Glossary term
Glossary term
Memory and Retrieval
RAG where an agent decides when, how, and what to retrieve while solving a task.
Perplexity AI's agentic search engine dynamically decides to run multiple web searches, consult its index, and combine retrieved snippets using reasoning - rather than performing a single static retrieval.
A legal-research agent uses Agentic RAG to iteratively retrieve: first relevant statutes, then case law, then regulatory guidance - refining queries based on what each retrieval reveals.
Cohere Command R+ agentic RAG lets a financial analyst agent decide mid-task to retrieve earnings transcripts, then balance-sheet data, then analyst estimates - adapting the retrieval plan to intermediate findings.