Hybrid Search Implementation Patterns for combining vector similarity and keyword-based search. When to Use This Skill - Building RAG systems with improved recall - Combining semantic understanding with exact matching - Handling queries with specific terms (names, codes) - Improving search for domain-specific vocabulary - When pure vector search misses keyword matches Core Concepts 1. Hybrid Search Architecture 2. Fusion Methods | Method | Description | Best For | |--------|-------------|----------| | RRF | Reciprocal Rank Fusion | General purpose | | Linear | Weighted sum of scores | Tunable…