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RAG: Retrieval, Reranking, and Source Attribution
How FLIN implements Retrieval-Augmented Generation -- semantic retrieval from your data, cross-encoder reranking for precision, and source attribution so users know where answers come from.
Document Parsing: PDF, DOCX, CSV, JSON, YAML
How FLIN extracts text from PDF, DOCX, CSV, JSON, and YAML files for indexing and RAG -- built-in parsers that turn any document format into searchable, embeddable text.
Code-Aware Chunking for RAG
How FLIN's chunk_text() function splits documents into embedding-appropriate segments while respecting paragraph boundaries, code blocks, headings, and semantic coherence.
Hybrid Document Search: BM25 + Semantic
How FLIN combines BM25 keyword search with semantic vector search for hybrid document ranking -- getting the precision of exact keyword matching and the recall of meaning-based search.
AI-First Language Design
How FLIN was designed from the ground up for AI-assisted development -- minimal syntax for fewer tokens, self-contained files for complete context, and MCP integration for AI agent tooling.
Search Analytics and Result Caching
How FLIN tracks search queries, measures result quality, and caches frequently accessed results -- turning search from a stateless operation into a learning, optimizing system.
AI Gateway: 8 Providers, One API
How FLIN's AI Gateway provides a unified interface to OpenAI, Anthropic, DeepInfra, Google, Mistral, Cohere, Groq, and local models -- switch providers by changing one line of configuration.
R2 and Google Cloud Storage Backends
Implementing Cloudflare R2 and Google Cloud Storage backends for FLIN file storage.
Download Grants and Access Keys
How FLIN secures file access with time-limited download grants and scoped access keys.
Extracting Text From CSV, XLSX, RTF, and XML
How FLIN extracts searchable text from CSV, XLSX, RTF, and XML files with built-in parsers.
Design Tokens and Theming System
How FlinUI's design token system provides 50+ tokens for colors, spacing, typography, and shadows -- enabling consistent theming and dark mode across 365+ components.
File Storage With 4 Backends
How FLIN provides unified file storage across local filesystem, Amazon S3, Cloudflare R2, and Google Cloud Storage -- all with zero configuration.