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How to use BM25 Native Support?

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Description

Hi,

You recently announced native BM25. However, I can't find any usage examples anywhere. Can you show me how to do it?

Does this also mean that there is no longer a need to use the FastEmbed + BM25 Sparse Embedding combination?

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First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by locating the documentation for native BM25 support and the existing FastEmbed plus BM25 Sparse Embedding guidance. Add a clear usage example and explain whether native BM25 replaces that combination, then verify that both questions in the issue are answered.

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Assessment

Domain
documentation, search
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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