Config

These are config that can be passed

Config Reference

Key	Type	Default	Applies To	Description
search_type	string	"normal"	Both	Search strategy: "normal", "search", or "sql_search"
augment_context	bool	true	Both	Whether to use knowledge base context. Set to false to skip retrieval entirely
use_model_knowledge	bool	true	standard-rag only	Whether the LLM is allowed to use its own parametric knowledge
normal_search_top_k	int	20	Both	Number of chunks to retrieve for normal search (min: 1)
smart_search_top_k	int	20	Both (when search_type=search)	Number of chunks to retrieve for smart search (min: 1)
enable_hybrid_search	bool	true	Both	Combines dense (vector) and sparse (BM25) search. Set to false for vector-only
enable_mmr	bool	false	Both	Enable Maximal Marginal Relevance reranking to improve chunk diversity
lambda_mult	float	0.5	Both (when enable_mmr=true)	MMR diversity parameter — 0.0 = maximum diversity, 1.0 = maximum relevance
reference_formatter_type	string	"lm"	standard-rag only	How references are formatted: "lm" (LM-based), "similarity", or "none"

Search Type

Value	Description
normal	Standard search using hybrid (dense + sparse) or vector-only (when enable_hybrid_search: false)
search	Smart Search — retrieves from external systems via BOSA connectors
sql_search	Structured query against a SQL-backed knowledge base

Example: Advanced Config

Standard RAG

curl -X POST "https://glchat.glair.ai/components/{chatbot_id}:standard-rag/run" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "X-API-Key: {your_api_key}" \
  -d '{
    "inputs": {
      "query": "What is our refund policy?"
    },
    "config": {
      "search_type": "normal",
      "normal_search_top_k": 10,
      "enable_hybrid_search": false,
      "rerank_type": "none",
      "reference_formatter_type": "similarity"
    },
    "model_name": "Gemini 3.1 Flash Live Preview"
  }'

Retrieval Pipeline

curl -X POST "https://glchat.glair.ai/components/{chatbot_id}:retrieval-pipeline/run" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "X-API-Key: {your_api_key}" \
  -d '{
    "inputs": {
      "standalone_query": "What is our refund policy?"
    },
    "config": {
      "search_type": "normal",
      "normal_search_top_k": 10,
      "enable_hybrid_search": false,
      "rerank_type": "none"
    }
  }'