Research method

Build the map before asking for the answer.

Grounded Adaptive Retrieval is our structure-first research method. It preserves source organization, resolves intent against that map, and returns a Factum only when the retrieved evidence can support it.

Provisional patent pending
Aprilio / Living knowledge field continuously adapting
ONTOHARNESSACTIVE
SM

Structure × meaning

NEUROSYMBOLIC
FACTUM / 04VERIFIED

Current. Linked. Bounded.

2 sources0 unsupported claims
Mapping source topology

Architecture

Two retrieval paths. One critical difference.

Traditional RAG finds similar text. Aprilio’s Grounded Adaptive Retrieval follows structure, verifies recency, and preserves the evidence boundary.

Architecture comparison

One changing source set. Two fundamentally different systems.

Standard RAG

Similarity search pipeline

Probabilistic
QueryMedical referencesguidelines and textbooksTokenizationand embeddingTokenizationand embeddingVector databaseembedded, flattened chunksSimilaritysearchGenerated outputmost probable answer

Grounded Adaptive Retrieval

Structured knowledge system

Structure-led
Medical referencesOntology mapCartographerQueryQuery intentSemantic AnnotatorExternal searchArchitectAuditable output

Inside GAR

Map once. Retrieve with structure. Adapt as sources change.

Aprilio turns an unfamiliar knowledge base into a reusable retrieval system rather than a pile of disconnected chunks.

01The map

Cartographer agent

Identify structure and update the ontology

Reads medical references, preserves their hierarchy, and creates machine-readable nodes and relationships.

OutputOntology + source map
02The retrieval

Semantic annotator

Attach intent to navigational anchors

Links query topics to sections, pages, citations, evidence grades, and current external signals.

OutputProvenance-tagged evidence
03The synthesis

Architect

Curate an auditable response

Builds a response from collected Factums and stops when the available evidence cannot support a claim.

OutputVerified, current Factum
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Closed-loop regeneration

When a source changes or a layer fails, Aprilio rebuilds the affected part of the harness.

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