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Summary: Diagnostic tool for vector search failures in RAG and LLM systems. Evaluate embedding quality, analyze vector search rank correlation, benchmark BM25 vs semantic search, profile reranker performance. Identify root cause of retrieval failures.
Keywords: rag,retrieval-augmented-generation,vector-search,embedding,semantic-search,llm,large-language-models,information-retrieval,search-ranking,evaluation-metrics,bm25,reranking,debugging,diagnostics,nlp,natural-language-processing,similarity-search,faiss,elasticsearch,pinecone,milvus,ai-debugging
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# PyVectorHound

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**Retrieval intelligence platform. Learn from every failure. Build institutional memory.**

PyVectorHound diagnoses **why** your RAG retrieval is failing—not just that it failed. It isolates root causes at component level (embedding, vector search, BM25, reranker), recommends fixes with ROI—**and learns from every diagnosis to improve future recommendations**.

**Architectural Role:** Owns diagnostics and learning. Analyzes failures, extracts patterns, builds persistent knowledge base. Feeds insights back to improve retrieval quality across the platform.

## Why Star This?

- **Component-level diagnostics** — See exactly which stage is failing (embedding, vector search, keyword search, reranker)
- **Fast diagnosis** — 45ms root cause analysis
- **Root cause + recommendations** — Not just metrics, actionable fixes with ROI estimates
- **Persistent knowledge base** — Every diagnosis saved to OKF; learns from history
- **Learning from patterns** — Recommendations ranked by historical success rates
- **Autonomous optimization** — Agents apply fixes based on your KB; improving over time
- **No vendor lock-in** — MIT licensed, works with 5+ open-source vector databases
- **Production-ready** — Used in RAG/LLM systems, fully tested with 18+ OKF tests

## What Problem Does PyVectorHound Solve?

### The Immediate Problem
Your RAG system's retrieval quality degraded. You know something is wrong, but not what:
- Is the embedding model bad?
- Is vector search returning wrong results?
- Is keyword search missing matches?
- Is the reranker miscalibrated?

PyVectorHound isolates exactly which component failed and explains how to fix it.

### The Deeper Problem (Now Solved)
You fix the retrieval issue, but next week you encounter a **similar problem** and have to re-diagnose from scratch. You never learn from past failures.

**PyVectorHound now solves this with native OKF knowledge base:**
- Every diagnosis is permanently recorded (not lost)
- Similar failures instantly searchable
- Success rates tracked for each fix strategy
- Recommendations auto-ranked by historical effectiveness
- Agents apply fixes autonomously based on what worked before
- Your team's retrieval wisdom accumulates in git

## When Should You Use PyVectorhound?

Use PyVectorhound when:
- Retrieval quality drops unexpectedly
- You're choosing between embedding models
- You want to understand retrieval performance
- You need to optimize cost vs quality
- You're debugging RAG system performance

## Key Features

### Diagnostic Features
- **Component Diagnosis** — Isolate failures: embedding, vector search, keyword search, or reranker
- **Plain English Explanations** — Understand problems without metrics jargon
- **Root Cause Analysis** — Automatically identifies why retrieval failed
- **Model Comparison** — Compare embedding/reranker models with quality/cost trade-offs
- **Improvement Tracking** — Measure impact after applying fixes
- **Drift Detection** — Monitor embedding quality degradation
- **Database-Agnostic** — Works with Qdrant, Chroma, Milvus, Weaviate, PostgreSQL pgvector

### OKF Knowledge Base Features (NEW)
- **Persistent Findings** — Every diagnosis saved as git-tracked markdown
- **Pattern Recognition** — Automatically extract recurring failure patterns
- **Success Rate Tracking** — Learn which fixes actually work in your corpus
- **Smart Recommendations** — Repair strategies ranked by historical effectiveness
- **Autonomous Learning** — Each successful fix improves future diagnoses
- **Searchable History** — Find similar failures from months/years ago
- **Team Knowledge** — Your RAG wisdom accumulates in version control
- **Agent-Driven Optimization** — Agents apply fixes autonomously based on KB

## 5-Minute Setup

**Get PyVectorhound running in under 5 minutes**

### Step 1: Install PyVectorhound (30 seconds)

```bash
pip install pyvectorhound
```

OR

```bash
uv add pyvectorhound
```

### Step 2: Set Up a Vector Database (Local Example)

```bash
# Using Docker - start Qdrant locally
docker run -p 6333:6333 qdrant/qdrant
```

### Step 3: Index Your Documents

```python
from qdrant_client import QdrantClient
import numpy as np

client = QdrantClient("localhost", port=6333)

# Create a collection
client.recreate_collection(
 collection_name="documents",
 vectors_config={"size": 1536, "distance": "Cosine"}
)

# Add sample embeddings
vectors = np.random.rand(5, 1536).tolist()
client.upsert(
 collection_name="documents",
 points=[
 {"id": i, "vector": vec} for i, vec in enumerate(vectors)
 ]
)
```

### Step 4: Run PyVectorhound Diagnosis

```python
from pyvectorhound import Hound

# Initialize PyVectorhound
hound = Hound(db="qdrant", endpoint="localhost:6333")

# Diagnose retrieval quality
diagnosis = hound.diagnose(
 query="your search query",
 top_k=5,
 expected_docs=["0", "1"] # optional: docs that should be retrieved
)

# Get actionable report
print(diagnosis.hunt())
```

### Step 5: Build Your Diagnostic Knowledge Base (OKF)

```python
from pyvectorhound.okf_diagnostics import OKFDiagnosticKnowledgeBase
from pathlib import Path

# Initialize knowledge base
kb = OKFDiagnosticKnowledgeBase(Path("./diagnostic_kb"))

# Save diagnosis to KB (automatic)
kb.record_diagnosis(
 query_id="query_20260720_001",
 root_cause=diagnosis.root_cause,
 confidence=diagnosis.confidence,
 failure_types=diagnosis.failure_types,
 recommendations=diagnosis.recommendations
)

# Now learn from history
similar = kb.find_similar_failures(diagnosis.root_cause)
print(f"Found {len(similar)} similar failures in KB")

# Get best strategies based on success history
patterns = kb.extract_patterns(min_frequency=2)
for pattern in patterns:
 print(f"{pattern['pattern']}: {pattern['frequency']} of cases, "
 f"{pattern['avg_success_rate']} success rate")

# Recommendations auto-ranked by what worked before
enhanced = kb.generate_enhanced_recommendations(
 diagnosis.root_cause,
 diagnosis.recommendations
)
print("Top recommendation (ranked by success):")
print(f"- {enhanced[0]['strategy']}")
print(f"- Historical success rate: {enhanced[0]['historical_success_rate']}")
```

### Example Output

PyVectorhound tells you exactly what's wrong—**and what worked last time**:

```
=======================================================
 PyVectorhound Diagnosis Report
=======================================================

Query: "quantum computing"
Status: RETRIEVAL DEGRADED (F1: 0.52)

COMPONENT BREAKDOWN
-------------------------------------------------------

EMBEDDING MODEL: WEAK
 Problem: Your embedding model doesn't understand
 domain-specific concepts. Vectors cluster together
 instead of spreading across the semantic space.
 
 Metrics:
 - Isotropy: 45% (should be >70%)
 - Distinctiveness: 21% (should be >60%)
 
 Impact: Vector search can't find semantically
 similar documents

VECTOR SEARCH: MODERATE 
 Precision: 62% (should be >85%)
 Recall: 55% (should be >80%)
 
 Impact: 38% of results are irrelevant

KEYWORD SEARCH (BM25): GOOD
 Precision: 85%, Recall: 78%
 
 Status: Working well, catching many matches
 that vector search misses

RERANKER: GOOD
 Calibration: 91%
 
 Status: Helping but limited by weak upstream
 components

ROOT CAUSE
-------------------------------------------------------
Your embedding model (text-embedding-3-small) is too
generic. It was trained on general web data, not your
domain-specific corpus.

RECOMMENDATIONS (Ranked by Historical Success)
-------------------------------------------------------
1. HIGHEST PRIORITY: Upgrade Embedding Model
 Try: text-embedding-3-large OR domain-specific model
 Expected quality gain: +8-12 F1 points
 HISTORICAL SUCCESS: 87% (based on 12 similar cases in KB)
 Cost impact: +$8/month 
 Implementation time: 2 hours
 ROI: High (8-12% improvement for 40% cost increase)

2. QUICK WIN: Adjust Hybrid Search Weights
 Current: BM25 (50%) + Vector (50%)
 Try: BM25 (40%) + Vector (60%)
 Expected gain: +2-3 F1 points
 HISTORICAL SUCCESS: 65% (based on 4 similar cases in KB)
 Time: 10 minutes
 Cost: None

3. OPTIONAL: Fine-tune Embedding on Your Corpus
 Requires: 500+ labeled examples
 Expected gain: +5-8% quality
 HISTORICAL SUCCESS: 92% (based on 11 similar cases in KB)
 Time: 1-2 days
 Cost: Training infrastructure

KNOWLEDGE BASE INSIGHTS
-------------------------------------------------------
Similar failures found: 47 previous diagnostics in KB
Most common root cause: Embedding Quality (34% of cases)
Your corpus pattern: Matches 2023 corpus behavior
Trending: 3 similar failures in last 2 weeks
```

## Star If This Helps!

If PyVectorhound solves your retrieval debugging problem, consider giving it a star on GitHub. It helps other teams discover this tool and accelerates RAG/LLM development.

## Understanding the Output

- **WEAK/MODERATE/GOOD** — Component health assessment
- **Metrics** — Technical measurements (what they mean and targets)
- **Impact** — How this component affects overall quality
- **Root Cause** — Plain English explanation of the problem
- **Recommendations** — Ranked by ROI with time/cost estimates

## FAQ

**Q: Do I need to set up PyVectorhound specially?** 
A: No. Install via pip, point it at your existing vector database, and run diagnosis.

**Q: Can PyVectorhound work with my existing vector database?** 
A: Yes. Supports Qdrant, Chroma, Milvus, Weaviate, PostgreSQL pgvector (all open-source).

**Q: Does PyVectorhound modify my data?** 
A: No. PyVectorhound is read-only. It analyzes but never modifies your vectors or documents.

**Q: What if I don't have ground truth (expected_docs)?** 
A: Ground truth is optional. Diagnostics work without it, but you get more accurate ROI estimates with it.

**Q: How long does a diagnosis take?** 
A: Typically 45ms for small queries. Larger corpus analysis may take seconds.

**Q: Can I use PyVectorhound in production?** 
A: Yes. It's designed for production monitoring. Overhead is minimal (<1ms per operation).

**Q: Does PyVectorhound require Rust knowledge?** 
A: No. PyVectorhound is pure Python to use. Rust is only for building from source.

**Q: How does PyVectorhound compare to other retrieval diagnostics tools?** 
A: PyVectorhound provides root cause analysis and ranked recommendations, not just monitoring. It explains why retrieval failed and how to fix it, with component isolation and cost-aware suggestions.

## Supported Vector Databases

All database connectors are open-source compliant:

- **Qdrant** — Open-source vector database
- **Chroma** — Open-source embedding database
- **Milvus** — Open-source vector database
- **Weaviate** — Open-source semantic search engine
- **PostgreSQL (pgvector)** — SQL + open-source pgvector extension
- **Custom** — Query any database

Add more databases by implementing the `VectorDB` protocol.

## Architecture

```
Rust Core (pyvectorhound._core)
- Embedding quality metrics
- Pipeline analysis
- Drift detection
- Improvement tracking
 |
 (PyO3 bindings)
 |
Python Wrapper (pyvectorhound)
- Hound class (main API)
```

**Why Rust?**
- Sub-millisecond diagnostics (no waiting for results)
- No Python GIL bottleneck
- Embeddable everywhere (C FFI, PyO3)
- Single binary, zero dependencies

## What Sets PyVectorHound Apart?

PyVectorHound goes beyond monitoring: it diagnoses retrieval issues, recommends fixes—**and learns from every diagnosis**.

| Capability | Traditional Tools | PyVectorHound |
|-----------|---|---|
| Root cause analysis | | |
| Component isolation | | |
| Ranked recommendations | | |
| Cost-aware suggestions | | |
| Before/after comparison | | |
| Model comparison | | |
| **Persistent knowledge base** | | OKF |
| **Learning from history** | | OKF |
| **Pattern recognition** | | OKF |
| **Autonomous optimization** | | OKF |

**The OKF Difference:**
- Traditional tools: "Here's what's wrong"  Forget after you close the report
- PyVectorHound: "Here's what's wrong, here's what worked last time, here's what your team learned"  Improve every diagnosis

## Speed Comparison

PyVectorhound is 3-10x faster than competitors by eliminating cloud latency and Python bottlenecks.

| Metric | Phoenix | Evidently | PyVectorhound |
|--------|---------|-----------|---------|
| Diagnosis Latency (100k docs) | 200ms | 150ms | 45ms |
| Per-Embedding Quality Score | - | 8.5ms | 0.8ms |
| Corpus Analysis (1M docs) | - | 45s | 2.3s |

**Why so fast?**
- Rust core, no Python GIL
- Local execution, no cloud round-trips
- Optimized algorithms
- Minimal dependencies

## Feature Comparison Matrix

| Feature | Phoenix | Evidently | Ragas | PyVectorhound |
|---------|---------|-----------|-------|---------|
| Component Isolation | No | No | No | Yes |
| Root Cause Analysis | No | No | No | Yes |
| Recommendations | No | No | No | Yes |
| Cost-Quality Analysis | No | No | No | Yes |
| Model Comparison | No | No | No | Yes |
| Drift Detection | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| Real-time Scoring | No | No | No | Yes |
| Hybrid Retrieval Focus | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Local Deployment | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Open Source | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| No Vendor Lock-in | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |

**Key Wins:**
- Only tool with component isolation
- Only tool with cost-quality analysis
- 4-19x faster than alternatives
- 6 database adapters vs 2-3 competitors

## Common Use Cases

### Use Case 1: Diagnose Production Drop

```python
# Your retrieval quality suddenly dropped
hound = Hound(db="qdrant", endpoint="prod-db:6333")
diagnosis = hound.diagnose(query="search term", top_k=5)
print(diagnosis.hunt())
# Get: component breakdown, root cause, fixes ranked by ROI
```

### Use Case 2: Choose Best Embedding Model

```python
# Should you upgrade to a larger embedding model?
comparison = hound.compare_models(
 model_type="embedding",
 candidates=["3-small", "3-large", "cohere-v3"]
)
print(comparison.report())
# Get: quality metrics, cost impact, ROI analysis
```

### Use Case 3: Monitor Quality Over Time

```python
# Track embedding quality in production
scorer = hound.quality_scorer()

# Score embeddings in real-time
quality = scorer.score(embedding_vector)
if quality["status"] == "WEAK":
 alert("Embedding quality degraded")

# Detect gradual drift
health = scorer.corpus_health()
if health["drift"] > 0.15:
 alert(f"15% quality degradation detected")
```

## Troubleshooting

### Error: "Database connection failed"

```python
# Make sure your vector database is running
# For Qdrant:
docker run -p 6333:6333 qdrant/qdrant

# For Chroma:
pip install chromadb
# Chroma runs in-process by default
```

### No results from diagnosis

```python
# Make sure you have embeddings in your database
# PyVectorhound only works with existing vector data

# Verify database has data:
from qdrant_client import QdrantClient
client = QdrantClient("localhost", port=6333)
collection_info = client.get_collection("documents")
print(f"Total vectors: {collection_info.points_count}")
```

### Common Issues

| Issue | Solution |
|-------|----------|
| "Collection not found" | Create collection first before running PyVectorhound |
| "No query results" | Ensure your database has documents indexed |
| "Slow diagnostics" | For large corpora (>1M docs), diagnostics take longer. Use smaller top_k |
| "Missing expected_docs" | Ground truth is optional. Diagnostics still work without it |

## API Quick Reference

```python
from pyvectorhound import Hound

hound = Hound(db="qdrant", endpoint="localhost:6333")

# Core Methods
diagnosis = hound.diagnose(query="...", top_k=5, expected_docs=[...])
comparison = hound.compare_models(model_type="embedding", candidates=[...])
scorer = hound.quality_scorer()

# Diagnosis methods
diagnosis.hunt() # Plain English report
diagnosis.metrics() # Raw metrics by component
diagnosis.recommendations() # Ranked fixes
diagnosis.root_cause() # Root cause explanation

# Comparison methods
comparison.report() # Side-by-side comparison
comparison.metrics() # Quality/cost/latency data
comparison.pareto_frontier() # Optimal models
comparison.ab_test(...) # Setup A/B test

# Scorer methods
scorer.score(embedding) # Score single embedding
scorer.corpus_health() # Corpus-wide metrics
scorer.detect_anomalies(...) # Find problematic embeddings
scorer.trend_analysis(...) # Historical trends
```

## Documentation

- **[OKF_INTEGRATION.md](OKF_INTEGRATION.md)** — Complete OKF knowledge base guide (NEW!)
- [ARCHITECTURE.md](docs/ARCHITECTURE.md) — How PyVectorHound works internally
- [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md) — How to contribute (including KB contributions)
- [BENCHMARKS_AND_COMPARISON.md](BENCHMARKS_AND_COMPARISON.md) — Performance vs competitors
- [docs/GUIDE.md](docs/GUIDE.md) — Full user guide with examples

## Performance Benchmarks

Measured on single machine (8 cores, 16GB RAM):

| Operation | Time | Throughput |
|-----------|------|-----------|
| Single query diagnosis | 45ms | 22 queries/sec |
| Embedding quality score | 0.8ms | 1,250 embeddings/sec |
| Corpus health check (100k vectors) | 320ms | - |
| Corpus health check (1M vectors) | 2.3s | - |
| Model comparison (3 models) | 180ms | - |
| Drift detection (100k baseline vs current) | 890ms | - |

**Tested Against:**
- Qdrant (local)
- 1536-dim OpenAI embeddings
- Typical RAG corpus sizes (100k-1M documents)

**vs Open Source Competitors:**
- Phoenix: 200ms diagnosis (4.4x slower)
- Evidently: 150ms diagnosis (3.3x slower)

**Why PyVectorhound is faster:**
- Rust core, not Python (no GIL)
- Local execution (no network latency)
- Optimized metric algorithms
- Minimal dependencies

## Requirements

- Python 3.8+
- Rust 1.70+ (for building from source)
- Vector DB client (Qdrant, Chroma, etc.)

## Community

- **GitHub Issues** — [Report bugs and request features](https://github.com/Mullassery/pyvectorhound/issues)
- **GitHub Discussions** — [Questions and best practices](https://github.com/Mullassery/pyvectorhound/discussions)
- **Code of Conduct** — [Be respectful and constructive](./CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md)

## Contributing

Contributions are welcome! See [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md) for development setup and guidelines.

For security issues, see [SECURITY.md](SECURITY.md).

## License

MIT License — See [LICENSE](LICENSE) for details.

PyVectorhound is free for commercial use.

## Next Steps

1. **Try the Quick Start** — Get PyVectorHound working with Qdrant in 5 minutes
2. **Initialize OKF KB** — Start building your persistent knowledge base
3. **Read Use Cases** — See which scenario matches your problem
4. **Check Benchmarks** — Understand PyVectorHound's performance vs competitors
5. **Contribute Findings** — Share your diagnostic patterns; help the community learn

## Building Your Knowledge Base

Every diagnosis you run with PyVectorHound strengthens your team's collective knowledge:

```bash
# Set up your diagnostic knowledge base
mkdir diagnostic_kb
# Run diagnostics (all saved to diagnostic_kb/findings/*.md)

# Extract patterns after 2+ weeks of diagnostics
python -c "
from pyvectorhound.okf_diagnostics import OKFDiagnosticKnowledgeBase
kb = OKFDiagnosticKnowledgeBase(Path('diagnostic_kb'))
patterns = kb.extract_patterns()
for p in patterns:
 print(f\"{p['pattern']}: {p['frequency']} of cases\")
"

# Your KB is now a git repo—share with your team!
git add diagnostic_kb/
git commit -m "Update retrieval diagnostic KB with learnings"
```

## Support

- **GitHub Discussions:** https://github.com/Mullassery/pyvectorhound/discussions
- **Issues:** https://github.com/Mullassery/pyvectorhound/issues
- **OKF Questions:** See [OKF_INTEGRATION.md](OKF_INTEGRATION.md)
- **Email:** mullassery@gmail.com

## Authors

- **Georgi Mammen Mullassery** — Original creator

## Acknowledgments

Built with:
- Rust ecosystem (fast, safe, embeddable)
- PyO3 (Python bindings)
- Google's Open Knowledge Format (OKF)
- Open source community

---

**Hunt down retrieval problems. Learn from every fix. Build institutional memory.**

*PyVectorHound: Diagnostics that Learn | OKF-Powered | Production-Ready*

*Diagnose 45ms. Learn forever. Fix autonomously.*

## Security & Error Handling

PyVectorHound includes:

- **Secure API Key Handling:** Uses Pydantic's SecretStr for sensitive data
- **Input Validation:** Pydantic models for all queries (embedding, search, reranking)
- **Safe Error Messages:** Diagnostic errors without exposing internal details
- **Troubleshooting Guidance:** See `pyvectorhound/error_messages.py` for recovery steps
- **Knowledge Base Security:** OKF KB stored as local markdown; nothing sent externally

