Sentence Window Retrieval

Sentence Window Retrieval is a technique designed to solve a classic RAG dilemma: "How do I give the LLM enough context without confusing it with irrelevant noise ?" 🧠 The Concept In standard RAG, you search for a chunk of text, and whatever you find is exactly what you send to the LLM. In Sentence Window Retrieval, you decouple the Search from the Synthesis: 1. Search (The Needle): You break your document into tiny, highly specific units (usually just 1 or 2 sentences). You use these tiny unit