Demand-shaped retrieval

Pelorus Query shapes RAG context from live demand.

Pelorus Query turns live RAG traffic into managed, source-grounded Extracts. It keeps chunk retrieval as the fallback, then lets repeated questions become visible, reusable, and curatable over time.

What is a pelorus? A pelorus is a navigation instrument used to take bearings. Pelorus Query uses the name because it helps orient questions inside a corpus: repeated queries become visible as queries, clusters, coverage, and gaps.
Simplified pelorus navigation instrument illustration

Chunking is an upfront bet

Every chunking strategy guesses how future questions will cut across the corpus. Smaller chunks, parent chunks, hierarchical retrieval, and graph-style structure can reduce the pain, but the retrieval surface is still mostly shaped before real demand arrives.

Pelorus adds a demand-shaped layer

Pelorus keeps chunk retrieval, then automates a second layer that is shaped by observed usage. Recurring needs become source-grounded Extracts, related queries become clusters, and the Admin views show coverage and gaps as demand changes.

Core Concepts

A query is the message your user or application sends to Pelorus. Pelorus keeps a durable representation of that query as an observed user need: something it can track, match, cluster, and use to create Extracts. An Extract is a source-grounded information packet built from your corpus to answer that need. Pelorus adds this managed Extract layer above the document chunks your RAG system already uses: specific queries get Query Extracts, and related queries can be grouped into Cluster Extracts that cover a broader area of demand.