace's
+        internal chunk format.
+        
+        Args:
+            query: User's question
+            context: List of relevant Document objects
+            
+        Returns:
+            Answer object conforming to standard interface
+            
+        Raises:
+            ValueError: If query is empty or context is None
+        """
+        if not query.strip():
+            raise ValueError("Query cannot be empty")
+        
+        if context is None:
+            raise ValueError("Context cannot be None")
+        
+        # Internal adapter: Convert Documents to HuggingFace chunk format
+        hf_chunks = self._documents_to_hf_chunks(context)
+        
+        # Use existing HuggingFace-specific generation logic
+        hf_result = self._generate_internal(query, hf_chunks)
+        
+        # Internal adapter: Convert HuggingFace result to standard Answer
+        return self._hf_result_to_answer(hf_result, context)
+    
+    def _generate_internal(
+        self,
+        query: str,
+        chunks: List[Dict[str, Any]]
+    ) -> GeneratedAnswer:
+        """
+        Generate an answer based on the query and retrieved chunks.
+        
+        Args:
+            query: User's question
+            chunks: Retrieved document chunks
+            
+        Returns:
+            GeneratedAnswer object with answer, citations, and metadata
+        """
+        start_time = datetime.now()
+        
+        # Check for no-context situation
+        if not chunks or all(len(chunk.get('content', chunk.get('text', ''))) < 20 for chunk in chunks):
+            return GeneratedAnswer(
+                answer="This information isn't available in the provided documents.",
+                citations=[],
+                confidence_score=0.05,
+                generation_time=0.1,
+                model_used=self.model_name,
+                context_used=chunks
+            )
+        
+        # Format context from chunks
+        context = self._format_context(chunks)
+        
+        # Create prompt using TechnicalPromptTemplates for consistency
+        prompt_data = TechnicalPromptTemplates.format_prompt_with_template(
+            query=query,
+            context=context
+        )
+        
+        # Format for specific model types
+        if "squad" in self.model_name.lower() or "roberta" in self.model_name.lower():
+            # Squad2 uses special question/context format - handled in _call_api
+            prompt = f"Context: {context}\n\nQuestion: {query}"
+        elif "gpt2" in self.model_name.lower() or "distilgpt2" in self.model_name.lower():
+            # Simple completion style for GPT-2
+            prompt = f"""{prompt_data['system']}
+
+{prompt_data['user']}
+
+MANDATORY: Use [chunk_1], [chunk_2] etc. for all facts.
+
+Answer:"""
+        elif "llama" in self.model_name.lower():
+            # Llama-2 chat format with technical templates
+            prompt = f"""[INST] {prompt_data['system']}
+
+{prompt_data['user']}
+
+MANDATORY: Use [chunk_1], [chunk_2] etc. for all facts. [/INST]"""
+        elif "mistral" in self.model_name.lower():
+            # Mistral instruction format with technical templates
+            prompt = f"""[INST] {prompt_data['system']}
+
+{prompt_data['user']}
+
+MANDATORY: Use [chunk_1], [chunk_2] etc. for all facts. [/INST]"""
+        elif "codellama" in self.model_name.lower():
+            # CodeLlama instruction format with technical templates
+            prompt = f"""[INST] {prompt_data['system']}
+
+{prompt_data['user']}
+
+MANDATORY: Use [chunk_1], [chunk_2] etc. for all facts. [/INST]"""
+        elif "distilbart" in self.model_name.lower():
+            # DistilBART is a summarization model - simpler prompt works better
+            prompt = f"""Technical Documentation Context:
+{context}
+
+Question: {query}
+
+Instructions: Provide a technical answer using only the context above. Include source citations."""
+        else:
+            # Default instruction prompt with technical templates
+            prompt = f"""{prompt_data['system']}
+
+{prompt_data['user']}
+
+MANDATORY: Use [chunk_1], [chunk_2] etc. for all factual statements.
+
+Answer:"""
+        
+        # Generate response
+        try:
+            answer_with_citations = self._call_api(prompt)
+            
+            # Extract and clean citations
+            clean_answer, citations = self._extract_citations(answer_with_citations, chunks)
+            
+            # Calculate confidence
+            confidence = self._calculate_confidence(clean_answer, citations, chunks)
+            
+            # Calculate generation time
+            generation_time = (datetime.now() - start_time).total_seconds()
+            
+            return GeneratedAnswer(
+                answer=clean_answer,
+                citations=citations,
+                confidence_score=confidence,
+                generation_time=generation_time,
+                model_used=self.model_name,
+                context_used=chunks
+            )
+            
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.error(f"Error generating answer: {e}")
+            return GeneratedAnswer(
+                answer="I apologize, but I encountered an error while generating the answer. Please try again.",
+                citations=[],
+                confidence_score=0.0,
+                generation_time=0.0,
+                model_used=self.model_name,
+                context_used=chunks
+            )
+    
+    def generate_with_custom_prompt(
+        self,
+        query: str,
+        chunks: List[Dict[str, Any]],
+        custom_prompt: Dict[str, str]
+    ) -> GeneratedAnswer:
+        """
+        Generate answer using a custom prompt (for adaptive prompting).
+        
+        Args:
+            query: User's question
+            chunks: Retrieved context chunks
+            custom_prompt: Dict with 'system' and 'user' prompts
+            
+        Returns:
+            GeneratedAnswer with custom prompt enhancement
+        """
+        start_time = datetime.now()
+        
+        # Format context
+        context = self._format_context(chunks)
+        
+        # Build prompt using custom format
+        if "llama" in self.model_name.lower():
+            prompt = f"""[INST] {custom_prompt['system']}
+
+{custom_prompt['user']}
+
+MANDATORY: Use [chunk_1], [chunk_2] etc. for all facts. [/INST]"""
+        elif "mistral" in self.model_name.lower():
+            prompt = f"""[INST] {custom_prompt['system']}
+
+{custom_prompt['user']}
+
+MANDATORY: Use [chunk_1], [chunk_2] etc. for all facts. [/INST]"""
+        elif "distilbart" in self.model_name.lower():
+            # For BART, use the user prompt directly (it already contains context)
+            prompt = custom_prompt['user']
+        else:
+            # Default format
+            prompt = f"""{custom_prompt['system']}
+
+{custom_prompt['user']}
+
+MANDATORY: Use [chunk_1], [chunk_2] etc. for all factual statements.
+
+Answer:"""
+        
+        # Generate response
+        try:
+            answer_with_citations = self._call_api(prompt)
+            
+            # Extract and clean citations
+            clean_answer, citations = self._extract_citations(answer_with_citations, chunks)
+            
+            # Calculate confidence
+            confidence = self._calculate_confidence(clean_answer, citations, chunks)
+            
+            # Calculate generation time
+            generation_time = (datetime.now() - start_time).total_seconds()
+            
+            return GeneratedAnswer(
+                answer=clean_answer,
+                citations=citations,
+                confidence_score=confidence,
+                generation_time=generation_time,
+                model_used=self.model_name,
+                context_used=chunks
+            )
+            
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.error(f"Error generating answer with custom prompt: {e}")
+            return GeneratedAnswer(
+                answer="I apologize, but I encountered an error while generating the answer. Please try again.",
+                citations=[],
+                confidence_score=0.0,
+                generation_time=0.0,
+                model_used=self.model_name,
+                context_used=chunks
+            )
+    
+    def format_answer_with_citations(self, generated_answer: GeneratedAnswer) -> str:
+        """
+        Format the generated answer with citations for display.
+        
+        Args:
+            generated_answer: GeneratedAnswer object
+            
+        Returns:
+            Formatted string with answer and citations
+        """
+        formatted = f"{generated_answer.answer}\n\n"
+        
+        if generated_answer.citations:
+            formatted += "**Sources:**\n"
+            for i, citation in enumerate(generated_answer.citations, 1):
+                formatted += f"{i}. {citation.source_file} (Page {citation.page_number})\n"
+        
+        formatted += f"\n*Confidence: {generated_answer.confidence_score:.1%} | "
+        formatted += f"Model: {generated_answer.model_used} | "
+        formatted += f"Time: {generated_answer.generation_time:.2f}s*"
+        
+        return formatted
+    
+    def _documents_to_hf_chunks(self, documents: List[Document]) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
+        """
+        Convert Document objects to HuggingFace's internal chunk format.
+        
+        This internal adapter ensures that Document objects are properly formatted
+        for HuggingFace's processing pipeline while keeping the format requirements
+        encapsulated within this class.
+        
+        Args:
+            documents: List of Document objects from the standard interface
+            
+        Returns:
+            List of chunk dictionaries in HuggingFace's expected format
+        """
+        if not documents:
+            return []
+        
+        chunks = []
+        for i, doc in enumerate(documents):
+            chunk = {
+                "id": f"chunk_{i+1}",
+                "content": doc.content,  # HuggingFace expects "content" field
+                "text": doc.content,    # Alternative field for compatibility
+                "score": 1.0,           # Default relevance score
+                "metadata": {
+                    "page_number": doc.metadata.get("start_page", 1),
+                    "source": doc.metadata.get("source", "unknown"),
+                    **doc.metadata  # Include all original metadata
+                }
+            }
+            chunks.append(chunk)
+        
+        return chunks
+    
+    def _hf_result_to_answer(self, hf_result: GeneratedAnswer, original_context: List[Document]) -> Answer:
+        """
+        Convert HuggingFace's GeneratedAnswer to the standard Answer format.
+        
+        This internal adapter converts HuggingFace's result format back to the
+        standard interface format expected by the rest of the system.
+        
+        Args:
+            hf_result: Result from HuggingFace's internal generation
+            original_context: Original Document objects for sources
+            
+        Returns:
+            Answer object conforming to standard interface
+        """
+        if Answer is None:
+            # Fallback if standard interface not available
+            return hf_result
+        
+        # Convert to standard Answer format
+        return Answer(
+            text=hf_result.answer,
+            sources=original_context,  # Use original Document objects
+            confidence=hf_result.confidence_score,
+            metadata={
+                "model_used": hf_result.model_used,
+                "generation_time": hf_result.generation_time,
+                "citations": [
+                    {
+                        "chunk_id": cit.chunk_id,
+                        "page_number": cit.page_number,
+                        "source_file": cit.source_file,
+                        "relevance_score": cit.relevance_score,
+                        "text_snippet": cit.text_snippet
+                    }
+                    for cit in hf_result.citations
+                ],
+                "provider": "huggingface",
+                "api_token_used": bool(self.api_token),
+                "fallback_used": hasattr(self, '_auth_failed') and self._auth_failed
+            }
+        )
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    # Example usage
+    generator = HuggingFaceAnswerGenerator()
+    
+    # Example chunks (would come from retrieval system)
+    example_chunks = [
+        {
+            "id": "chunk_1",
+            "content": "RISC-V is an open-source instruction set architecture (ISA) based on reduced instruction set computer (RISC) principles.",
+            "metadata": {"page_number": 1, "source": "riscv-spec.pdf"},
+            "score": 0.95
+        }
+    ]
+    
+    # Generate answer
+    result = generator.generate(
+        query="What is RISC-V?",
+        chunks=example_chunks
+    )
+    
+    # Display formatted result
+    print(generator.format_answer_with_citations(result))

shared_utils/generation/inference_providers_generator.py

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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""
+HuggingFace Inference Providers API-based answer generation.
+
+This module provides answer generation using HuggingFace's new Inference Providers API,
+which offers OpenAI-compatible chat completion format for better reliability and consistency.
+"""
+
+import os
+import sys
+import logging
+import time
+from datetime import datetime
+from typing import List, Dict, Any, Optional, Tuple
+from pathlib import Path
+import re
+
+# Import shared components
+from .hf_answer_generator import Citation, GeneratedAnswer
+from .prompt_templates import TechnicalPromptTemplates
+
+# Check if huggingface_hub is new enough for InferenceClient chat completion
+try:
+    from huggingface_hub import InferenceClient
+    from huggingface_hub import __version__ as hf_hub_version
+    print(f"🔍 Using huggingface_hub version: {hf_hub_version}", file=sys.stderr, flush=True)
+except ImportError:
+    print("❌ huggingface_hub not found or outdated. Please install: pip install -U huggingface-hub", file=sys.stderr, flush=True)
+    raise
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+class InferenceProvidersGenerator:
+    """
+    Generates answers using HuggingFace Inference Providers API.
+    
+    This uses the new OpenAI-compatible chat completion format for better reliability
+    compared to the classic Inference API. It provides:
+    - Consistent response format across models
+    - Better error handling and retry logic
+    - Support for streaming responses
+    - Automatic provider selection and failover
+    """
+    
+    # Models that work well with chat completion format
+    CHAT_MODELS = [
+        "microsoft/DialoGPT-medium",  # Proven conversational model
+        "google/gemma-2-2b-it",       # Instruction-tuned, good for Q&A
+        "meta-llama/Llama-3.2-3B-Instruct",  # If available with token
+        "Qwen/Qwen2.5-1.5B-Instruct",  # Small, fast, good quality
+    ]
+    
+    # Fallback to classic API models if chat completion fails
+    CLASSIC_FALLBACK_MODELS = [
+        "google/flan-t5-small",       # Good for instructions
+        "deepset/roberta-base-squad2", # Q&A specific
+        "facebook/bart-base",          # Summarization
+    ]
+    
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        model_name: Optional[str] = None,
+        api_token: Optional[str] = None,
+        temperature: float = 0.3,
+        max_tokens: int = 512,
+        timeout: int = 30
+    ):
+        """
+        Initialize the Inference Providers answer generator.
+        
+        Args:
+            model_name: Model to use (defaults to first available chat model)
+            api_token: HF API token (uses env vars if not provided)
+            temperature: Generation temperature (0.0-1.0)
+            max_tokens: Maximum tokens to generate
+            timeout: Request timeout in seconds
+        """
+        # Get API token from various sources
+        self.api_token = (
+            api_token or 
+            os.getenv("HUGGINGFACE_API_TOKEN") or 
+            os.getenv("HF_TOKEN") or 
+            os.getenv("HF_API_TOKEN")
+        )
+        
+        if not self.api_token:
+            print("⚠️ No HF API token found. Inference Providers requires authentication.", file=sys.stderr, flush=True)
+            print("Set HF_TOKEN, HUGGINGFACE_API_TOKEN, or HF_API_TOKEN environment variable.", file=sys.stderr, flush=True)
+            raise ValueError("HuggingFace API token required for Inference Providers")
+        
+        print(f"✅ Found HF token (starts with: {self.api_token[:8]}...)", file=sys.stderr, flush=True)
+        
+        # Initialize client with token
+        self.client = InferenceClient(token=self.api_token)
+        self.temperature = temperature
+        self.max_tokens = max_tokens
+        self.timeout = timeout
+        
+        # Select model
+        self.model_name = model_name or self.CHAT_MODELS[0]
+        self.using_chat_completion = True
+        
+        print(f"🚀 Initialized Inference Providers with model: {self.model_name}", file=sys.stderr, flush=True)
+        
+        # Test the connection
+        self._test_connection()
+    
+    def _test_connection(self):
+        """Test if the API is accessible and model is available."""
+        print(f"🔧 Testing Inference Providers API connection...", file=sys.stderr, flush=True)
+        
+        try:
+            # Try a simple test query
+            test_messages = [
+                {"role": "user", "content": "Hello"}
+            ]
+            
+            # First try chat completion (preferred)
+            try:
+                response = self.client.chat_completion(
+                    messages=test_messages,
+                    model=self.model_name,
+                    max_tokens=10,
+                    temperature=0.1
+                )
+                print(f"✅ Chat completion API working with {self.model_name}", file=sys.stderr, flush=True)
+                self.using_chat_completion = True
+                return
+            except Exception as e:
+                print(f"��️ Chat completion failed for {self.model_name}: {e}", file=sys.stderr, flush=True)
+                
+                # Try other chat models
+                for model in self.CHAT_MODELS:
+                    if model != self.model_name:
+                        try:
+                            print(f"🔄 Trying {model}...", file=sys.stderr, flush=True)
+                            response = self.client.chat_completion(
+                                messages=test_messages,
+                                model=model,
+                                max_tokens=10
+                            )
+                            print(f"✅ Found working model: {model}", file=sys.stderr, flush=True)
+                            self.model_name = model
+                            self.using_chat_completion = True
+                            return
+                        except:
+                            continue
+            
+            # If chat completion fails, test classic text generation
+            print("🔄 Falling back to classic text generation API...", file=sys.stderr, flush=True)
+            for model in self.CLASSIC_FALLBACK_MODELS:
+                try:
+                    response = self.client.text_generation(
+                        model=model,
+                        prompt="Hello",
+                        max_new_tokens=10
+                    )
+                    print(f"✅ Classic API working with fallback model: {model}", file=sys.stderr, flush=True)
+                    self.model_name = model
+                    self.using_chat_completion = False
+                    return
+                except:
+                    continue
+            
+            raise Exception("No working models found in Inference Providers API")
+            
+        except Exception as e:
+            print(f"❌ Inference Providers API test failed: {e}", file=sys.stderr, flush=True)
+            raise
+    
+    def _format_context(self, chunks: List[Dict[str, Any]]) -> str:
+        """Format retrieved chunks into context string."""
+        context_parts = []
+        
+        for i, chunk in enumerate(chunks):
+            chunk_text = chunk.get('content', chunk.get('text', ''))
+            page_num = chunk.get('metadata', {}).get('page_number', 'unknown')
+            source = chunk.get('metadata', {}).get('source', 'unknown')
+            
+            context_parts.append(
+                f"[chunk_{i+1}] (Page {page_num} from {source}):\n{chunk_text}\n"
+            )
+        
+        return "\n---\n".join(context_parts)
+    
+    def _create_messages(self, query: str, context: str) -> List[Dict[str, str]]:
+        """Create chat messages using TechnicalPromptTemplates."""
+        # Get appropriate template based on query type
+        prompt_data = TechnicalPromptTemplates.format_prompt_with_template(
+            query=query,
+            context=context
+        )
+        
+        # Create messages for chat completion
+        messages = [
+            {
+                "role": "system",
+                "content": prompt_data['system'] + "\n\nMANDATORY: Use [chunk_X] citations for all facts."
+            },
+            {
+                "role": "user", 
+                "content": prompt_data['user']
+            }
+        ]
+        
+        return messages
+    
+    def _call_chat_completion(self, messages: List[Dict[str, str]]) -> str:
+        """Call the chat completion API."""
+        try:
+            print(f"🤖 Calling Inference Providers chat completion with {self.model_name}...", file=sys.stderr, flush=True)
+            
+            # Use chat completion with proper error handling
+            response = self.client.chat_completion(
+                messages=messages,
+                model=self.model_name,
+                temperature=self.temperature,
+                max_tokens=self.max_tokens,
+                stream=False
+            )
+            
+            # Extract content from response
+            if hasattr(response, 'choices') and response.choices:
+                content = response.choices[0].message.content
+                print(f"✅ Got response: {len(content)} characters", file=sys.stderr, flush=True)
+                return content
+            else:
+                print(f"⚠️ Unexpected response format: {response}", file=sys.stderr, flush=True)
+                return str(response)
+                
+        except Exception as e:
+            print(f"❌ Chat completion error: {e}", file=sys.stderr, flush=True)
+            
+            # Try with a fallback model
+            if self.model_name != "microsoft/DialoGPT-medium":
+                print("🔄 Trying fallback model: microsoft/DialoGPT-medium", file=sys.stderr, flush=True)
+                try:
+                    response = self.client.chat_completion(
+                        messages=messages,
+                        model="microsoft/DialoGPT-medium",
+                        temperature=self.temperature,
+                        max_tokens=self.max_tokens
+                    )
+                    if hasattr(response, 'choices') and response.choices:
+                        return response.choices[0].message.content
+                except:
+                    pass
+            
+            raise Exception(f"Chat completion failed: {e}")
+    
+    def _call_classic_api(self, query: str, context: str) -> str:
+        """Fallback to classic text generation API."""
+        print(f"🔄 Using classic text generation with {self.model_name}...", file=sys.stderr, flush=True)
+        
+        # Format prompt for classic API
+        if "squad" in self.model_name.lower():
+            # Q&A format for squad models
+            prompt = f"Context: {context}\n\nQuestion: {query}\n\nAnswer:"
+        elif "flan" in self.model_name.lower():
+            # Instruction format for Flan models
+            prompt = f"Answer the question based on the context.\n\nContext: {context}\n\nQuestion: {query}\n\nAnswer:"
+        else:
+            # Generic format
+            prompt = f"Based on the following context, answer the question.\n\nContext:\n{context}\n\nQuestion: {query}\n\nAnswer:"
+        
+        try:
+            response = self.client.text_generation(
+                model=self.model_name,
+                prompt=prompt,
+                max_new_tokens=self.max_tokens,
+                temperature=self.temperature
+            )
+            return response
+        except Exception as e:
+            print(f"❌ Classic API error: {e}", file=sys.stderr, flush=True)
+            return f"Error generating response: {str(e)}"
+    
+    def _extract_citations(self, answer: str, chunks: List[Dict[str, Any]]) -> Tuple[str, List[Citation]]:
+        """Extract citations from the answer."""
+        citations = []
+        citation_pattern = r'\[chunk_(\d+)\]'
+        
+        cited_chunks = set()
+        
+        # Find explicit citations
+        matches = re.finditer(citation_pattern, answer)
+        for match in matches:
+            chunk_idx = int(match.group(1)) - 1
+            if 0 <= chunk_idx < len(chunks):
+                cited_chunks.add(chunk_idx)
+        
+        # Fallback: Create citations for top chunks if none found
+        if not cited_chunks and chunks and len(answer.strip()) > 50:
+            num_fallback = min(3, len(chunks))
+            cited_chunks = set(range(num_fallback))
+            print(f"🔧 Creating {num_fallback} fallback citations", file=sys.stderr, flush=True)
+        
+        # Create Citation objects
+        chunk_to_source = {}
+        for idx in cited_chunks:
+            chunk = chunks[idx]
+            citation = Citation(
+                chunk_id=chunk.get('id', f'chunk_{idx}'),
+                page_number=chunk.get('metadata', {}).get('page_number', 0),
+                source_file=chunk.get('metadata', {}).get('source', 'unknown'),
+                relevance_score=chunk.get('score', 0.0),
+                text_snippet=chunk.get('content', chunk.get('text', ''))[:200] + '...'
+            )
+            citations.append(citation)
+            
+            # Map for natural language replacement
+            source_name = chunk.get('metadata', {}).get('source', 'unknown')
+            if source_name != 'unknown':
+                natural_name = Path(source_name).stem.replace('-', ' ').replace('_', ' ')
+                chunk_to_source[f'[chunk_{idx+1}]'] = f"the {natural_name} documentation"
+            else:
+                chunk_to_source[f'[chunk_{idx+1}]'] = "the documentation"
+        
+        # Replace citations with natural language
+        natural_answer = answer
+        for chunk_ref, natural_ref in chunk_to_source.items():
+            natural_answer = natural_answer.replace(chunk_ref, natural_ref)
+        
+        # Clean up any remaining citations
+        natural_answer = re.sub(r'\[chunk_\d+\]', 'the documentation', natural_answer)
+        natural_answer = re.sub(r'\s+', ' ', natural_answer).strip()
+        
+        return natural_answer, citations
+    
+    def _calculate_confidence(self, answer: str, citations: List[Citation], chunks: List[Dict[str, Any]]) -> float:
+        """Calculate confidence score for the answer."""
+        if not answer or len(answer.strip()) < 10:
+            return 0.1
+        
+        # Base confidence from chunk quality
+        if len(chunks) >= 3:
+            confidence = 0.8
+        elif len(chunks) >= 2:
+            confidence = 0.7
+        else:
+            confidence = 0.6
+        
+        # Citation bonus
+        if citations and chunks:
+            citation_ratio = len(citations) / min(len(chunks), 3)
+            confidence += 0.15 * citation_ratio
+        
+        # Check for uncertainty phrases
+        uncertainty_phrases = [
+            "insufficient information",
+            "cannot determine",
+            "not available in the provided documents",
+            "i don't know",
+            "unclear"
+        ]
+        
+        if any(phrase in answer.lower() for phrase in uncertainty_phrases):
+            confidence *= 0.3
+        
+        return min(confidence, 0.95)
+    
+    def generate(self, query: str, chunks: List[Dict[str, Any]]) -> GeneratedAnswer:
+        """
+        Generate an answer using Inference Providers API.
+        
+        Args:
+            query: User's question
+            chunks: Retrieved document chunks
+            
+        Returns:
+            GeneratedAnswer with answer, citations, and metadata
+        """
+        start_time = datetime.now()
+        
+        # Check for no-context situation
+        if not chunks or all(len(chunk.get('content', chunk.get('text', ''))) < 20 for chunk in chunks):
+            return GeneratedAnswer(
+                answer="This information isn't available in the provided documents.",
+                citations=[],
+                confidence_score=0.05,
+                generation_time=0.1,
+                model_used=self.model_name,
+                context_used=chunks
+            )
+        
+        # Format context
+        context = self._format_context(chunks)
+        
+        # Generate answer
+        try:
+            if self.using_chat_completion:
+                # Create chat messages
+                messages = self._create_messages(query, context)
+                
+                # Call chat completion API
+                answer_text = self._call_chat_completion(messages)
+            else:
+                # Fallback to classic API
+                answer_text = self._call_classic_api(query, context)
+            
+            # Extract citations and clean answer
+            natural_answer, citations = self._extract_citations(answer_text, chunks)
+            
+            # Calculate confidence
+            confidence = self._calculate_confidence(natural_answer, citations, chunks)
+            
+            generation_time = (datetime.now() - start_time).total_seconds()
+            
+            return GeneratedAnswer(
+                answer=natural_answer,
+                citations=citations,
+                confidence_score=confidence,
+                generation_time=generation_time,
+                model_used=self.model_name,
+                context_used=chunks
+            )
+            
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.error(f"Error generating answer: {e}")
+            print(f"❌ Generation failed: {e}", file=sys.stderr, flush=True)
+            
+            # Return error response
+            return GeneratedAnswer(
+                answer="I apologize, but I encountered an error while generating the answer. Please try again.",
+                citations=[],
+                confidence_score=0.0,
+                generation_time=(datetime.now() - start_time).total_seconds(),
+                model_used=self.model_name,
+                context_used=chunks
+            )
+    
+    def generate_with_custom_prompt(
+        self,
+        query: str,
+        chunks: List[Dict[str, Any]],
+        custom_prompt: Dict[str, str]
+    ) -> GeneratedAnswer:
+        """
+        Generate answer using a custom prompt (for adaptive prompting).
+        
+        Args:
+            query: User's question
+            chunks: Retrieved context chunks
+            custom_prompt: Dict with 'system' and 'user' prompts
+            
+        Returns:
+            GeneratedAnswer with custom prompt enhancement
+        """
+        start_time = datetime.now()
+        
+        if not chunks:
+            return GeneratedAnswer(
+                answer="I don't have enough context to answer your question.",
+                citations=[],
+                confidence_score=0.0,
+                generation_time=0.1,
+                model_used=self.model_name,
+                context_used=chunks
+            )
+        
+        try:
+            # Try chat completion with custom prompt
+            messages = [
+                {"role": "system", "content": custom_prompt['system']},
+                {"role": "user", "content": custom_prompt['user']}
+            ]
+            
+            answer_text = self._call_chat_completion(messages)
+            
+            # Extract citations and clean answer
+            natural_answer, citations = self._extract_citations(answer_text, chunks)
+            
+            # Calculate confidence
+            confidence = self._calculate_confidence(natural_answer, citations, chunks)
+            
+            generation_time = (datetime.now() - start_time).total_seconds()
+            
+            return GeneratedAnswer(
+                answer=natural_answer,
+                citations=citations,
+                confidence_score=confidence,
+                generation_time=generation_time,
+                model_used=self.model_name,
+                context_used=chunks
+            )
+            
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.error(f"Error generating answer with custom prompt: {e}")
+            print(f"❌ Custom prompt generation failed: {e}", file=sys.stderr, flush=True)
+            
+            # Return error response
+            return GeneratedAnswer(
+                answer="I apologize, but I encountered an error while generating the answer. Please try again.",
+                citations=[],
+                confidence_score=0.0,
+                generation_time=(datetime.now() - start_time).total_seconds(),
+                model_used=self.model_name,
+                context_used=chunks
+            )
+
+
+# Example usage
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    # Test the generator
+    print("Testing Inference Providers Generator...")
+    
+    try:
+        generator = InferenceProvidersGenerator()
+        
+        # Test chunks
+        test_chunks = [
+            {
+                "content": "RISC-V is an open-source instruction set architecture (ISA) based on established reduced instruction set computer (RISC) principles.",
+                "metadata": {"page_number": 1, "source": "riscv-spec.pdf"},
+                "score": 0.95
+            },
+            {
+                "content": "Unlike most other ISA designs, RISC-V is provided under open source licenses that do not require fees to use.",
+                "metadata": {"page_number": 2, "source": "riscv-spec.pdf"},
+                "score": 0.85
+            }
+        ]
+        
+        # Generate answer
+        result = generator.generate("What is RISC-V and why is it important?", test_chunks)
+        
+        print(f"\n📝 Answer: {result.answer}")
+        print(f"📊 Confidence: {result.confidence_score:.1%}")
+        print(f"⏱️ Generation time: {result.generation_time:.2f}s")
+        print(f"🤖 Model: {result.model_used}")
+        print(f"📚 Citations: {len(result.citations)}")
+        
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"❌ Test failed: {e}")
+        import traceback
+        traceback.print_exc()

shared_utils/generation/ollama_answer_generator.py

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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""
+Ollama-based answer generator for local inference.
+
+Provides the same interface as HuggingFaceAnswerGenerator but uses
+local Ollama server for model inference.
+"""
+
+import time
+import requests
+import json
+import re
+import sys
+from datetime import datetime
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Dict, List, Optional, Any, Tuple
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+
+# Import shared components
+from .hf_answer_generator import Citation, GeneratedAnswer
+from .prompt_templates import TechnicalPromptTemplates
+
+# Import standard interfaces (add this for the adapter)
+try:
+    from pathlib import Path
+    import sys
+    project_root = Path(__file__).parent.parent.parent.parent.parent
+    sys.path.append(str(project_root))
+    from src.core.interfaces import Document, Answer, AnswerGenerator
+except ImportError:
+    # Fallback for standalone usage
+    Document = None
+    Answer = None
+    AnswerGenerator = object
+
+
+class OllamaAnswerGenerator(AnswerGenerator if AnswerGenerator != object else object):
+    """
+    Generates answers using local Ollama server.
+
+    Perfect for:
+    - Local development
+    - Privacy-sensitive applications
+    - No API rate limits
+    - Consistent performance
+    - Offline operation
+    """
+
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        model_name: str = "llama3.2:3b",
+        base_url: str = "http://localhost:11434",
+        temperature: float = 0.3,
+        max_tokens: int = 512,
+    ):
+        """
+        Initialize Ollama answer generator.
+
+        Args:
+            model_name: Ollama model to use (e.g., "llama3.2:3b", "mistral")
+            base_url: Ollama server URL
+            temperature: Generation temperature
+            max_tokens: Maximum tokens to generate
+        """
+        self.model_name = model_name
+        self.base_url = base_url.rstrip("/")
+        self.temperature = temperature
+        self.max_tokens = max_tokens
+
+        # Test connection
+        self._test_connection()
+
+    def _test_connection(self):
+        """Test if Ollama server is accessible."""
+        # Reduce retries for faster initialization - container should be ready quickly
+        max_retries = 12  # Wait up to 60 seconds for Ollama to start
+        retry_delay = 5
+
+        print(
+            f"🔧 Testing connection to {self.base_url}/api/tags...",
+            file=sys.stderr,
+            flush=True,
+        )
+
+        for attempt in range(max_retries):
+            try:
+                response = requests.get(f"{self.base_url}/api/tags", timeout=8)
+                if response.status_code == 200:
+                    print(
+                        f"✅ Connected to Ollama at {self.base_url}",
+                        file=sys.stderr,
+                        flush=True,
+                    )
+
+                    # Check if our model is available
+                    models = response.json().get("models", [])
+                    model_names = [m["name"] for m in models]
+
+                    if self.model_name in model_names:
+                        print(
+                            f"✅ Model {self.model_name} is available",
+                            file=sys.stderr,
+                            flush=True,
+                        )
+                        return  # Success!
+                    else:
+                        print(
+                            f"⚠️ Model {self.model_name} not found. Available: {model_names}",
+                            file=sys.stderr,
+                            flush=True,
+                        )
+                        if models:  # If any models are available, use the first one
+                            fallback_model = model_names[0]
+                            print(
+                                f"🔄 Using fallback model: {fallback_model}",
+                                file=sys.stderr,
+                                flush=True,
+                            )
+                            self.model_name = fallback_model
+                            return
+                        else:
+                            print(
+                                f"📥 No models found, will try to pull {self.model_name}",
+                                file=sys.stderr,
+                                flush=True,
+                            )
+                            # Try to pull the model
+                            self._pull_model(self.model_name)
+                            return
+                else:
+                    print(f"⚠️ Ollama server returned status {response.status_code}")
+                    if attempt < max_retries - 1:
+                        print(
+                            f"🔄 Retry {attempt + 1}/{max_retries} in {retry_delay} seconds..."
+                        )
+                        time.sleep(retry_delay)
+                        continue
+
+            except requests.exceptions.ConnectionError:
+                if attempt < max_retries - 1:
+                    print(
+                        f"⏳ Ollama not ready yet, retry {attempt + 1}/{max_retries} in {retry_delay} seconds..."
+                    )
+                    time.sleep(retry_delay)
+                    continue
+                else:
+                    raise Exception(
+                        f"Cannot connect to Ollama server at {self.base_url} after 60 seconds. Check if it's running."
+                    )
+            except requests.exceptions.Timeout:
+                if attempt < max_retries - 1:
+                    print(f"⏳ Ollama timeout, retry {attempt + 1}/{max_retries}...")
+                    time.sleep(retry_delay)
+                    continue
+                else:
+                    raise Exception("Ollama server timeout after multiple retries.")
+            except Exception as e:
+                if attempt < max_retries - 1:
+                    print(f"⚠️ Ollama error: {e}, retry {attempt + 1}/{max_retries}...")
+                    time.sleep(retry_delay)
+                    continue
+                else:
+                    raise Exception(
+                        f"Ollama connection failed after {max_retries} attempts: {e}"
+                    )
+
+        raise Exception("Failed to connect to Ollama after all retries")
+
+    def _pull_model(self, model_name: str):
+        """Pull a model if it's not available."""
+        try:
+            print(f"📥 Pulling model {model_name}...")
+            pull_response = requests.post(
+                f"{self.base_url}/api/pull",
+                json={"name": model_name},
+                timeout=300,  # 5 minutes for model download
+            )
+            if pull_response.status_code == 200:
+                print(f"✅ Successfully pulled {model_name}")
+            else:
+                print(f"⚠️ Failed to pull {model_name}: {pull_response.status_code}")
+                # Try smaller models as fallback
+                fallback_models = ["llama3.2:1b", "llama2:latest", "mistral:latest"]
+                for fallback in fallback_models:
+                    try:
+                        print(f"🔄 Trying fallback model: {fallback}")
+                        fallback_response = requests.post(
+                            f"{self.base_url}/api/pull",
+                            json={"name": fallback},
+                            timeout=300,
+                        )
+                        if fallback_response.status_code == 200:
+                            print(f"✅ Successfully pulled fallback {fallback}")
+                            self.model_name = fallback
+                            return
+                    except:
+                        continue
+                raise Exception(f"Failed to pull {model_name} or any fallback models")
+        except Exception as e:
+            print(f"❌ Model pull failed: {e}")
+            raise
+
+    def _format_context(self, chunks: List[Dict[str, Any]]) -> str:
+        """Format retrieved chunks into context."""
+        context_parts = []
+
+        for i, chunk in enumerate(chunks):
+            chunk_text = chunk.get("content", chunk.get("text", ""))
+            page_num = chunk.get("metadata", {}).get("page_number", "unknown")
+            source = chunk.get("metadata", {}).get("source", "unknown")
+
+            context_parts.append(
+                f"[chunk_{i+1}] (Page {page_num} from {source}):\n{chunk_text}\n"
+            )
+
+        return "\n---\n".join(context_parts)
+
+    def _create_prompt(self, query: str, context: str, chunks: List[Dict[str, Any]]) -> str:
+        """Create optimized prompt with dynamic length constraints and citation instructions."""
+        # Get the appropriate template based on query type
+        prompt_data = TechnicalPromptTemplates.format_prompt_with_template(
+            query=query, context=context
+        )
+
+        # Create dynamic citation instructions based on available chunks
+        num_chunks = len(chunks)
+        available_chunks = ", ".join([f"[chunk_{i+1}]" for i in range(min(num_chunks, 5))])  # Show max 5 examples
+        
+        # Create appropriate example based on actual chunks
+        if num_chunks == 1:
+            citation_example = "RISC-V is an open-source ISA [chunk_1]."
+        elif num_chunks == 2:
+            citation_example = "RISC-V is an open-source ISA [chunk_1] that supports multiple data widths [chunk_2]."
+        else:
+            citation_example = "RISC-V is an open-source ISA [chunk_1] that supports multiple data widths [chunk_2] and provides extensions [chunk_3]."
+
+        # Determine optimal answer length based on query complexity
+        target_length = self._determine_target_length(query, chunks)
+        length_instruction = self._create_length_instruction(target_length)
+        
+        # Format for different model types
+        if "llama" in self.model_name.lower():
+            # Llama-3.2 format with technical prompt templates
+            return f"""<|begin_of_text|><|start_header_id|>system<|end_header_id|>
+{prompt_data['system']}
+
+MANDATORY CITATION RULES:
+- ONLY use available chunks: {available_chunks}
+- You have {num_chunks} chunks available - DO NOT cite chunk numbers higher than {num_chunks}
+- Every technical claim MUST have a citation from available chunks
+- Example: "{citation_example}"
+
+{length_instruction}
+
+<|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>user<|end_header_id|>
+{prompt_data['user']}
+
+CRITICAL: You MUST cite sources ONLY from available chunks: {available_chunks}. DO NOT use chunk numbers > {num_chunks}.
+{length_instruction}<|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>assistant<|end_header_id|>"""
+
+        elif "mistral" in self.model_name.lower():
+            # Mistral format with technical templates
+            return f"""[INST] {prompt_data['system']}
+
+Context:
+{context}
+
+Question: {query}
+
+MANDATORY: ONLY use available chunks: {available_chunks}. DO NOT cite chunk numbers > {num_chunks}.
+{length_instruction} [/INST]"""
+
+        else:
+            # Generic format with technical templates
+            return f"""{prompt_data['system']}
+
+Context:
+{context}
+
+Question: {query}
+
+MANDATORY CITATIONS: ONLY use available chunks: {available_chunks}. DO NOT cite chunk numbers > {num_chunks}.
+{length_instruction}
+
+Answer:"""
+    
+    def _determine_target_length(self, query: str, chunks: List[Dict[str, Any]]) -> int:
+        """
+        Determine optimal answer length based on query complexity.
+        
+        Target range: 150-400 characters (down from 1000-2600)
+        """
+        # Analyze query complexity
+        query_length = len(query)
+        query_words = len(query.split())
+        
+        # Check for complexity indicators
+        complex_words = [
+            "explain", "describe", "analyze", "compare", "contrast", 
+            "evaluate", "discuss", "detail", "elaborate", "comprehensive"
+        ]
+        
+        simple_words = [
+            "what", "define", "list", "name", "identify", "is", "are"
+        ]
+        
+        query_lower = query.lower()
+        is_complex = any(word in query_lower for word in complex_words)
+        is_simple = any(word in query_lower for word in simple_words)
+        
+        # Base length from query type
+        if is_complex:
+            base_length = 350  # Complex queries get longer answers
+        elif is_simple:
+            base_length = 200  # Simple queries get shorter answers
+        else:
+            base_length = 275  # Default middle ground
+        
+        # Adjust based on available context
+        context_factor = min(len(chunks) * 25, 75)  # More context allows longer answers
+        
+        # Adjust based on query length
+        query_factor = min(query_words * 5, 50)  # Longer queries allow longer answers
+        
+        target_length = base_length + context_factor + query_factor
+        
+        # Constrain to target range
+        return max(150, min(target_length, 400))
+    
+    def _create_length_instruction(self, target_length: int) -> str:
+        """Create length instruction based on target length."""
+        if target_length <= 200:
+            return f"ANSWER LENGTH: Keep your answer concise and focused, approximately {target_length} characters. Be direct and to the point."
+        elif target_length <= 300:
+            return f"ANSWER LENGTH: Provide a clear and informative answer, approximately {target_length} characters. Include key details but avoid unnecessary elaboration."
+        else:
+            return f"ANSWER LENGTH: Provide a comprehensive but concise answer, approximately {target_length} characters. Include important details while maintaining clarity."
+
+    def _call_ollama(self, prompt: str) -> str:
+        """Call Ollama API for generation."""
+        payload = {
+            "model": self.model_name,
+            "prompt": prompt,
+            "stream": False,
+            "options": {
+                "temperature": self.temperature,
+                "num_predict": self.max_tokens,
+                "top_p": 0.9,
+                "repeat_penalty": 1.1,
+            },
+        }
+
+        try:
+            response = requests.post(
+                f"{self.base_url}/api/generate", json=payload, timeout=300
+            )
+
+            response.raise_for_status()
+            result = response.json()
+
+            return result.get("response", "").strip()
+
+        except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e:
+            print(f"❌ Ollama API error: {e}")
+            return f"Error communicating with Ollama: {str(e)}"
+        except Exception as e:
+            print(f"❌ Unexpected error: {e}")
+            return f"Unexpected error: {str(e)}"
+
+    def _extract_citations(
+        self, answer: str, chunks: List[Dict[str, Any]]
+    ) -> Tuple[str, List[Citation]]:
+        """Extract citations from the generated answer."""
+        citations = []
+        citation_pattern = r"\[chunk_(\d+)\]"
+
+        cited_chunks = set()
+
+        # Find [chunk_X] citations
+        matches = re.finditer(citation_pattern, answer)
+        for match in matches:
+            chunk_idx = int(match.group(1)) - 1  # Convert to 0-based index
+            if 0 <= chunk_idx < len(chunks):
+                cited_chunks.add(chunk_idx)
+
+        # FALLBACK: If no explicit citations found but we have an answer and chunks,
+        # create citations for the top chunks that were likely used
+        if not cited_chunks and chunks and len(answer.strip()) > 50:
+            # Use the top chunks that were provided as likely sources
+            num_fallback_citations = min(3, len(chunks))  # Use top 3 chunks max
+            cited_chunks = set(range(num_fallback_citations))
+            print(
+                f"🔧 Fallback: Creating {num_fallback_citations} citations for answer without explicit [chunk_X] references",
+                file=sys.stderr,
+                flush=True,
+            )
+
+        # Create Citation objects
+        chunk_to_source = {}
+        for idx in cited_chunks:
+            chunk = chunks[idx]
+            citation = Citation(
+                chunk_id=chunk.get("id", f"chunk_{idx}"),
+                page_number=chunk.get("metadata", {}).get("page_number", 0),
+                source_file=chunk.get("metadata", {}).get("source", "unknown"),
+                relevance_score=chunk.get("score", 0.0),
+                text_snippet=chunk.get("content", chunk.get("text", ""))[:200] + "...",
+            )
+            citations.append(citation)
+
+            # Don't replace chunk references - keep them as proper citations
+            # The issue was that replacing [chunk_X] with "the documentation" creates repetitive text
+            # Instead, we should keep the proper citation format
+            pass
+
+        # Keep the answer as-is with proper [chunk_X] citations
+        # Don't replace citations with repetitive text
+        natural_answer = re.sub(r"\s+", " ", answer).strip()
+
+        return natural_answer, citations
+
+    def _calculate_confidence(
+        self, answer: str, citations: List[Citation], chunks: List[Dict[str, Any]]
+    ) -> float:
+        """
+        Calculate confidence score with expanded multi-factor assessment.
+        
+        Enhanced algorithm expands range from 0.75-0.95 to 0.3-0.9 with:
+        - Context quality assessment
+        - Citation quality evaluation
+        - Semantic relevance scoring
+        - Off-topic detection
+        - Answer completeness analysis
+        """
+        if not answer or len(answer.strip()) < 10:
+            return 0.1
+
+        # 1. Context Quality Assessment (0.3-0.6 base range)
+        context_quality = self._assess_context_quality(chunks)
+        
+        # 2. Citation Quality Evaluation (0.0-0.2 boost)
+        citation_quality = self._assess_citation_quality(citations, chunks)
+        
+        # 3. Semantic Relevance Scoring (0.0-0.15 boost)
+        semantic_relevance = self._assess_semantic_relevance(answer, chunks)
+        
+        # 4. Off-topic Detection (-0.4 penalty if off-topic)
+        off_topic_penalty = self._detect_off_topic(answer, chunks)
+        
+        # 5. Answer Completeness Analysis (0.0-0.1 boost)
+        completeness_bonus = self._assess_answer_completeness(answer, len(chunks))
+        
+        # Combine all factors
+        confidence = (
+            context_quality + 
+            citation_quality + 
+            semantic_relevance + 
+            completeness_bonus + 
+            off_topic_penalty
+        )
+        
+        # Apply uncertainty penalty
+        uncertainty_phrases = [
+            "insufficient information",
+            "cannot determine", 
+            "not available in the provided documents",
+            "I don't have enough context",
+            "the context doesn't seem to provide"
+        ]
+        
+        if any(phrase in answer.lower() for phrase in uncertainty_phrases):
+            confidence *= 0.4  # Stronger penalty for uncertainty
+        
+        # Constrain to target range 0.3-0.9
+        return max(0.3, min(confidence, 0.9))
+    
+    def _assess_context_quality(self, chunks: List[Dict[str, Any]]) -> float:
+        """Assess quality of context chunks (0.3-0.6 range)."""
+        if not chunks:
+            return 0.3
+        
+        # Base score from chunk count
+        if len(chunks) >= 3:
+            base_score = 0.6
+        elif len(chunks) >= 2:
+            base_score = 0.5
+        else:
+            base_score = 0.4
+        
+        # Quality adjustments based on chunk content
+        avg_chunk_length = sum(len(chunk.get("content", chunk.get("text", ""))) for chunk in chunks) / len(chunks)
+        
+        if avg_chunk_length > 500:  # Rich content
+            base_score += 0.05
+        elif avg_chunk_length < 100:  # Sparse content
+            base_score -= 0.05
+        
+        return max(0.3, min(base_score, 0.6))
+    
+    def _assess_citation_quality(self, citations: List[Citation], chunks: List[Dict[str, Any]]) -> float:
+        """Assess citation quality (0.0-0.2 range)."""
+        if not citations or not chunks:
+            return 0.0
+        
+        # Citation coverage bonus
+        citation_ratio = len(citations) / min(len(chunks), 3)
+        coverage_bonus = 0.1 * citation_ratio
+        
+        # Citation diversity bonus (multiple sources)
+        unique_sources = len(set(cit.source_file for cit in citations))
+        diversity_bonus = 0.05 * min(unique_sources / max(len(chunks), 1), 1.0)
+        
+        return min(coverage_bonus + diversity_bonus, 0.2)
+    
+    def _assess_semantic_relevance(self, answer: str, chunks: List[Dict[str, Any]]) -> float:
+        """Assess semantic relevance between answer and context (0.0-0.15 range)."""
+        if not answer or not chunks:
+            return 0.0
+        
+        # Simple keyword overlap assessment
+        answer_words = set(answer.lower().split())
+        context_words = set()
+        
+        for chunk in chunks:
+            chunk_text = chunk.get("content", chunk.get("text", ""))
+            context_words.update(chunk_text.lower().split())
+        
+        if not context_words:
+            return 0.0
+        
+        # Calculate overlap ratio
+        overlap = len(answer_words & context_words)
+        total_unique = len(answer_words | context_words)
+        
+        if total_unique == 0:
+            return 0.0
+        
+        overlap_ratio = overlap / total_unique
+        return min(0.15 * overlap_ratio, 0.15)
+    
+    def _detect_off_topic(self, answer: str, chunks: List[Dict[str, Any]]) -> float:
+        """Detect if answer is off-topic (-0.4 penalty if off-topic)."""
+        if not answer or not chunks:
+            return 0.0
+        
+        # Check for off-topic indicators
+        off_topic_phrases = [
+            "but I have to say that the context doesn't seem to provide",
+            "these documents appear to be focused on",
+            "but they don't seem to cover",
+            "I'd recommend consulting a different type of documentation",
+            "without more context or information"
+        ]
+        
+        answer_lower = answer.lower()
+        for phrase in off_topic_phrases:
+            if phrase in answer_lower:
+                return -0.4  # Strong penalty for off-topic responses
+        
+        return 0.0
+    
+    def _assess_answer_completeness(self, answer: str, chunk_count: int) -> float:
+        """Assess answer completeness (0.0-0.1 range)."""
+        if not answer:
+            return 0.0
+        
+        # Length-based completeness assessment
+        answer_length = len(answer)
+        
+        if answer_length > 500:  # Comprehensive answer
+            return 0.1
+        elif answer_length > 200:  # Adequate answer
+            return 0.05
+        else:  # Brief answer
+            return 0.0
+
+    def generate(self, query: str, context: List[Document]) -> Answer:
+        """
+        Generate an answer from query and context documents (standard interface).
+        
+        This is the public interface that conforms to the AnswerGenerator protocol.
+        It handles the conversion between standard Document objects and Ollama's
+        internal chunk format.
+        
+        Args:
+            query: User's question
+            context: List of relevant Document objects
+            
+        Returns:
+            Answer object conforming to standard interface
+            
+        Raises:
+            ValueError: If query is empty or context is None
+        """
+        if not query.strip():
+            raise ValueError("Query cannot be empty")
+        
+        if context is None:
+            raise ValueError("Context cannot be None")
+        
+        # Internal adapter: Convert Documents to Ollama chunk format
+        ollama_chunks = self._documents_to_ollama_chunks(context)
+        
+        # Use existing Ollama-specific generation logic
+        ollama_result = self._generate_internal(query, ollama_chunks)
+        
+        # Internal adapter: Convert Ollama result to standard Answer
+        return self._ollama_result_to_answer(ollama_result, context)
+    
+    def _generate_internal(self, query: str, chunks: List[Dict[str, Any]]) -> GeneratedAnswer:
+        """
+        Generate an answer based on the query and retrieved chunks.
+
+        Args:
+            query: User's question
+            chunks: Retrieved document chunks
+
+        Returns:
+            GeneratedAnswer object with answer, citations, and metadata
+        """
+        start_time = datetime.now()
+
+        # Check for no-context situation
+        if not chunks or all(
+            len(chunk.get("content", chunk.get("text", ""))) < 20 for chunk in chunks
+        ):
+            return GeneratedAnswer(
+                answer="This information isn't available in the provided documents.",
+                citations=[],
+                confidence_score=0.05,
+                generation_time=0.1,
+                model_used=self.model_name,
+                context_used=chunks,
+            )
+
+        # Format context
+        context = self._format_context(chunks)
+
+        # Create prompt with chunks parameter for dynamic citation instructions
+        prompt = self._create_prompt(query, context, chunks)
+
+        # Generate answer
+        print(
+            f"🤖 Calling Ollama with {self.model_name}...", file=sys.stderr, flush=True
+        )
+        answer_with_citations = self._call_ollama(prompt)
+
+        generation_time = (datetime.now() - start_time).total_seconds()
+
+        # Extract citations and create natural answer
+        natural_answer, citations = self._extract_citations(
+            answer_with_citations, chunks
+        )
+
+        # Calculate confidence
+        confidence = self._calculate_confidence(natural_answer, citations, chunks)
+
+        return GeneratedAnswer(
+            answer=natural_answer,
+            citations=citations,
+            confidence_score=confidence,
+            generation_time=generation_time,
+            model_used=self.model_name,
+            context_used=chunks,
+        )
+    
+    def generate_with_custom_prompt(
+        self,
+        query: str,
+        chunks: List[Dict[str, Any]],
+        custom_prompt: Dict[str, str]
+    ) -> GeneratedAnswer:
+        """
+        Generate answer using a custom prompt (for adaptive prompting).
+        
+        Args:
+            query: User's question
+            chunks: Retrieved context chunks
+            custom_prompt: Dict with 'system' and 'user' prompts
+            
+        Returns:
+            GeneratedAnswer with custom prompt enhancement
+        """
+        start_time = datetime.now()
+        
+        if not chunks:
+            return GeneratedAnswer(
+                answer="I don't have enough context to answer your question.",
+                citations=[],
+                confidence_score=0.0,
+                generation_time=0.1,
+                model_used=self.model_name,
+                context_used=chunks,
+            )
+        
+        # Build custom prompt based on model type
+        if "llama" in self.model_name.lower():
+            prompt = f"""[INST] {custom_prompt['system']}
+
+{custom_prompt['user']}
+
+MANDATORY: Use [chunk_1], [chunk_2] etc. for all facts. [/INST]"""
+        elif "mistral" in self.model_name.lower():
+            prompt = f"""[INST] {custom_prompt['system']}
+
+{custom_prompt['user']}
+
+MANDATORY: Use [chunk_1], [chunk_2] etc. for all facts. [/INST]"""
+        else:
+            # Generic format for other models
+            prompt = f"""{custom_prompt['system']}
+
+{custom_prompt['user']}
+
+MANDATORY: Use [chunk_1], [chunk_2] etc. for all factual statements.
+
+Answer:"""
+        
+        # Generate answer
+        print(f"🤖 Calling Ollama with custom prompt using {self.model_name}...", file=sys.stderr, flush=True)
+        answer_with_citations = self._call_ollama(prompt)
+        
+        generation_time = (datetime.now() - start_time).total_seconds()
+        
+        # Extract citations and create natural answer
+        natural_answer, citations = self._extract_citations(answer_with_citations, chunks)
+        
+        # Calculate confidence
+        confidence = self._calculate_confidence(natural_answer, citations, chunks)
+        
+        return GeneratedAnswer(
+            answer=natural_answer,
+            citations=citations,
+            confidence_score=confidence,
+            generation_time=generation_time,
+            model_used=self.model_name,
+            context_used=chunks,
+        )
+    
+    def _documents_to_ollama_chunks(self, documents: List[Document]) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
+        """
+        Convert Document objects to Ollama's internal chunk format.
+        
+        This internal adapter ensures that Document objects are properly formatted
+        for Ollama's processing pipeline while keeping the format requirements
+        encapsulated within this class.
+        
+        Args:
+            documents: List of Document objects from the standard interface
+            
+        Returns:
+            List of chunk dictionaries in Ollama's expected format
+        """
+        if not documents:
+            return []
+        
+        chunks = []
+        for i, doc in enumerate(documents):
+            chunk = {
+                "id": f"chunk_{i+1}",
+                "content": doc.content,  # Ollama expects "content" field
+                "text": doc.content,    # Fallback field for compatibility
+                "score": 1.0,           # Default relevance score
+                "metadata": {
+                    "source": doc.metadata.get("source", "unknown"),
+                    "page_number": doc.metadata.get("start_page", 1),
+                    **doc.metadata  # Include all original metadata
+                }
+            }
+            chunks.append(chunk)
+        
+        return chunks
+    
+    def _ollama_result_to_answer(self, ollama_result: GeneratedAnswer, original_context: List[Document]) -> Answer:
+        """
+        Convert Ollama's GeneratedAnswer to the standard Answer format.
+        
+        This internal adapter converts Ollama's result format back to the
+        standard interface format expected by the rest of the system.
+        
+        Args:
+            ollama_result: Result from Ollama's internal generation
+            original_context: Original Document objects for sources
+            
+        Returns:
+            Answer object conforming to standard interface
+        """
+        if not Answer:
+            # Fallback if standard interface not available
+            return ollama_result
+        
+        # Convert to standard Answer format
+        return Answer(
+            text=ollama_result.answer,
+            sources=original_context,  # Use original Document objects
+            confidence=ollama_result.confidence_score,
+            metadata={
+                "model_used": ollama_result.model_used,
+                "generation_time": ollama_result.generation_time,
+                "citations": [
+                    {
+                        "chunk_id": cit.chunk_id,
+                        "page_number": cit.page_number,
+                        "source_file": cit.source_file,
+                        "relevance_score": cit.relevance_score,
+                        "text_snippet": cit.text_snippet
+                    }
+                    for cit in ollama_result.citations
+                ],
+                "provider": "ollama",
+                "temperature": self.temperature,
+                "max_tokens": self.max_tokens
+            }
+        )
+
+
+# Example usage
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    # Test Ollama connection
+    generator = OllamaAnswerGenerator(model_name="llama3.2:3b")
+
+    # Mock chunks for testing
+    test_chunks = [
+        {
+            "content": "RISC-V is a free and open-source ISA.",
+            "metadata": {"page_number": 1, "source": "riscv-spec.pdf"},
+            "score": 0.9,
+        }
+    ]
+
+    # Test generation
+    result = generator.generate("What is RISC-V?", test_chunks)
+    print(f"Answer: {result.answer}")
+    print(f"Confidence: {result.confidence_score:.2%}")

shared_utils/generation/prompt_optimizer.py

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+"""
+A/B Testing Framework for Prompt Optimization.
+
+This module provides systematic prompt optimization through A/B testing,
+performance analysis, and automated prompt variation generation.
+"""
+
+import json
+import time
+from typing import Dict, List, Optional, Tuple, Any
+from dataclasses import dataclass, asdict
+from enum import Enum
+from pathlib import Path
+import numpy as np
+from collections import defaultdict
+import logging
+
+from .prompt_templates import QueryType, PromptTemplate, TechnicalPromptTemplates
+
+
+class OptimizationMetric(Enum):
+    """Metrics for evaluating prompt performance."""
+    RESPONSE_TIME = "response_time"
+    CONFIDENCE_SCORE = "confidence_score"
+    CITATION_COUNT = "citation_count"
+    ANSWER_LENGTH = "answer_length"
+    TECHNICAL_ACCURACY = "technical_accuracy"
+    USER_SATISFACTION = "user_satisfaction"
+
+
+@dataclass
+class PromptVariation:
+    """Represents a prompt variation for A/B testing."""
+    variation_id: str
+    name: str
+    description: str
+    template: PromptTemplate
+    query_type: QueryType
+    created_at: float
+    metadata: Dict[str, Any]
+
+
+@dataclass
+class TestResult:
+    """Represents a single test result."""
+    variation_id: str
+    query: str
+    query_type: QueryType
+    response_time: float
+    confidence_score: float
+    citation_count: int
+    answer_length: int
+    technical_accuracy: Optional[float] = None
+    user_satisfaction: Optional[float] = None
+    timestamp: float = None
+    metadata: Dict[str, Any] = None
+    
+    def __post_init__(self):
+        if self.timestamp is None:
+            self.timestamp = time.time()
+        if self.metadata is None:
+            self.metadata = {}
+
+
+@dataclass
+class ComparisonResult:
+    """Results of A/B test comparison."""
+    variation_a: str
+    variation_b: str
+    metric: OptimizationMetric
+    a_mean: float
+    b_mean: float
+    improvement_percent: float
+    p_value: float
+    confidence_interval: Tuple[float, float]
+    is_significant: bool
+    sample_size: int
+    recommendation: str
+
+
+class PromptOptimizer:
+    """
+    A/B testing framework for systematic prompt optimization.
+    
+    Features:
+    - Automated prompt variation generation
+    - Performance metric tracking
+    - Statistical significance testing
+    - Recommendation engine
+    - Persistence and experiment tracking
+    """
+    
+    def __init__(self, experiment_dir: str = "experiments"):
+        """
+        Initialize the prompt optimizer.
+        
+        Args:
+            experiment_dir: Directory to store experiment data
+        """
+        self.experiment_dir = Path(experiment_dir)
+        self.experiment_dir.mkdir(exist_ok=True)
+        
+        self.variations: Dict[str, PromptVariation] = {}
+        self.test_results: List[TestResult] = []
+        self.active_experiments: Dict[str, List[str]] = {}
+        
+        # Load existing experiments
+        self._load_experiments()
+        
+        # Setup logging
+        logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO)
+        self.logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+    
+    def create_variation(
+        self,
+        base_template: PromptTemplate,
+        query_type: QueryType,
+        variation_name: str,
+        modifications: Dict[str, str],
+        description: str = ""
+    ) -> str:
+        """
+        Create a new prompt variation.
+        
+        Args:
+            base_template: Base template to modify
+            query_type: Type of query this variation is for
+            variation_name: Human-readable name
+            modifications: Dict of template field modifications
+            description: Description of the variation
+            
+        Returns:
+            Variation ID
+        """
+        variation_id = f"{query_type.value}_{variation_name}_{int(time.time())}"
+        
+        # Create modified template
+        modified_template = PromptTemplate(
+            system_prompt=modifications.get("system_prompt", base_template.system_prompt),
+            context_format=modifications.get("context_format", base_template.context_format),
+            query_format=modifications.get("query_format", base_template.query_format),
+            answer_guidelines=modifications.get("answer_guidelines", base_template.answer_guidelines)
+        )
+        
+        variation = PromptVariation(
+            variation_id=variation_id,
+            name=variation_name,
+            description=description,
+            template=modified_template,
+            query_type=query_type,
+            created_at=time.time(),
+            metadata=modifications
+        )
+        
+        self.variations[variation_id] = variation
+        self._save_variation(variation)
+        
+        self.logger.info(f"Created variation: {variation_id}")
+        return variation_id
+    
+    def create_temperature_variations(
+        self,
+        base_query_type: QueryType,
+        temperatures: List[float] = [0.3, 0.5, 0.7, 0.9]
+    ) -> List[str]:
+        """
+        Create variations with different temperature settings.
+        
+        Args:
+            base_query_type: Query type to create variations for
+            temperatures: List of temperature values to test
+            
+        Returns:
+            List of variation IDs
+        """
+        base_template = TechnicalPromptTemplates.get_template_for_query("")
+        if base_query_type != QueryType.GENERAL:
+            template_map = {
+                QueryType.DEFINITION: TechnicalPromptTemplates.get_definition_template,
+                QueryType.IMPLEMENTATION: TechnicalPromptTemplates.get_implementation_template,
+                QueryType.COMPARISON: TechnicalPromptTemplates.get_comparison_template,
+                QueryType.SPECIFICATION: TechnicalPromptTemplates.get_specification_template,
+                QueryType.CODE_EXAMPLE: TechnicalPromptTemplates.get_code_example_template,
+                QueryType.HARDWARE_CONSTRAINT: TechnicalPromptTemplates.get_hardware_constraint_template,
+                QueryType.TROUBLESHOOTING: TechnicalPromptTemplates.get_troubleshooting_template,
+            }
+            base_template = template_map[base_query_type]()
+        
+        variation_ids = []
+        for temp in temperatures:
+            temp_modification = {
+                "system_prompt": base_template.system_prompt + f"\n\nGenerate responses with temperature={temp} (creativity level).",
+                "answer_guidelines": base_template.answer_guidelines + f"\n\nAdjust response creativity to temperature={temp}."
+            }
+            
+            variation_id = self.create_variation(
+                base_template=base_template,
+                query_type=base_query_type,
+                variation_name=f"temp_{temp}",
+                modifications=temp_modification,
+                description=f"Temperature variation with {temp} creativity level"
+            )
+            variation_ids.append(variation_id)
+        
+        return variation_ids
+    
+    def create_length_variations(
+        self,
+        base_query_type: QueryType,
+        length_styles: List[str] = ["concise", "detailed", "comprehensive"]
+    ) -> List[str]:
+        """
+        Create variations with different response length preferences.
+        
+        Args:
+            base_query_type: Query type to create variations for
+            length_styles: List of length styles to test
+            
+        Returns:
+            List of variation IDs
+        """
+        base_template = TechnicalPromptTemplates.get_template_for_query("")
+        if base_query_type != QueryType.GENERAL:
+            template_map = {
+                QueryType.DEFINITION: TechnicalPromptTemplates.get_definition_template,
+                QueryType.IMPLEMENTATION: TechnicalPromptTemplates.get_implementation_template,
+                QueryType.COMPARISON: TechnicalPromptTemplates.get_comparison_template,
+                QueryType.SPECIFICATION: TechnicalPromptTemplates.get_specification_template,
+                QueryType.CODE_EXAMPLE: TechnicalPromptTemplates.get_code_example_template,
+                QueryType.HARDWARE_CONSTRAINT: TechnicalPromptTemplates.get_hardware_constraint_template,
+                QueryType.TROUBLESHOOTING: TechnicalPromptTemplates.get_troubleshooting_template,
+            }
+            base_template = template_map[base_query_type]()
+        
+        length_prompts = {
+            "concise": "Be concise and focus on essential information only. Aim for 2-3 sentences per point.",
+            "detailed": "Provide detailed explanations with examples. Aim for comprehensive coverage.",
+            "comprehensive": "Provide exhaustive detail with multiple examples, edge cases, and related concepts."
+        }
+        
+        variation_ids = []
+        for style in length_styles:
+            length_modification = {
+                "answer_guidelines": base_template.answer_guidelines + f"\n\nResponse style: {length_prompts[style]}"
+            }
+            
+            variation_id = self.create_variation(
+                base_template=base_template,
+                query_type=base_query_type,
+                variation_name=f"length_{style}",
+                modifications=length_modification,
+                description=f"Length variation with {style} response style"
+            )
+            variation_ids.append(variation_id)
+        
+        return variation_ids
+    
+    def create_citation_variations(
+        self,
+        base_query_type: QueryType,
+        citation_styles: List[str] = ["minimal", "standard", "extensive"]
+    ) -> List[str]:
+        """
+        Create variations with different citation requirements.
+        
+        Args:
+            base_query_type: Query type to create variations for
+            citation_styles: List of citation styles to test
+            
+        Returns:
+            List of variation IDs
+        """
+        base_template = TechnicalPromptTemplates.get_template_for_query("")
+        if base_query_type != QueryType.GENERAL:
+            template_map = {
+                QueryType.DEFINITION: TechnicalPromptTemplates.get_definition_template,
+                QueryType.IMPLEMENTATION: TechnicalPromptTemplates.get_implementation_template,
+                QueryType.COMPARISON: TechnicalPromptTemplates.get_comparison_template,
+                QueryType.SPECIFICATION: TechnicalPromptTemplates.get_specification_template,
+                QueryType.CODE_EXAMPLE: TechnicalPromptTemplates.get_code_example_template,
+                QueryType.HARDWARE_CONSTRAINT: TechnicalPromptTemplates.get_hardware_constraint_template,
+                QueryType.TROUBLESHOOTING: TechnicalPromptTemplates.get_troubleshooting_template,
+            }
+            base_template = template_map[base_query_type]()
+        
+        citation_prompts = {
+            "minimal": "Use [chunk_X] citations only for direct quotes or specific claims.",
+            "standard": "Include [chunk_X] citations for each major point or claim.",
+            "extensive": "Provide [chunk_X] citations for every statement. Use multiple citations per point where relevant."
+        }
+        
+        variation_ids = []
+        for style in citation_styles:
+            citation_modification = {
+                "answer_guidelines": base_template.answer_guidelines + f"\n\nCitation style: {citation_prompts[style]}"
+            }
+            
+            variation_id = self.create_variation(
+                base_template=base_template,
+                query_type=base_query_type,
+                variation_name=f"citation_{style}",
+                modifications=citation_modification,
+                description=f"Citation variation with {style} citation requirements"
+            )
+            variation_ids.append(variation_id)
+        
+        return variation_ids
+    
+    def setup_experiment(
+        self,
+        experiment_name: str,
+        variation_ids: List[str],
+        test_queries: List[str]
+    ) -> str:
+        """
+        Set up a new A/B test experiment.
+        
+        Args:
+            experiment_name: Name of the experiment
+            variation_ids: List of variation IDs to test
+            test_queries: List of test queries
+            
+        Returns:
+            Experiment ID
+        """
+        experiment_id = f"exp_{experiment_name}_{int(time.time())}"
+        
+        experiment_config = {
+            "experiment_id": experiment_id,
+            "name": experiment_name,
+            "variation_ids": variation_ids,
+            "test_queries": test_queries,
+            "created_at": time.time(),
+            "status": "active"
+        }
+        
+        self.active_experiments[experiment_id] = variation_ids
+        
+        # Save experiment config
+        experiment_file = self.experiment_dir / f"{experiment_id}.json"
+        with open(experiment_file, 'w') as f:
+            json.dump(experiment_config, f, indent=2)
+        
+        self.logger.info(f"Created experiment: {experiment_id}")
+        return experiment_id
+    
+    def record_test_result(
+        self,
+        variation_id: str,
+        query: str,
+        query_type: QueryType,
+        response_time: float,
+        confidence_score: float,
+        citation_count: int,
+        answer_length: int,
+        technical_accuracy: Optional[float] = None,
+        user_satisfaction: Optional[float] = None,
+        metadata: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None
+    ) -> None:
+        """
+        Record a test result for analysis.
+        
+        Args:
+            variation_id: ID of the variation tested
+            query: The query that was tested
+            query_type: Type of the query
+            response_time: Response time in seconds
+            confidence_score: Confidence score (0-1)
+            citation_count: Number of citations in response
+            answer_length: Length of answer in characters
+            technical_accuracy: Optional technical accuracy score (0-1)
+            user_satisfaction: Optional user satisfaction score (0-1)
+            metadata: Optional additional metadata
+        """
+        result = TestResult(
+            variation_id=variation_id,
+            query=query,
+            query_type=query_type,
+            response_time=response_time,
+            confidence_score=confidence_score,
+            citation_count=citation_count,
+            answer_length=answer_length,
+            technical_accuracy=technical_accuracy,
+            user_satisfaction=user_satisfaction,
+            metadata=metadata or {}
+        )
+        
+        self.test_results.append(result)
+        self._save_test_result(result)
+        
+        self.logger.info(f"Recorded test result for variation: {variation_id}")
+    
+    def analyze_variations(
+        self,
+        variation_a: str,
+        variation_b: str,
+        metric: OptimizationMetric,
+        min_samples: int = 10
+    ) -> ComparisonResult:
+        """
+        Analyze performance difference between two variations.
+        
+        Args:
+            variation_a: First variation ID
+            variation_b: Second variation ID
+            metric: Metric to compare
+            min_samples: Minimum samples required for analysis
+            
+        Returns:
+            Comparison result with statistical analysis
+        """
+        # Filter results for each variation
+        results_a = [r for r in self.test_results if r.variation_id == variation_a]
+        results_b = [r for r in self.test_results if r.variation_id == variation_b]
+        
+        if len(results_a) < min_samples or len(results_b) < min_samples:
+            raise ValueError(f"Insufficient samples. Need at least {min_samples} for each variation.")
+        
+        # Extract metric values
+        values_a = self._extract_metric_values(results_a, metric)
+        values_b = self._extract_metric_values(results_b, metric)
+        
+        # Calculate statistics
+        mean_a = np.mean(values_a)
+        mean_b = np.mean(values_b)
+        
+        # Calculate improvement percentage
+        improvement = ((mean_b - mean_a) / mean_a) * 100
+        
+        # Simple t-test (normally would use scipy.stats.ttest_ind)
+        # For now, using basic statistical comparison
+        std_a = np.std(values_a)
+        std_b = np.std(values_b)
+        n_a = len(values_a)
+        n_b = len(values_b)
+        
+        # Basic p-value estimation (simplified)
+        pooled_std = np.sqrt(((n_a - 1) * std_a**2 + (n_b - 1) * std_b**2) / (n_a + n_b - 2))
+        t_stat = (mean_b - mean_a) / (pooled_std * np.sqrt(1/n_a + 1/n_b))
+        p_value = 2 * (1 - abs(t_stat) / (abs(t_stat) + 1))  # Rough approximation
+        
+        # Confidence interval (simplified)
+        margin_of_error = 1.96 * pooled_std * np.sqrt(1/n_a + 1/n_b)
+        ci_lower = (mean_b - mean_a) - margin_of_error
+        ci_upper = (mean_b - mean_a) + margin_of_error
+        
+        # Determine significance
+        is_significant = p_value < 0.05
+        
+        # Generate recommendation
+        if is_significant:
+            if improvement > 0:
+                recommendation = f"Variation B shows significant improvement ({improvement:.1f}%). Recommend adopting variation B."
+            else:
+                recommendation = f"Variation A shows significant improvement ({-improvement:.1f}%). Recommend keeping variation A."
+        else:
+            recommendation = f"No significant difference detected (p={p_value:.3f}). More data needed or variations are equivalent."
+        
+        return ComparisonResult(
+            variation_a=variation_a,
+            variation_b=variation_b,
+            metric=metric,
+            a_mean=mean_a,
+            b_mean=mean_b,
+            improvement_percent=improvement,
+            p_value=p_value,
+            confidence_interval=(ci_lower, ci_upper),
+            is_significant=is_significant,
+            sample_size=min(n_a, n_b),
+            recommendation=recommendation
+        )
+    
+    def get_best_variation(
+        self,
+        query_type: QueryType,
+        metric: OptimizationMetric,
+        min_samples: int = 10
+    ) -> Optional[str]:
+        """
+        Get the best performing variation for a query type and metric.
+        
+        Args:
+            query_type: Type of query
+            metric: Metric to optimize for
+            min_samples: Minimum samples required
+            
+        Returns:
+            Best variation ID or None if insufficient data
+        """
+        # Filter results by query type
+        relevant_results = [r for r in self.test_results if r.query_type == query_type]
+        
+        # Group by variation
+        variation_performance = defaultdict(list)
+        for result in relevant_results:
+            variation_performance[result.variation_id].append(result)
+        
+        # Calculate mean performance for each variation
+        best_variation = None
+        best_score = None
+        
+        for variation_id, results in variation_performance.items():
+            if len(results) >= min_samples:
+                values = self._extract_metric_values(results, metric)
+                mean_score = np.mean(values)
+                
+                if best_score is None or mean_score > best_score:
+                    best_score = mean_score
+                    best_variation = variation_id
+        
+        return best_variation
+    
+    def generate_optimization_report(
+        self,
+        experiment_id: str,
+        output_file: Optional[str] = None
+    ) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+        """
+        Generate a comprehensive optimization report.
+        
+        Args:
+            experiment_id: Experiment to analyze
+            output_file: Optional file to save report
+            
+        Returns:
+            Report dictionary
+        """
+        if experiment_id not in self.active_experiments:
+            raise ValueError(f"Experiment {experiment_id} not found")
+        
+        variation_ids = self.active_experiments[experiment_id]
+        experiment_results = [r for r in self.test_results if r.variation_id in variation_ids]
+        
+        if not experiment_results:
+            raise ValueError(f"No results found for experiment {experiment_id}")
+        
+        # Analyze each metric
+        metrics = [
+            OptimizationMetric.RESPONSE_TIME,
+            OptimizationMetric.CONFIDENCE_SCORE,
+            OptimizationMetric.CITATION_COUNT,
+            OptimizationMetric.ANSWER_LENGTH
+        ]
+        
+        report = {
+            "experiment_id": experiment_id,
+            "variations_tested": len(variation_ids),
+            "total_tests": len(experiment_results),
+            "analysis_date": time.time(),
+            "metric_analysis": {},
+            "recommendations": []
+        }
+        
+        # Analyze each metric across variations
+        for metric in metrics:
+            metric_data = {}
+            for variation_id in variation_ids:
+                var_results = [r for r in experiment_results if r.variation_id == variation_id]
+                if var_results:
+                    values = self._extract_metric_values(var_results, metric)
+                    metric_data[variation_id] = {
+                        "mean": np.mean(values),
+                        "std": np.std(values),
+                        "count": len(values)
+                    }
+            
+            report["metric_analysis"][metric.value] = metric_data
+        
+        # Generate recommendations
+        for metric in metrics:
+            best_variation = self.get_best_variation(
+                query_type=QueryType.GENERAL,  # Could be made more specific
+                metric=metric,
+                min_samples=5
+            )
+            if best_variation:
+                report["recommendations"].append({
+                    "metric": metric.value,
+                    "best_variation": best_variation,
+                    "variation_name": self.variations[best_variation].name
+                })
+        
+        # Save report if requested
+        if output_file:
+            with open(output_file, 'w') as f:
+                json.dump(report, f, indent=2)
+        
+        return report
+    
+    def _extract_metric_values(self, results: List[TestResult], metric: OptimizationMetric) -> List[float]:
+        """Extract metric values from test results."""
+        values = []
+        for result in results:
+            if metric == OptimizationMetric.RESPONSE_TIME:
+                values.append(result.response_time)
+            elif metric == OptimizationMetric.CONFIDENCE_SCORE:
+                values.append(result.confidence_score)
+            elif metric == OptimizationMetric.CITATION_COUNT:
+                values.append(float(result.citation_count))
+            elif metric == OptimizationMetric.ANSWER_LENGTH:
+                values.append(float(result.answer_length))
+            elif metric == OptimizationMetric.TECHNICAL_ACCURACY and result.technical_accuracy is not None:
+                values.append(result.technical_accuracy)
+            elif metric == OptimizationMetric.USER_SATISFACTION and result.user_satisfaction is not None:
+                values.append(result.user_satisfaction)
+        
+        return values
+    
+    def _load_experiments(self) -> None:
+        """Load existing experiments from disk."""
+        if not self.experiment_dir.exists():
+            return
+        
+        for file_path in self.experiment_dir.glob("*.json"):
+            if file_path.name.startswith("exp_"):
+                with open(file_path, 'r') as f:
+                    config = json.load(f)
+                    self.active_experiments[config["experiment_id"]] = config["variation_ids"]
+        
+        # Load variations and results
+        for file_path in self.experiment_dir.glob("variation_*.json"):
+            with open(file_path, 'r') as f:
+                var_data = json.load(f)
+                variation = PromptVariation(**var_data)
+                self.variations[variation.variation_id] = variation
+        
+        for file_path in self.experiment_dir.glob("result_*.json"):
+            with open(file_path, 'r') as f:
+                result_data = json.load(f)
+                result = TestResult(**result_data)
+                self.test_results.append(result)
+    
+    def _save_variation(self, variation: PromptVariation) -> None:
+        """Save variation to disk."""
+        file_path = self.experiment_dir / f"variation_{variation.variation_id}.json"
+        var_dict = asdict(variation)
+        
+        # Convert template to dict
+        var_dict["template"] = asdict(variation.template)
+        var_dict["query_type"] = variation.query_type.value
+        
+        with open(file_path, 'w') as f:
+            json.dump(var_dict, f, indent=2)
+    
+    def _save_test_result(self, result: TestResult) -> None:
+        """Save test result to disk."""
+        file_path = self.experiment_dir / f"result_{int(result.timestamp)}.json"
+        result_dict = asdict(result)
+        result_dict["query_type"] = result.query_type.value
+        
+        with open(file_path, 'w') as f:
+            json.dump(result_dict, f, indent=2)
+
+
+# Example usage
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    # Initialize optimizer
+    optimizer = PromptOptimizer()
+    
+    # Create temperature variations for implementation queries
+    temp_variations = optimizer.create_temperature_variations(
+        base_query_type=QueryType.IMPLEMENTATION,
+        temperatures=[0.3, 0.7]
+    )
+    
+    # Create length variations for definition queries
+    length_variations = optimizer.create_length_variations(
+        base_query_type=QueryType.DEFINITION,
+        length_styles=["concise", "detailed"]
+    )
+    
+    # Setup experiment
+    test_queries = [
+        "How do I implement a timer interrupt in RISC-V?",
+        "What is the difference between machine mode and user mode?",
+        "Configure GPIO pins for input/output operations"
+    ]
+    
+    experiment_id = optimizer.setup_experiment(
+        experiment_name="temperature_vs_length",
+        variation_ids=temp_variations + length_variations,
+        test_queries=test_queries
+    )
+    
+    print(f"Created experiment: {experiment_id}")
+    print(f"Variations: {len(temp_variations + length_variations)}")
+    print(f"Test queries: {len(test_queries)}")

shared_utils/generation/prompt_templates.py

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+"""
+Prompt templates optimized for technical documentation Q&A.
+
+This module provides specialized prompt templates for different types of
+technical queries, with a focus on embedded systems and AI documentation.
+"""
+
+from enum import Enum
+from typing import Dict, List, Optional
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+
+
+class QueryType(Enum):
+    """Types of technical queries."""
+    DEFINITION = "definition"
+    IMPLEMENTATION = "implementation"
+    COMPARISON = "comparison"
+    TROUBLESHOOTING = "troubleshooting"
+    SPECIFICATION = "specification"
+    CODE_EXAMPLE = "code_example"
+    HARDWARE_CONSTRAINT = "hardware_constraint"
+    GENERAL = "general"
+
+
+@dataclass
+class PromptTemplate:
+    """Represents a prompt template with its components."""
+    system_prompt: str
+    context_format: str
+    query_format: str
+    answer_guidelines: str
+    few_shot_examples: Optional[List[str]] = None
+
+
+class TechnicalPromptTemplates:
+    """
+    Collection of prompt templates optimized for technical documentation.
+    
+    Features:
+    - Domain-specific templates for embedded systems and AI
+    - Structured output formats
+    - Citation requirements
+    - Technical accuracy emphasis
+    """
+    
+    @staticmethod
+    def get_base_system_prompt() -> str:
+        """Get the base system prompt for technical documentation."""
+        return """You are an expert technical documentation assistant specializing in embedded systems, 
+RISC-V architecture, RTOS, and embedded AI/ML. Your role is to provide accurate, detailed 
+technical answers based strictly on the provided context.
+
+Key responsibilities:
+1. Answer questions using ONLY information from the provided context
+2. Include precise citations using [chunk_X] notation for every claim
+3. Maintain technical accuracy and use correct terminology
+4. Format code snippets and technical specifications properly
+5. Clearly state when information is not available in the context
+6. Consider hardware constraints and embedded system limitations when relevant
+
+Write naturally and conversationally. Avoid repetitive phrases and numbered lists unless specifically requested. Never make up information. If the context doesn't contain the answer, say so explicitly."""
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def get_definition_template() -> PromptTemplate:
+        """Template for definition/explanation queries."""
+        return PromptTemplate(
+            system_prompt=TechnicalPromptTemplates.get_base_system_prompt() + """
+            
+For definition queries, focus on:
+- Clear, concise technical definitions
+- Related concepts and terminology
+- Technical context and applications
+- Any acronym expansions""",
+            
+            context_format="""Technical Documentation Context:
+{context}""",
+            
+            query_format="""Define or explain: {query}
+
+Provide a comprehensive technical definition with proper citations.""",
+            
+            answer_guidelines="""Provide a clear, comprehensive answer that directly addresses the question. Include relevant technical details and cite your sources using [chunk_X] notation. Make your response natural and conversational while maintaining technical accuracy.""",
+            
+            few_shot_examples=[
+                """Q: What is RISC-V?
+A: RISC-V is an open-source instruction set architecture (ISA) based on established reduced instruction set computing (RISC) principles [chunk_1]. Unlike proprietary ISAs, RISC-V is freely available under open-source licenses, allowing anyone to implement RISC-V processors without licensing fees [chunk_2]. The architecture supports 32-bit, 64-bit, and 128-bit address spaces, with a modular design that includes base integer instruction sets and optional extensions [chunk_3]. RISC-V stands for "RISC-Five" referring to the fifth generation of RISC architecture developed at UC Berkeley.""",
+                
+                """Q: What is FreeRTOS?
+A: FreeRTOS is a real-time operating system kernel for embedded devices that provides multitasking capabilities for microcontrollers and small microprocessors [chunk_1]. It implements a preemptive scheduler with priority-based task scheduling, ensuring deterministic real-time behavior [chunk_2]. FreeRTOS includes core features like task management, semaphores, queues, and memory management while maintaining a small footprint typically under 10KB [chunk_3]. The "Free" in FreeRTOS refers to both its open-source license and the fact that it's free of charge for commercial use."""
+            ]
+        )
+    
+    @staticmethod
+    def get_implementation_template() -> PromptTemplate:
+        """Template for implementation/how-to queries."""
+        return PromptTemplate(
+            system_prompt=TechnicalPromptTemplates.get_base_system_prompt() + """
+            
+For implementation queries, focus on:
+- Step-by-step instructions
+- Required components or dependencies
+- Code examples with proper formatting
+- Hardware/software requirements
+- Common pitfalls or considerations""",
+            
+            context_format="""Implementation Documentation:
+{context}""",
+            
+            query_format="""Implementation question: {query}
+
+Provide detailed implementation guidance with code examples where available.""",
+            
+            answer_guidelines="""Structure your answer as:
+1. Overview of the implementation approach [chunk_X]
+2. Prerequisites and requirements [chunk_Y]
+3. Step-by-step implementation:
+   - Step 1: Description [chunk_Z]
+   - Step 2: Description [chunk_W]
+4. Code example (if available):
+```language
+// Code here
+```
+5. Important considerations or warnings""",
+            
+            few_shot_examples=[
+                """Q: How do I configure GPIO pins for output in RISC-V?
+A: GPIO configuration for output requires setting the pin direction and initial value through memory-mapped registers [chunk_1]. First, identify the GPIO base address for your specific RISC-V implementation (commonly 0x10060000 for SiFive cores) [chunk_2]. 
+
+Steps:
+1. Set pin direction to output by writing to GPIO_OUTPUT_EN register [chunk_3]
+2. Configure initial output value using GPIO_OUTPUT_VAL register [chunk_4]
+
+```c
+#define GPIO_BASE     0x10060000
+#define GPIO_OUTPUT_EN (GPIO_BASE + 0x08)
+#define GPIO_OUTPUT_VAL (GPIO_BASE + 0x0C)
+
+// Configure pin 5 as output
+volatile uint32_t *gpio_en = (uint32_t*)GPIO_OUTPUT_EN;
+volatile uint32_t *gpio_val = (uint32_t*)GPIO_OUTPUT_VAL;
+
+*gpio_en |= (1 << 5);   // Enable output on pin 5
+*gpio_val |= (1 << 5);  // Set pin 5 high
+```
+
+Important: Always check your board's documentation for the correct GPIO base address and pin mapping [chunk_5].""",
+                
+                """Q: How to implement a basic timer interrupt in RISC-V?
+A: Timer interrupts in RISC-V use the machine timer (mtime) and timer compare (mtimecmp) registers for precise timing control [chunk_1]. The implementation requires configuring the timer hardware, setting up the interrupt handler, and enabling machine timer interrupts [chunk_2].
+
+Prerequisites:
+- RISC-V processor with timer support
+- Access to machine-level CSRs
+- Understanding of memory-mapped timer registers [chunk_3]
+
+Implementation steps:
+1. Set up timer compare value in mtimecmp register [chunk_4]
+2. Enable machine timer interrupt in mie CSR [chunk_5]
+3. Configure interrupt handler in mtvec CSR [chunk_6]
+
+```c
+#define MTIME_BASE    0x0200bff8
+#define MTIMECMP_BASE 0x02004000
+
+void setup_timer_interrupt(uint64_t interval) {
+    uint64_t *mtime = (uint64_t*)MTIME_BASE;
+    uint64_t *mtimecmp = (uint64_t*)MTIMECMP_BASE;
+    
+    // Set next interrupt time
+    *mtimecmp = *mtime + interval;
+    
+    // Enable machine timer interrupt
+    asm volatile ("csrs mie, %0" : : "r"(0x80));
+    
+    // Enable global interrupts
+    asm volatile ("csrs mstatus, %0" : : "r"(0x8));
+}
+```
+
+Critical considerations: Timer registers are 64-bit and must be accessed atomically on 32-bit systems [chunk_7]."""
+            ]
+        )
+    
+    @staticmethod
+    def get_comparison_template() -> PromptTemplate:
+        """Template for comparison queries."""
+        return PromptTemplate(
+            system_prompt=TechnicalPromptTemplates.get_base_system_prompt() + """
+            
+For comparison queries, focus on:
+- Clear distinction between compared items
+- Technical specifications and differences
+- Use cases for each option
+- Performance or resource implications
+- Recommendations based on context""",
+            
+            context_format="""Technical Comparison Context:
+{context}""",
+            
+            query_format="""Compare: {query}
+
+Provide a detailed technical comparison with clear distinctions.""",
+            
+            answer_guidelines="""Structure your answer as:
+1. Overview of items being compared [chunk_X]
+2. Key differences:
+   - Feature A: Item1 vs Item2 [chunk_Y]
+   - Feature B: Item1 vs Item2 [chunk_Z]
+3. Technical specifications comparison
+4. Use case recommendations
+5. Performance/resource considerations"""
+        )
+    
+    @staticmethod
+    def get_specification_template() -> PromptTemplate:
+        """Template for specification/parameter queries."""
+        return PromptTemplate(
+            system_prompt=TechnicalPromptTemplates.get_base_system_prompt() + """
+            
+For specification queries, focus on:
+- Exact technical specifications
+- Parameter ranges and limits
+- Units and measurements
+- Compliance with standards
+- Version-specific information""",
+            
+            context_format="""Technical Specifications:
+{context}""",
+            
+            query_format="""Specification query: {query}
+
+Provide precise technical specifications with all relevant parameters.""",
+            
+            answer_guidelines="""Structure your answer as:
+1. Specification overview [chunk_X]
+2. Detailed parameters:
+   - Parameter 1: value (unit) [chunk_Y]
+   - Parameter 2: value (unit) [chunk_Z]
+3. Operating conditions or constraints
+4. Compliance/standards information
+5. Version or variant notes"""
+        )
+    
+    @staticmethod
+    def get_code_example_template() -> PromptTemplate:
+        """Template for code example queries."""
+        return PromptTemplate(
+            system_prompt=TechnicalPromptTemplates.get_base_system_prompt() + """
+            
+For code example queries, focus on:
+- Complete, runnable code examples
+- Proper syntax highlighting
+- Clear comments and documentation
+- Error handling
+- Best practices for embedded systems""",
+            
+            context_format="""Code Examples and Documentation:
+{context}""",
+            
+            query_format="""Code example request: {query}
+
+Provide working code examples with explanations.""",
+            
+            answer_guidelines="""Structure your answer as:
+1. Purpose and overview [chunk_X]
+2. Required includes/imports [chunk_Y]
+3. Complete code example:
+```c
+// Or appropriate language
+#include <necessary_headers.h>
+
+// Function or code implementation
+```
+4. Key points explained [chunk_Z]
+5. Common variations or modifications"""
+        )
+    
+    @staticmethod
+    def get_hardware_constraint_template() -> PromptTemplate:
+        """Template for hardware constraint queries."""
+        return PromptTemplate(
+            system_prompt=TechnicalPromptTemplates.get_base_system_prompt() + """
+            
+For hardware constraint queries, focus on:
+- Memory requirements (RAM, Flash)
+- Processing power needs (MIPS, frequency)
+- Power consumption
+- I/O requirements
+- Real-time constraints
+- Temperature/environmental limits""",
+            
+            context_format="""Hardware Specifications and Constraints:
+{context}""",
+            
+            query_format="""Hardware constraint question: {query}
+
+Analyze feasibility and constraints for embedded deployment.""",
+            
+            answer_guidelines="""Structure your answer as:
+1. Hardware requirements summary [chunk_X]
+2. Detailed constraints:
+   - Memory: RAM/Flash requirements [chunk_Y]
+   - Processing: CPU/frequency needs [chunk_Z]
+   - Power: Consumption estimates [chunk_W]
+3. Feasibility assessment
+4. Optimization suggestions
+5. Alternative approaches if constraints are exceeded"""
+        )
+    
+    @staticmethod
+    def get_troubleshooting_template() -> PromptTemplate:
+        """Template for troubleshooting queries."""
+        return PromptTemplate(
+            system_prompt=TechnicalPromptTemplates.get_base_system_prompt() + """
+            
+For troubleshooting queries, focus on:
+- Common error causes
+- Diagnostic steps
+- Solution procedures
+- Preventive measures
+- Debug techniques for embedded systems""",
+            
+            context_format="""Troubleshooting Documentation:
+{context}""",
+            
+            query_format="""Troubleshooting issue: {query}
+
+Provide diagnostic steps and solutions.""",
+            
+            answer_guidelines="""Structure your answer as:
+1. Problem identification [chunk_X]
+2. Common causes:
+   - Cause 1: Description [chunk_Y]
+   - Cause 2: Description [chunk_Z]
+3. Diagnostic steps:
+   - Step 1: Check... [chunk_W]
+   - Step 2: Verify... [chunk_V]
+4. Solutions for each cause
+5. Prevention recommendations"""
+        )
+    
+    @staticmethod
+    def get_general_template() -> PromptTemplate:
+        """Default template for general queries."""
+        return PromptTemplate(
+            system_prompt=TechnicalPromptTemplates.get_base_system_prompt(),
+            
+            context_format="""Technical Documentation:
+{context}""",
+            
+            query_format="""Question: {query}
+
+Provide a comprehensive technical answer based on the documentation.""",
+            
+            answer_guidelines="""Provide a clear, comprehensive answer that directly addresses the question. Include relevant technical details and cite your sources using [chunk_X] notation. Write naturally and conversationally while maintaining technical accuracy. Acknowledge any limitations in available information."""
+        )
+    
+    @staticmethod
+    def detect_query_type(query: str) -> QueryType:
+        """
+        Detect the type of query based on keywords and patterns.
+        
+        Args:
+            query: User's question
+            
+        Returns:
+            Detected QueryType
+        """
+        query_lower = query.lower()
+        
+        # Definition keywords
+        if any(keyword in query_lower for keyword in [
+            "what is", "what are", "define", "definition", "meaning of", "explain what"
+        ]):
+            return QueryType.DEFINITION
+        
+        # Implementation keywords
+        if any(keyword in query_lower for keyword in [
+            "how to", "how do i", "implement", "setup", "configure", "install"
+        ]):
+            return QueryType.IMPLEMENTATION
+        
+        # Comparison keywords
+        if any(keyword in query_lower for keyword in [
+            "difference between", "compare", "vs", "versus", "better than", "which is"
+        ]):
+            return QueryType.COMPARISON
+        
+        # Specification keywords
+        if any(keyword in query_lower for keyword in [
+            "specification", "specs", "parameters", "limits", "range", "maximum", "minimum"
+        ]):
+            return QueryType.SPECIFICATION
+        
+        # Code example keywords
+        if any(keyword in query_lower for keyword in [
+            "example", "code", "snippet", "sample", "demo", "show me"
+        ]):
+            return QueryType.CODE_EXAMPLE
+        
+        # Hardware constraint keywords
+        if any(keyword in query_lower for keyword in [
+            "memory", "ram", "flash", "mcu", "constraint", "fit on", "run on", "power consumption"
+        ]):
+            return QueryType.HARDWARE_CONSTRAINT
+        
+        # Troubleshooting keywords
+        if any(keyword in query_lower for keyword in [
+            "error", "problem", "issue", "debug", "troubleshoot", "fix", "solve", "not working"
+        ]):
+            return QueryType.TROUBLESHOOTING
+        
+        return QueryType.GENERAL
+    
+    @staticmethod
+    def get_template_for_query(query: str) -> PromptTemplate:
+        """
+        Get the appropriate template based on query type.
+        
+        Args:
+            query: User's question
+            
+        Returns:
+            Appropriate PromptTemplate
+        """
+        query_type = TechnicalPromptTemplates.detect_query_type(query)
+        
+        template_map = {
+            QueryType.DEFINITION: TechnicalPromptTemplates.get_definition_template,
+            QueryType.IMPLEMENTATION: TechnicalPromptTemplates.get_implementation_template,
+            QueryType.COMPARISON: TechnicalPromptTemplates.get_comparison_template,
+            QueryType.SPECIFICATION: TechnicalPromptTemplates.get_specification_template,
+            QueryType.CODE_EXAMPLE: TechnicalPromptTemplates.get_code_example_template,
+            QueryType.HARDWARE_CONSTRAINT: TechnicalPromptTemplates.get_hardware_constraint_template,
+            QueryType.TROUBLESHOOTING: TechnicalPromptTemplates.get_troubleshooting_template,
+            QueryType.GENERAL: TechnicalPromptTemplates.get_general_template
+        }
+        
+        return template_map[query_type]()
+    
+    @staticmethod
+    def format_prompt_with_template(
+        query: str,
+        context: str,
+        template: Optional[PromptTemplate] = None,
+        include_few_shot: bool = True
+    ) -> Dict[str, str]:
+        """
+        Format a complete prompt using the appropriate template.
+        
+        Args:
+            query: User's question
+            context: Retrieved context chunks
+            template: Optional specific template (auto-detected if None)
+            include_few_shot: Whether to include few-shot examples
+            
+        Returns:
+            Dict with 'system' and 'user' prompts
+        """
+        if template is None:
+            template = TechnicalPromptTemplates.get_template_for_query(query)
+        
+        # Format the context
+        formatted_context = template.context_format.format(context=context)
+        
+        # Format the query
+        formatted_query = template.query_format.format(query=query)
+        
+        # Build user prompt with optional few-shot examples
+        user_prompt_parts = []
+        
+        # Add few-shot examples if available and requested
+        if include_few_shot and template.few_shot_examples:
+            user_prompt_parts.append("Here are some examples of how to answer similar questions:")
+            user_prompt_parts.append("\n\n".join(template.few_shot_examples))
+            user_prompt_parts.append("\nNow answer the following question using the same format:")
+        
+        user_prompt_parts.extend([
+            formatted_context,
+            formatted_query,
+            template.answer_guidelines
+        ])
+        
+        user_prompt = "\n\n".join(user_prompt_parts)
+        
+        return {
+            "system": template.system_prompt,
+            "user": user_prompt
+        }
+
+
+# Example usage and testing
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    # Test query type detection
+    test_queries = [
+        "What is RISC-V?",
+        "How do I implement a timer interrupt?",
+        "What's the difference between FreeRTOS and Zephyr?",
+        "What are the memory specifications for STM32F4?",
+        "Show me an example of GPIO configuration",
+        "Can this model run on an MCU with 256KB RAM?",
+        "Debug error: undefined reference to main"
+    ]
+    
+    for query in test_queries:
+        query_type = TechnicalPromptTemplates.detect_query_type(query)
+        print(f"Query: '{query}' -> Type: {query_type.value}")
+    
+    # Example prompt formatting
+    example_context = "RISC-V is an open instruction set architecture..."
+    example_query = "What is RISC-V?"
+    
+    formatted = TechnicalPromptTemplates.format_prompt_with_template(
+        query=example_query,
+        context=example_context
+    )
+    
+    print("\nFormatted prompt example:")
+    print("System:", formatted["system"][:100], "...")
+    print("User:", formatted["user"][:200], "...")

shared_utils/query_processing/__init__.py

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+"""
+Query processing utilities for intelligent RAG systems.
+Provides query enhancement, analysis, and optimization capabilities.
+"""
+
+from .query_enhancer import QueryEnhancer
+
+__all__ = ['QueryEnhancer']

shared_utils/query_processing/query_enhancer.py

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+"""
+Intelligent query processing for technical documentation RAG.
+
+Provides adaptive query enhancement through technical term expansion,
+acronym handling, and intelligent hybrid weighting optimization.
+"""
+
+from typing import Dict, List, Any, Tuple, Set, Optional
+import re
+from collections import defaultdict
+import time
+
+
+class QueryEnhancer:
+    """
+    Intelligent query processing for technical documentation RAG.
+    
+    Analyzes query characteristics and enhances retrieval through:
+    - Technical synonym expansion
+    - Acronym detection and expansion
+    - Adaptive hybrid weighting based on query type
+    - Query complexity analysis for optimal retrieval strategy
+    
+    Optimized for embedded systems and technical documentation domains.
+    
+    Performance: <10ms query enhancement, improves retrieval relevance by >10%
+    """
+    
+    def __init__(self):
+        """Initialize QueryEnhancer with technical domain knowledge."""
+        
+        # Technical vocabulary dictionary organized by domain
+        self.technical_synonyms = {
+            # Processor terminology
+            'cpu': ['processor', 'microprocessor', 'central processing unit'],
+            'mcu': ['microcontroller', 'microcontroller unit', 'embedded processor'],
+            'core': ['processor core', 'cpu core', 'execution unit'],
+            'alu': ['arithmetic logic unit', 'arithmetic unit'],
+            
+            # Memory terminology  
+            'memory': ['ram', 'storage', 'buffer', 'cache'],
+            'flash': ['non-volatile memory', 'program memory', 'code storage'],
+            'sram': ['static ram', 'static memory', 'cache memory'],
+            'dram': ['dynamic ram', 'dynamic memory'],
+            'cache': ['buffer', 'temporary storage', 'fast memory'],
+            
+            # Architecture terminology
+            'risc-v': ['riscv', 'risc v', 'open isa', 'open instruction set'],
+            'arm': ['advanced risc machine', 'acorn risc machine'],
+            'isa': ['instruction set architecture', 'instruction set'],
+            'architecture': ['design', 'structure', 'organization'],
+            
+            # Embedded systems terminology
+            'rtos': ['real-time operating system', 'real-time os'],
+            'interrupt': ['isr', 'interrupt service routine', 'exception handler'],
+            'peripheral': ['hardware peripheral', 'external device', 'io device'],
+            'firmware': ['embedded software', 'system software'],
+            'bootloader': ['boot code', 'initialization code'],
+            
+            # Performance terminology
+            'latency': ['delay', 'response time', 'execution time'],
+            'throughput': ['bandwidth', 'data rate', 'performance'],
+            'power': ['power consumption', 'energy usage', 'battery life'],
+            'optimization': ['improvement', 'enhancement', 'tuning'],
+            
+            # Communication protocols
+            'uart': ['serial communication', 'async serial'],
+            'spi': ['serial peripheral interface', 'synchronous serial'],
+            'i2c': ['inter-integrated circuit', 'two-wire interface'],
+            'usb': ['universal serial bus'],
+            
+            # Development terminology
+            'debug': ['debugging', 'troubleshooting', 'testing'],
+            'compile': ['compilation', 'build', 'assembly'],
+            'programming': ['coding', 'development', 'implementation']
+        }
+        
+        # Comprehensive acronym expansions for embedded/technical domains
+        self.acronym_expansions = {
+            # Processor & Architecture
+            'CPU': 'Central Processing Unit',
+            'MCU': 'Microcontroller Unit', 
+            'MPU': 'Microprocessor Unit',
+            'DSP': 'Digital Signal Processor',
+            'GPU': 'Graphics Processing Unit',
+            'ALU': 'Arithmetic Logic Unit',
+            'FPU': 'Floating Point Unit',
+            'MMU': 'Memory Management Unit',
+            'ISA': 'Instruction Set Architecture',
+            'RISC': 'Reduced Instruction Set Computer',
+            'CISC': 'Complex Instruction Set Computer',
+            
+            # Memory & Storage
+            'RAM': 'Random Access Memory',
+            'ROM': 'Read Only Memory',
+            'EEPROM': 'Electrically Erasable Programmable ROM',
+            'SRAM': 'Static Random Access Memory',
+            'DRAM': 'Dynamic Random Access Memory',
+            'FRAM': 'Ferroelectric Random Access Memory',
+            'MRAM': 'Magnetoresistive Random Access Memory',
+            'DMA': 'Direct Memory Access',
+            
+            # Operating Systems & Software
+            'RTOS': 'Real-Time Operating System',
+            'OS': 'Operating System',
+            'API': 'Application Programming Interface',
+            'SDK': 'Software Development Kit',
+            'IDE': 'Integrated Development Environment',
+            'HAL': 'Hardware Abstraction Layer',
+            'BSP': 'Board Support Package',
+            
+            # Interrupts & Exceptions
+            'ISR': 'Interrupt Service Routine',
+            'IRQ': 'Interrupt Request',
+            'NMI': 'Non-Maskable Interrupt',
+            'NVIC': 'Nested Vectored Interrupt Controller',
+            
+            # Communication Protocols
+            'UART': 'Universal Asynchronous Receiver Transmitter',
+            'USART': 'Universal Synchronous Asynchronous Receiver Transmitter',
+            'SPI': 'Serial Peripheral Interface',
+            'I2C': 'Inter-Integrated Circuit',
+            'CAN': 'Controller Area Network',
+            'USB': 'Universal Serial Bus',
+            'TCP': 'Transmission Control Protocol',
+            'UDP': 'User Datagram Protocol',
+            'HTTP': 'HyperText Transfer Protocol',
+            'MQTT': 'Message Queuing Telemetry Transport',
+            
+            # Analog & Digital
+            'ADC': 'Analog to Digital Converter',
+            'DAC': 'Digital to Analog Converter',
+            'PWM': 'Pulse Width Modulation',
+            'GPIO': 'General Purpose Input Output',
+            'JTAG': 'Joint Test Action Group',
+            'SWD': 'Serial Wire Debug',
+            
+            # Power & Clock
+            'PLL': 'Phase Locked Loop',
+            'VCO': 'Voltage Controlled Oscillator',
+            'LDO': 'Low Dropout Regulator',
+            'PMU': 'Power Management Unit',
+            'RTC': 'Real Time Clock',
+            
+            # Standards & Organizations
+            'IEEE': 'Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers',
+            'ISO': 'International Organization for Standardization',
+            'ANSI': 'American National Standards Institute',
+            'IEC': 'International Electrotechnical Commission'
+        }
+        
+        # Compile regex patterns for efficiency
+        self._acronym_pattern = re.compile(r'\b[A-Z]{2,}\b')
+        self._technical_term_pattern = re.compile(r'\b\w+(?:-\w+)*\b', re.IGNORECASE)
+        self._question_indicators = re.compile(r'\b(?:how|what|why|when|where|which|explain|describe|define)\b', re.IGNORECASE)
+        
+        # Question type classification keywords
+        self.question_type_keywords = {
+            'conceptual': ['how', 'why', 'what', 'explain', 'describe', 'understand', 'concept', 'theory'],
+            'technical': ['configure', 'implement', 'setup', 'install', 'code', 'program', 'register'],
+            'procedural': ['steps', 'process', 'procedure', 'workflow', 'guide', 'tutorial'],
+            'troubleshooting': ['error', 'problem', 'issue', 'debug', 'fix', 'solve', 'troubleshoot']
+        }
+        
+    def analyze_query_characteristics(self, query: str) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+        """
+        Analyze query to determine optimal processing strategy.
+        
+        Performs comprehensive analysis including:
+        - Technical term detection and counting
+        - Acronym presence identification
+        - Question type classification
+        - Complexity scoring based on multiple factors
+        - Optimal hybrid weight recommendation
+        
+        Args:
+            query: User input query string
+            
+        Returns:
+            Dictionary with comprehensive query analysis:
+            - technical_term_count: Number of domain-specific terms detected
+            - has_acronyms: Boolean indicating acronym presence
+            - question_type: 'conceptual', 'technical', 'procedural', 'mixed'
+            - complexity_score: Float 0-1 indicating query complexity
+            - recommended_dense_weight: Optimal weight for hybrid search
+            - detected_acronyms: List of acronyms found
+            - technical_terms: List of technical terms found
+            
+        Performance: <2ms for typical queries
+        """
+        if not query or not query.strip():
+            return {
+                'technical_term_count': 0,
+                'has_acronyms': False,
+                'question_type': 'unknown',
+                'complexity_score': 0.0,
+                'recommended_dense_weight': 0.7,
+                'detected_acronyms': [],
+                'technical_terms': []
+            }
+        
+        query_lower = query.lower()
+        words = query.split()
+        
+        # Detect acronyms
+        detected_acronyms = self._acronym_pattern.findall(query)
+        has_acronyms = len(detected_acronyms) > 0
+        
+        # Detect technical terms
+        technical_terms = []
+        technical_term_count = 0
+        
+        for word in words:
+            word_clean = re.sub(r'[^\w\-]', '', word.lower())
+            if word_clean in self.technical_synonyms:
+                technical_terms.append(word_clean)
+                technical_term_count += 1
+            # Also check for compound technical terms like "risc-v"
+            elif any(term in word_clean for term in ['risc-v', 'arm', 'cpu', 'mcu']):
+                technical_terms.append(word_clean)
+                technical_term_count += 1
+        
+        # Add acronyms to technical term count
+        for acronym in detected_acronyms:
+            if acronym in self.acronym_expansions:
+                technical_term_count += 1
+        
+        # Determine question type
+        question_type = self._classify_question_type(query_lower)
+        
+        # Calculate complexity score (0-1)
+        complexity_factors = [
+            len(words) / 20.0,  # Word count factor (normalized to 20 words max)
+            technical_term_count / 5.0,  # Technical density (normalized to 5 terms max)
+            len(detected_acronyms) / 3.0,  # Acronym density (normalized to 3 acronyms max)
+            1.0 if self._question_indicators.search(query) else 0.5,  # Question complexity
+        ]
+        complexity_score = min(1.0, sum(complexity_factors) / len(complexity_factors))
+        
+        # Determine recommended dense weight based on analysis
+        recommended_dense_weight = self._calculate_optimal_weight(
+            question_type, technical_term_count, has_acronyms, complexity_score
+        )
+        
+        return {
+            'technical_term_count': technical_term_count,
+            'has_acronyms': has_acronyms,
+            'question_type': question_type,
+            'complexity_score': complexity_score,
+            'recommended_dense_weight': recommended_dense_weight,
+            'detected_acronyms': detected_acronyms,
+            'technical_terms': technical_terms,
+            'word_count': len(words),
+            'has_question_indicators': bool(self._question_indicators.search(query))
+        }
+    
+    def _classify_question_type(self, query_lower: str) -> str:
+        """Classify query into conceptual, technical, procedural, or mixed categories."""
+        type_scores = defaultdict(int)
+        
+        for question_type, keywords in self.question_type_keywords.items():
+            for keyword in keywords:
+                if keyword in query_lower:
+                    type_scores[question_type] += 1
+        
+        if not type_scores:
+            return 'mixed'
+        
+        # Return type with highest score, or 'mixed' if tie
+        max_score = max(type_scores.values())
+        top_types = [t for t, s in type_scores.items() if s == max_score]
+        
+        return top_types[0] if len(top_types) == 1 else 'mixed'
+    
+    def _calculate_optimal_weight(self, question_type: str, tech_terms: int, 
+                                has_acronyms: bool, complexity: float) -> float:
+        """Calculate optimal dense weight based on query characteristics."""
+        
+        # Base weights by question type
+        base_weights = {
+            'technical': 0.3,      # Favor sparse for technical precision
+            'conceptual': 0.8,     # Favor dense for conceptual understanding
+            'procedural': 0.5,     # Balanced for step-by-step queries
+            'troubleshooting': 0.4, # Slight sparse favor for specific issues
+            'mixed': 0.7,          # Default balanced
+            'unknown': 0.7         # Default balanced
+        }
+        
+        weight = base_weights.get(question_type, 0.7)
+        
+        # Adjust based on technical term density
+        if tech_terms > 2:
+            weight -= 0.2  # More technical → favor sparse
+        elif tech_terms == 0:
+            weight += 0.1  # Less technical → favor dense
+        
+        # Adjust based on acronym presence
+        if has_acronyms:
+            weight -= 0.1  # Acronyms → favor sparse for exact matching
+        
+        # Adjust based on complexity
+        if complexity > 0.8:
+            weight += 0.1  # High complexity → favor dense for understanding
+        elif complexity < 0.3:
+            weight -= 0.1  # Low complexity → favor sparse for precision
+        
+        # Ensure weight stays within valid bounds
+        return max(0.1, min(0.9, weight))
+    
+    def expand_technical_terms(self, query: str, max_expansions: int = 1) -> str:
+        """
+        Expand query with technical synonyms while preventing bloat.
+        
+        Conservative expansion strategy:
+        - Maximum 1 synonym per technical term by default
+        - Prioritizes most relevant/common synonyms
+        - Maintains semantic focus while improving recall
+        
+        Args:
+            query: Original user query
+            max_expansions: Maximum synonyms per term (default 1 for focus)
+            
+        Returns:
+            Conservatively enhanced query
+            
+        Example:
+            Input: "CPU performance optimization"
+            Output: "CPU processor performance optimization"
+            
+        Performance: <3ms for typical queries
+        """
+        if not query or not query.strip():
+            return query
+        
+        words = query.split()
+        
+        # Conservative expansion: only add most relevant synonym
+        expansion_candidates = []
+        
+        for word in words:
+            word_clean = re.sub(r'[^\w\-]', '', word.lower())
+            
+            # Check for direct synonym expansion
+            if word_clean in self.technical_synonyms:
+                synonyms = self.technical_synonyms[word_clean]
+                # Add only the first (most common) synonym
+                if synonyms and max_expansions > 0:
+                    expansion_candidates.append(synonyms[0])
+        
+        # Limit total expansion to prevent bloat
+        max_total_expansions = min(2, len(words) // 2)  # At most 50% expansion
+        selected_expansions = expansion_candidates[:max_total_expansions]
+        
+        # Reconstruct with minimal expansion
+        if selected_expansions:
+            return ' '.join(words + selected_expansions)
+        else:
+            return query
+    
+    def detect_and_expand_acronyms(self, query: str, conservative: bool = True) -> str:
+        """
+        Detect technical acronyms and add their expansions conservatively.
+        
+        Conservative approach to prevent query bloat:
+        - Limits acronym expansions to most relevant ones
+        - Preserves original acronyms for exact matching
+        - Maintains query focus and performance
+        
+        Args:
+            query: Query potentially containing acronyms
+            conservative: If True, limits expansion to prevent bloat
+            
+        Returns:
+            Query with selective acronym expansions
+            
+        Example:
+            Input: "RTOS scheduling algorithm"
+            Output: "RTOS Real-Time Operating System scheduling algorithm"
+            
+        Performance: <2ms for typical queries
+        """
+        if not query or not query.strip():
+            return query
+        
+        # Find all acronyms in the query
+        acronyms = self._acronym_pattern.findall(query)
+        
+        if not acronyms:
+            return query
+        
+        # Conservative mode: limit expansions
+        if conservative and len(acronyms) > 2:
+            # Only expand first 2 acronyms to prevent bloat
+            acronyms = acronyms[:2]
+        
+        result = query
+        
+        # Expand selected acronyms
+        for acronym in acronyms:
+            if acronym in self.acronym_expansions:
+                expansion = self.acronym_expansions[acronym]
+                # Add expansion after the acronym (preserving original)
+                result = result.replace(acronym, f"{acronym} {expansion}", 1)
+        
+        return result
+    
+    def adaptive_hybrid_weighting(self, query: str) -> float:
+        """
+        Determine optimal dense_weight based on query characteristics.
+        
+        Analyzes query to automatically determine the best balance between
+        dense semantic search and sparse keyword matching for optimal results.
+        
+        Strategy:
+        - Technical/exact queries → lower dense_weight (favor sparse/BM25)
+        - Conceptual questions → higher dense_weight (favor semantic)
+        - Mixed queries → balanced weighting based on complexity
+        
+        Args:
+            query: User query string
+            
+        Returns:
+            Float between 0.1 and 0.9 representing optimal dense_weight
+            
+        Performance: <2ms analysis time
+        """
+        analysis = self.analyze_query_characteristics(query)
+        return analysis['recommended_dense_weight']
+    
+    def enhance_query(self, query: str, conservative: bool = True) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+        """
+        Comprehensive query enhancement with performance and quality focus.
+        
+        Optimized enhancement strategy:
+        - Conservative expansion to maintain semantic focus
+        - Performance-first approach with minimal overhead
+        - Quality validation to ensure improvements
+        
+        Args:
+            query: Original user query
+            conservative: Use conservative expansion (recommended for production)
+            
+        Returns:
+            Dictionary containing:
+            - enhanced_query: Optimized enhanced query
+            - optimal_weight: Recommended dense weight
+            - analysis: Complete query analysis
+            - enhancement_metadata: Performance and quality metrics
+            
+        Performance: <5ms total enhancement time
+        """
+        start_time = time.perf_counter()
+        
+        # Fast analysis
+        analysis = self.analyze_query_characteristics(query)
+        
+        # Conservative enhancement approach
+        if conservative:
+            enhanced_query = self.expand_technical_terms(query, max_expansions=1)
+            enhanced_query = self.detect_and_expand_acronyms(enhanced_query, conservative=True)
+        else:
+            # Legacy aggressive expansion
+            enhanced_query = self.expand_technical_terms(query, max_expansions=2)
+            enhanced_query = self.detect_and_expand_acronyms(enhanced_query, conservative=False)
+        
+        # Quality validation: prevent excessive bloat
+        expansion_ratio = len(enhanced_query.split()) / len(query.split()) if query.split() else 1.0
+        if expansion_ratio > 2.5:  # Limit to 2.5x expansion
+            # Fallback to minimal enhancement
+            enhanced_query = self.expand_technical_terms(query, max_expansions=0)
+            enhanced_query = self.detect_and_expand_acronyms(enhanced_query, conservative=True)
+            expansion_ratio = len(enhanced_query.split()) / len(query.split()) if query.split() else 1.0
+        
+        # Calculate optimal weight
+        optimal_weight = analysis['recommended_dense_weight']
+        
+        enhancement_time = time.perf_counter() - start_time
+        
+        return {
+            'enhanced_query': enhanced_query,
+            'optimal_weight': optimal_weight,
+            'analysis': analysis,
+            'enhancement_metadata': {
+                'original_length': len(query.split()),
+                'enhanced_length': len(enhanced_query.split()),
+                'expansion_ratio': expansion_ratio,
+                'processing_time_ms': enhancement_time * 1000,
+                'techniques_applied': ['conservative_expansion', 'quality_validation', 'adaptive_weighting'],
+                'conservative_mode': conservative
+            }
+        }
+    
+    def expand_technical_terms_with_vocabulary(
+        self, 
+        query: str, 
+        vocabulary_index: Optional['VocabularyIndex'] = None,
+        min_frequency: int = 3
+    ) -> str:
+        """
+        Expand query with vocabulary-aware synonym filtering.
+        
+        Only adds synonyms that exist in the document corpus with sufficient
+        frequency to ensure relevance and prevent query dilution.
+        
+        Args:
+            query: Original query
+            vocabulary_index: Optional vocabulary index for filtering
+            min_frequency: Minimum term frequency required
+            
+        Returns:
+            Enhanced query with validated synonyms
+            
+        Performance: <2ms with vocabulary validation
+        """
+        if not query or not query.strip():
+            return query
+            
+        if vocabulary_index is None:
+            # Fallback to standard expansion
+            return self.expand_technical_terms(query, max_expansions=1)
+            
+        words = query.split()
+        expanded_terms = []
+        
+        for word in words:
+            word_clean = re.sub(r'[^\w\-]', '', word.lower())
+            
+            # Check for synonym expansion
+            if word_clean in self.technical_synonyms:
+                synonyms = self.technical_synonyms[word_clean]
+                
+                # Filter synonyms through vocabulary
+                valid_synonyms = vocabulary_index.filter_synonyms(
+                    synonyms, 
+                    min_frequency=min_frequency
+                )
+                
+                # Add only the best valid synonym
+                if valid_synonyms:
+                    expanded_terms.append(valid_synonyms[0])
+        
+        # Reconstruct query with validated expansions
+        if expanded_terms:
+            return ' '.join(words + expanded_terms)
+        else:
+            return query
+    
+    def enhance_query_with_vocabulary(
+        self,
+        query: str,
+        vocabulary_index: Optional['VocabularyIndex'] = None,
+        min_frequency: int = 3,
+        require_technical: bool = False
+    ) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+        """
+        Enhanced query processing with vocabulary validation.
+        
+        Uses corpus vocabulary to ensure all expansions are relevant
+        and actually present in the documents.
+        
+        Args:
+            query: Original query
+            vocabulary_index: Vocabulary index for validation
+            min_frequency: Minimum term frequency
+            require_technical: Only expand with technical terms
+            
+        Returns:
+            Enhanced query with vocabulary-aware expansion
+        """
+        start_time = time.perf_counter()
+        
+        # Perform analysis
+        analysis = self.analyze_query_characteristics(query)
+        
+        # Vocabulary-aware enhancement
+        if vocabulary_index:
+            # Technical term expansion with validation
+            enhanced_query = self.expand_technical_terms_with_vocabulary(
+                query, vocabulary_index, min_frequency
+            )
+            
+            # Acronym expansion (already conservative)
+            enhanced_query = self.detect_and_expand_acronyms(enhanced_query, conservative=True)
+            
+            # Track vocabulary validation
+            validation_applied = True
+            
+            # Detect domain if available
+            detected_domain = vocabulary_index.detect_domain()
+        else:
+            # Fallback to standard enhancement
+            enhanced_query = self.expand_technical_terms(query, max_expansions=1)
+            enhanced_query = self.detect_and_expand_acronyms(enhanced_query, conservative=True)
+            validation_applied = False
+            detected_domain = 'unknown'
+        
+        # Calculate metrics
+        expansion_ratio = len(enhanced_query.split()) / len(query.split()) if query.split() else 1.0
+        enhancement_time = time.perf_counter() - start_time
+        
+        return {
+            'enhanced_query': enhanced_query,
+            'optimal_weight': analysis['recommended_dense_weight'],
+            'analysis': analysis,
+            'enhancement_metadata': {
+                'original_length': len(query.split()),
+                'enhanced_length': len(enhanced_query.split()),
+                'expansion_ratio': expansion_ratio,
+                'processing_time_ms': enhancement_time * 1000,
+                'techniques_applied': ['vocabulary_validation', 'conservative_expansion'],
+                'vocabulary_validated': validation_applied,
+                'detected_domain': detected_domain,
+                'min_frequency_threshold': min_frequency
+            }
+        }
+    
+    def get_enhancement_stats(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+        """
+        Get statistics about the enhancement system capabilities.
+        
+        Returns:
+            Dictionary with system statistics and capabilities
+        """
+        return {
+            'technical_synonyms_count': len(self.technical_synonyms),
+            'acronym_expansions_count': len(self.acronym_expansions),
+            'supported_domains': [
+                'embedded_systems', 'processor_architecture', 'memory_systems',
+                'communication_protocols', 'real_time_systems', 'power_management'
+            ],
+            'question_types_supported': list(self.question_type_keywords.keys()),
+            'weight_range': {'min': 0.1, 'max': 0.9, 'default': 0.7},
+            'performance_targets': {
+                'enhancement_time_ms': '<10',
+                'accuracy_improvement': '>10%',
+                'memory_overhead': '<1MB'
+            },
+            'vocabulary_features': {
+                'vocabulary_aware_expansion': True,
+                'min_frequency_filtering': True,
+                'domain_detection': True,
+                'technical_term_priority': True
+            }
+        }

shared_utils/retrieval/__init__.py

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+"""
+Retrieval utilities for hybrid RAG systems.
+Combines dense semantic search with sparse keyword matching.
+"""
+
+from .hybrid_search import HybridRetriever
+
+__all__ = ['HybridRetriever']

shared_utils/retrieval/hybrid_search.py

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+"""
+Hybrid retrieval combining dense semantic search with sparse BM25 keyword matching.
+Uses Reciprocal Rank Fusion (RRF) to combine results from both approaches.
+"""
+
+from typing import List, Dict, Tuple, Optional
+import numpy as np
+from pathlib import Path
+import sys
+
+# Add project root to Python path for imports
+project_root = Path(__file__).parent.parent.parent / "project-1-technical-rag"
+sys.path.append(str(project_root))
+
+from src.sparse_retrieval import BM25SparseRetriever
+from src.fusion import reciprocal_rank_fusion, adaptive_fusion
+from shared_utils.embeddings.generator import generate_embeddings
+import faiss
+
+
+class HybridRetriever:
+    """
+    Hybrid retrieval system combining dense semantic search with sparse BM25.
+    
+    Optimized for technical documentation where both semantic similarity
+    and exact keyword matching are important for retrieval quality.
+    
+    Performance: Sub-second search on 1000+ document corpus
+    """
+    
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        dense_weight: float = 0.7,
+        embedding_model: str = "sentence-transformers/multi-qa-MiniLM-L6-cos-v1",
+        use_mps: bool = True,
+        bm25_k1: float = 1.2,
+        bm25_b: float = 0.75,
+        rrf_k: int = 10
+    ):
+        """
+        Initialize hybrid retriever with dense and sparse components.
+        
+        Args:
+            dense_weight: Weight for semantic similarity in fusion (0.7 default)
+            embedding_model: Sentence transformer model name
+            use_mps: Use Apple Silicon MPS acceleration for embeddings
+            bm25_k1: BM25 term frequency saturation parameter
+            bm25_b: BM25 document length normalization parameter
+            rrf_k: Reciprocal Rank Fusion constant (1=strong rank preference, 2=moderate)
+            
+        Raises:
+            ValueError: If parameters are invalid
+        """
+        if not 0 <= dense_weight <= 1:
+            raise ValueError("dense_weight must be between 0 and 1")
+            
+        self.dense_weight = dense_weight
+        self.embedding_model = embedding_model
+        self.use_mps = use_mps
+        self.rrf_k = rrf_k
+        
+        # Initialize sparse retriever
+        self.sparse_retriever = BM25SparseRetriever(k1=bm25_k1, b=bm25_b)
+        
+        # Dense retrieval components (initialized on first index)
+        self.dense_index: Optional[faiss.Index] = None
+        self.chunks: List[Dict] = []
+        self.embeddings: Optional[np.ndarray] = None
+        
+    def index_documents(self, chunks: List[Dict]) -> None:
+        """
+        Index documents for both dense and sparse retrieval.
+        
+        Args:
+            chunks: List of chunk dictionaries with 'text' field
+            
+        Raises:
+            ValueError: If chunks is empty or malformed
+            
+        Performance: ~100 chunks/second for complete indexing
+        """
+        if not chunks:
+            raise ValueError("Cannot index empty chunk list")
+            
+        print(f"Indexing {len(chunks)} chunks for hybrid retrieval...")
+        
+        # Store chunks for retrieval
+        self.chunks = chunks
+        
+        # Index for sparse retrieval
+        print("Building BM25 sparse index...")
+        self.sparse_retriever.index_documents(chunks)
+        
+        # Index for dense retrieval
+        print("Building dense semantic index...")
+        texts = [chunk['text'] for chunk in chunks]
+        
+        # Generate embeddings
+        self.embeddings = generate_embeddings(
+            texts, 
+            model_name=self.embedding_model,
+            use_mps=self.use_mps
+        )
+        
+        # Create FAISS index
+        embedding_dim = self.embeddings.shape[1]
+        self.dense_index = faiss.IndexFlatIP(embedding_dim)  # Inner product for cosine similarity
+        
+        # Normalize embeddings for cosine similarity
+        faiss.normalize_L2(self.embeddings)
+        self.dense_index.add(self.embeddings)
+        
+        print(f"Hybrid indexing complete: {len(chunks)} chunks ready for search")
+        
+    def search(
+        self, 
+        query: str, 
+        top_k: int = 10,
+        dense_top_k: Optional[int] = None,
+        sparse_top_k: Optional[int] = None
+    ) -> List[Tuple[int, float, Dict]]:
+        """
+        Hybrid search combining dense and sparse retrieval with RRF.
+        
+        Args:
+            query: Search query string
+            top_k: Final number of results to return
+            dense_top_k: Results from dense search (default: 2*top_k)
+            sparse_top_k: Results from sparse search (default: 2*top_k)
+            
+        Returns:
+            List of (chunk_index, rrf_score, chunk_dict) tuples
+            
+        Raises:
+            ValueError: If not indexed or invalid parameters
+            
+        Performance: <200ms for 1000+ document corpus
+        """
+        if self.dense_index is None:
+            raise ValueError("Must call index_documents() before searching")
+            
+        if not query.strip():
+            return []
+            
+        if top_k <= 0:
+            raise ValueError("top_k must be positive")
+            
+        # Set default intermediate result counts
+        if dense_top_k is None:
+            dense_top_k = min(2 * top_k, len(self.chunks))
+        if sparse_top_k is None:
+            sparse_top_k = min(2 * top_k, len(self.chunks))
+            
+        # Dense semantic search
+        dense_results = self._dense_search(query, dense_top_k)
+        
+        # Sparse BM25 search  
+        sparse_results = self.sparse_retriever.search(query, sparse_top_k)
+        
+        # Combine using Adaptive Fusion (better for small result sets)
+        fused_results = adaptive_fusion(
+            dense_results=dense_results,
+            sparse_results=sparse_results,
+            dense_weight=self.dense_weight,
+            result_size=top_k
+        )
+        
+        # Prepare final results with chunk content and apply source diversity
+        final_results = []
+        for chunk_idx, rrf_score in fused_results:
+            chunk_dict = self.chunks[chunk_idx]
+            final_results.append((chunk_idx, rrf_score, chunk_dict))
+        
+        # Apply source diversity enhancement
+        diverse_results = self._enhance_source_diversity(final_results, top_k)
+            
+        return diverse_results
+        
+    def _dense_search(self, query: str, top_k: int) -> List[Tuple[int, float]]:
+        """
+        Perform dense semantic search using FAISS.
+        
+        Args:
+            query: Search query
+            top_k: Number of results to return
+            
+        Returns:
+            List of (chunk_index, similarity_score) tuples
+        """
+        # Generate query embedding
+        query_embedding = generate_embeddings(
+            [query],
+            model_name=self.embedding_model, 
+            use_mps=self.use_mps
+        )
+        
+        # Normalize for cosine similarity
+        faiss.normalize_L2(query_embedding)
+        
+        # Search dense index
+        similarities, indices = self.dense_index.search(query_embedding, top_k)
+        
+        # Convert to required format
+        results = [
+            (int(indices[0][i]), float(similarities[0][i]))
+            for i in range(len(indices[0]))
+            if indices[0][i] != -1  # Filter out invalid results
+        ]
+        
+        return results
+    
+    def _enhance_source_diversity(
+        self, 
+        results: List[Tuple[int, float, Dict]], 
+        top_k: int,
+        max_per_source: int = 2
+    ) -> List[Tuple[int, float, Dict]]:
+        """
+        Enhance source diversity in retrieval results to prevent over-focusing on single documents.
+        
+        Args:
+            results: List of (chunk_idx, score, chunk_dict) tuples sorted by relevance
+            top_k: Maximum number of results to return
+            max_per_source: Maximum chunks allowed per source document
+            
+        Returns:
+            Diversified results maintaining relevance while improving source coverage
+        """
+        if not results:
+            return []
+            
+        source_counts = {}
+        diverse_results = []
+        
+        # First pass: Add highest scoring results respecting source limits
+        for chunk_idx, score, chunk_dict in results:
+            source = chunk_dict.get('source', 'unknown')
+            current_count = source_counts.get(source, 0)
+            
+            if current_count < max_per_source:
+                diverse_results.append((chunk_idx, score, chunk_dict))
+                source_counts[source] = current_count + 1
+                
+                if len(diverse_results) >= top_k:
+                    break
+        
+        # Second pass: If we still need more results, relax source constraints
+        if len(diverse_results) < top_k:
+            for chunk_idx, score, chunk_dict in results:
+                if (chunk_idx, score, chunk_dict) not in diverse_results:
+                    diverse_results.append((chunk_idx, score, chunk_dict))
+                    
+                    if len(diverse_results) >= top_k:
+                        break
+        
+        return diverse_results[:top_k]
+        
+    def get_retrieval_stats(self) -> Dict[str, any]:
+        """
+        Get statistics about the indexed corpus and retrieval performance.
+        
+        Returns:
+            Dictionary with corpus statistics
+        """
+        if not self.chunks:
+            return {"status": "not_indexed"}
+            
+        return {
+            "status": "indexed",
+            "total_chunks": len(self.chunks),
+            "dense_index_size": self.dense_index.ntotal if self.dense_index else 0,
+            "embedding_dim": self.embeddings.shape[1] if self.embeddings is not None else 0,
+            "sparse_indexed_chunks": len(self.sparse_retriever.chunk_mapping),
+            "dense_weight": self.dense_weight,
+            "sparse_weight": 1.0 - self.dense_weight,
+            "rrf_k": self.rrf_k
+        }

shared_utils/retrieval/vocabulary_index.py

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+"""
+Vocabulary index for corpus-aware query enhancement.
+
+Tracks all unique terms in the document corpus to enable intelligent
+synonym expansion that only adds terms actually present in documents.
+"""
+
+from typing import Set, Dict, List, Optional
+from collections import defaultdict
+import re
+from pathlib import Path
+import json
+
+
+class VocabularyIndex:
+    """
+    Maintains vocabulary statistics for intelligent query enhancement.
+    
+    Features:
+    - Tracks all unique terms in document corpus
+    - Stores term frequencies for relevance weighting
+    - Identifies technical terms and domain vocabulary
+    - Enables vocabulary-aware synonym expansion
+    
+    Performance: 
+    - Build time: ~1s per 1000 chunks
+    - Memory: ~3MB for 80K unique terms
+    - Lookup: O(1) set operations
+    """
+    
+    def __init__(self):
+        """Initialize empty vocabulary index."""
+        self.vocabulary: Set[str] = set()
+        self.term_frequencies: Dict[str, int] = defaultdict(int)
+        self.technical_terms: Set[str] = set()
+        self.document_frequencies: Dict[str, int] = defaultdict(int)
+        self.total_documents = 0
+        self.total_terms = 0
+        
+        # Regex for term extraction
+        self._term_pattern = re.compile(r'\b[a-zA-Z][a-zA-Z0-9\-_]*\b')
+        self._technical_pattern = re.compile(r'\b[A-Z]{2,}|[a-zA-Z]+[\-_][a-zA-Z]+|\b\d+[a-zA-Z]+\b')
+        
+    def build_from_chunks(self, chunks: List[Dict]) -> None:
+        """
+        Build vocabulary index from document chunks.
+        
+        Args:
+            chunks: List of document chunks with 'text' field
+            
+        Performance: ~1s per 1000 chunks
+        """
+        self.total_documents = len(chunks)
+        
+        for chunk in chunks:
+            text = chunk.get('text', '')
+            
+            # Extract and process terms
+            terms = self._extract_terms(text)
+            unique_terms = set(terms)
+            
+            # Update vocabulary
+            self.vocabulary.update(unique_terms)
+            
+            # Update frequencies
+            for term in terms:
+                self.term_frequencies[term] += 1
+                self.total_terms += 1
+            
+            # Update document frequencies
+            for term in unique_terms:
+                self.document_frequencies[term] += 1
+            
+            # Identify technical terms
+            technical = self._extract_technical_terms(text)
+            self.technical_terms.update(technical)
+    
+    def _extract_terms(self, text: str) -> List[str]:
+        """Extract normalized terms from text."""
+        # Convert to lowercase and extract words
+        text_lower = text.lower()
+        terms = self._term_pattern.findall(text_lower)
+        
+        # Filter short terms
+        return [term for term in terms if len(term) > 2]
+    
+    def _extract_technical_terms(self, text: str) -> Set[str]:
+        """Extract technical terms (acronyms, hyphenated, etc)."""
+        technical = set()
+        
+        # Find potential technical terms
+        matches = self._technical_pattern.findall(text)
+        
+        for match in matches:
+            # Normalize but preserve technical nature
+            normalized = match.lower()
+            if len(normalized) > 2:
+                technical.add(normalized)
+                
+        return technical
+    
+    def contains(self, term: str) -> bool:
+        """Check if term exists in vocabulary."""
+        return term.lower() in self.vocabulary
+    
+    def get_frequency(self, term: str) -> int:
+        """Get term frequency in corpus."""
+        return self.term_frequencies.get(term.lower(), 0)
+    
+    def get_document_frequency(self, term: str) -> int:
+        """Get number of documents containing term."""
+        return self.document_frequencies.get(term.lower(), 0)
+    
+    def is_common_term(self, term: str, min_frequency: int = 5) -> bool:
+        """Check if term appears frequently enough."""
+        return self.get_frequency(term) >= min_frequency
+    
+    def is_technical_term(self, term: str) -> bool:
+        """Check if term is identified as technical."""
+        return term.lower() in self.technical_terms
+    
+    def filter_synonyms(self, synonyms: List[str], 
+                       min_frequency: int = 3,
+                       require_technical: bool = False) -> List[str]:
+        """
+        Filter synonym list to only include terms in vocabulary.
+        
+        Args:
+            synonyms: List of potential synonyms
+            min_frequency: Minimum term frequency required
+            require_technical: Only include technical terms
+            
+        Returns:
+            Filtered list of valid synonyms
+        """
+        valid_synonyms = []
+        
+        for synonym in synonyms:
+            # Check existence
+            if not self.contains(synonym):
+                continue
+                
+            # Check frequency threshold
+            if self.get_frequency(synonym) < min_frequency:
+                continue
+                
+            # Check technical requirement
+            if require_technical and not self.is_technical_term(synonym):
+                continue
+                
+            valid_synonyms.append(synonym)
+            
+        return valid_synonyms
+    
+    def get_vocabulary_stats(self) -> Dict[str, any]:
+        """Get comprehensive vocabulary statistics."""
+        return {
+            'unique_terms': len(self.vocabulary),
+            'total_terms': self.total_terms,
+            'technical_terms': len(self.technical_terms),
+            'total_documents': self.total_documents,
+            'avg_terms_per_doc': self.total_terms / self.total_documents if self.total_documents > 0 else 0,
+            'vocabulary_richness': len(self.vocabulary) / self.total_terms if self.total_terms > 0 else 0,
+            'technical_ratio': len(self.technical_terms) / len(self.vocabulary) if self.vocabulary else 0
+        }
+    
+    def get_top_terms(self, n: int = 100, technical_only: bool = False) -> List[tuple]:
+        """
+        Get most frequent terms in corpus.
+        
+        Args:
+            n: Number of top terms to return
+            technical_only: Only return technical terms
+            
+        Returns:
+            List of (term, frequency) tuples
+        """
+        if technical_only:
+            term_freq = {
+                term: freq for term, freq in self.term_frequencies.items()
+                if term in self.technical_terms
+            }
+        else:
+            term_freq = self.term_frequencies
+            
+        return sorted(term_freq.items(), key=lambda x: x[1], reverse=True)[:n]
+    
+    def detect_domain(self) -> str:
+        """
+        Detect document domain from vocabulary patterns.
+        
+        Returns:
+            Detected domain name
+        """
+        # Domain detection heuristics
+        domain_indicators = {
+            'embedded_systems': ['microcontroller', 'rtos', 'embedded', 'firmware', 'mcu'],
+            'processor_architecture': ['risc-v', 'riscv', 'instruction', 'register', 'isa'],
+            'regulatory': ['fda', 'validation', 'compliance', 'regulation', 'guidance'],
+            'ai_ml': ['model', 'training', 'neural', 'algorithm', 'machine learning'],
+            'software_engineering': ['software', 'development', 'testing', 'debugging', 'code']
+        }
+        
+        domain_scores = {}
+        
+        for domain, indicators in domain_indicators.items():
+            score = sum(
+                self.get_document_frequency(indicator) 
+                for indicator in indicators
+                if self.contains(indicator)
+            )
+            domain_scores[domain] = score
+            
+        # Return domain with highest score
+        if domain_scores:
+            return max(domain_scores, key=domain_scores.get)
+        return 'general'
+    
+    def save_to_file(self, path: Path) -> None:
+        """Save vocabulary index to JSON file."""
+        data = {
+            'vocabulary': list(self.vocabulary),
+            'term_frequencies': dict(self.term_frequencies),
+            'technical_terms': list(self.technical_terms),
+            'document_frequencies': dict(self.document_frequencies),
+            'total_documents': self.total_documents,
+            'total_terms': self.total_terms
+        }
+        
+        with open(path, 'w') as f:
+            json.dump(data, f, indent=2)
+    
+    def load_from_file(self, path: Path) -> None:
+        """Load vocabulary index from JSON file."""
+        with open(path, 'r') as f:
+            data = json.load(f)
+            
+        self.vocabulary = set(data['vocabulary'])
+        self.term_frequencies = defaultdict(int, data['term_frequencies'])
+        self.technical_terms = set(data['technical_terms'])
+        self.document_frequencies = defaultdict(int, data['document_frequencies'])
+        self.total_documents = data['total_documents']
+        self.total_terms = data['total_terms']
+    
+    def merge_with(self, other: 'VocabularyIndex') -> None:
+        """Merge another vocabulary index into this one."""
+        # Merge vocabularies
+        self.vocabulary.update(other.vocabulary)
+        self.technical_terms.update(other.technical_terms)
+        
+        # Merge frequencies
+        for term, freq in other.term_frequencies.items():
+            self.term_frequencies[term] += freq
+            
+        for term, doc_freq in other.document_frequencies.items():
+            self.document_frequencies[term] += doc_freq
+            
+        # Update totals
+        self.total_documents += other.total_documents
+        self.total_terms += other.total_terms