Build a Retrieval Filter Before the Prompt
Design a pre-prompt retrieval filter that only passes reusable, authorized, source-backed memories.
Task: draft an implementation-risk note. Candidate memories include one source-backed decision, one unauthorized HR note, one expired pricing term, and one legacy free-text preference. FAIR retrieval filter: findable, accessible, interoperable, reusable The shortcut is to send the top vector hits directly into the prompt. That shifts authorization and quality control to the model at the worst possible moment. Findable Keep candidates with account ID, memory type, retrieval trigger, and source ID. Drop vague free-text memories that cannot explain why they fired. Findability is not just search. It is the ability to identify why this memory belongs to this task. Accessible…
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