DefangLabs / DefangLabs/docs-chatbot

Chatbot not answering vague questions well

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Description

The chatbot currently seems to not answer vague questions as well, e.g. "Does Defang have an MCP sample?". This is likely due to how the algorithm (cosine similarity) decides which information sources (i.e. docs/blog pages) are relevant to the query to formulate an answer.

A potential solution would be to use a different search algorithm, such as hybrid search with LlamaIndex that combines both semantic search (cosine similarity) and keyword search to determine similarity.

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Research direction

No files, tests, or entry points are named. Start by locating the current cosine-similarity source-selection path, then review the linked LlamaIndex hybrid-search approach; done means vague questions such as the MCP-sample example use relevant sources and produce a better answer.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
ai, search
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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