• PRECISION
  • RELEVANCE
  • ACCURACY
  • HUMAN

How to improve RAG search accuracy with your AI

Connect Cohere to your agent to fix retrieval issues. Your AI will use semantic reranking to prioritize the best context for every query.

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Short answer

How do I make my RAG search more accurate?

Use semantic reranking to reorder the document chunks your search engine finds. This ensures the most relevant information sits at the top of the context window. You'll get much cleaner answers by filtering out the noise.

Where every result lands.

The outcomes of reranking

Reranking changes how your agent sees your data.

PRECISION

Better context hits

The rerank_documents tool moves the most useful chunks to the front. Your agent stops hallucinating based on irrelevant snippets.

RELEVANCE

Noise reduction

Low-quality matches get pushed down the list. This keeps the context window focused on what actually matters for the question.

ACCURACY

Sharper answers

By prioritizing semantic meaning over simple keyword matching, your agent finds the right facts even if the wording differs.

HUMAN

Manual review needed

The AI handles the reordering, but you still need to check the final answers for logic. The tool doesn't change your original source documents.

The workflow

What your AI does when a query arrives.

The agent moves from broad retrieval to precise context selection.

  1. Initial retrieval

    Your existing search engine pulls a large set of potential document chunks from your database.

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  2. Semantic reordering

    The agent sends those chunks to Cohere to evaluate how well they actually answer the user's specific question.

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  3. Context pruning

    The agent selects only the top-scoring chunks to feed into the prompt.

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  4. Final response

    The agent generates an answer using the newly prioritized information.

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Try it

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Use these prompts to test your reranking setup.

Starting points

These are ways to trigger the reranking process. Swap out the bracketed text for your actual data sources.

Cohere Connector

You're all set. Choose your MCP client and follow the setup instructions.

Connector linkhttps://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_fA1l2oqJxpD7QL48YxxEDHfZLGLU7FMkmFVJY7Ft/mcp

Claude Desktop

Follow the steps below to connect in seconds.

  1. 1In Claude Desktop, open Settings → Connectors.
  2. 2Click “Add custom connector” and paste the connector link above as the remote MCP server URL.
  3. 3Click Add and start a new chat — Cohere capabilities are ready to use.
Configuration · claude_desktop_config.jsonCopy
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  "mcpServers": {
    "cohere-ai-platform-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_fA1l2oqJxpD7QL48YxxEDHfZLGLU7FMkmFVJY7Ft/mcp"
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  • Rerank these chunks from my [PDF folder] to find the answer about [project timelines].

  • Use the rerank tool on the results from my [customer support wiki] to answer this: [How do I reset my password?]

  • I have these 20 snippets from [company policy docs]. Rerank them so the most relevant ones for [vacation policy] are first.

  • Look at the search results from my [GitHub repo] and rerank them to find the specific code logic for [authentication].

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Connect Cohere once, then ask.

Just link your account via the Vinkius dashboard. Your credentials stay encrypted, and you can immediately start using the reranking tools in your favorite client.

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FAQ

How reranking works

  • 01

    Does reranking change my original documents?

    No. The tool only changes the order in which the AI reads the chunks. Your source files remain untouched.

  • 02

    Can the AI delete irrelevant chunks from my database?

    No. The tool only reorders the data for the current conversation. It has no permission to delete or modify your storage.

  • 03

    Will this make my search faster?

    It adds a step to the retrieval process, but it makes the subsequent reasoning step more efficient by providing better context.

  • 04

    Do I need to change my vector database?

    No. You can use reranking with any existing retrieval system to improve the quality of the results you get back.

  • 05

    Can the AI decide which chunks to rerank?

    Yes, once the tool is connected, your agent can choose to invoke the reranking capability whenever it needs to refine its context.

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