Release Notes#

Release 1.0.0#

Summary#

Major release featuring enhanced retrieval capabilities, expanded database support, and improved modular configuration system.

New Features#

Enhanced Retrieval Methods#

  • Chain of Thought (CoT): Added reasoning-based retrieval for improved context understanding

  • Vision Language Model (VLM): Integrated multi-modal retrieval capabilities for processing visual content

  • Advanced Graph RAG (AdvGRAG): Implemented sophisticated graph traversal and retrieval algorithms for better performance

Expanded Database Support#

  • ArangoDB: Added support for graph-based document storage and retrieval

  • Elasticsearch: Integrated full-text search capabilities with distributed search support

Configuration Improvements#

  • Modular Configuration System: Redesigned configuration architecture for easier function and tool creation

  • Simplified Addition Process: Streamlined workflow for adding new functions and tools to the system

  • Enhanced Extensibility: Improved modularity enables faster development and deployment of new components

Experimental Features#

  • MCP Tools: Experimental MCP tools to enable AI agents interacting with video.

  • Structured Response: JSON Structured Response mode for responses from CA-RAG.

Release 0.5.0#

Summary#

This is the first general release of Context Aware RAG.

Known Issues#