Problems / RAG and retrieval, hard
An agentic retriever makes up to 8 search hops per question, and each hop hits the search service.
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Success ≥ 95% of tasks, p99 ≤ 90 s.
6 requests a second for 45 seconds: 100% task (writes).
What each component does in this design, and what calls it. The simulator mimics each one from these settings.
| Component | Its job here | Settings |
|---|---|---|
| Load balancerLoad balancer | Traffic enters here.Calls Agent API.Layer 4 balancers route by IP and port; layer 7 balancers read HTTP and can route by path or header. | – |
| Agent APIApp service | Load balancer forwards to it.Calls Agent orchestrator.Little's law: throughput ≈ concurrency ÷ latency. 200 slots at 50 ms serve about 4,000 req/s. | 3 replicas × 500 slots · timeout 180 s |
| Agent orchestratorAgent orchestrator | Agent API calls it.Calls Model, Hybrid search.An agent loops: think, call a tool, read the result, repeat until done. | 400 slots · 8 steps |
| ModelLLM endpoint | Agent orchestrator calls it.Latency has two parts: time to the first token, then a steady stream of tokens per second. | 300 streams |
| Hybrid searchHybrid search | Agent orchestrator calls it.Hybrid search combines keyword matching (BM25) with vector similarity. | 40 slots · 2 steps |
Try it first. Open one hint at a time if you get stuck.
Count search calls per question.
Most questions need 2–3 hops.
Cap the hops (agent steps).