HumlaGlossary
What is Agentic retrieval?
Agentic retrieval is when an AI doesn't just run one search but loops — searching, reading a result, then trying a new query — until it can answer.
- Free, no account
- Open source, MIT
- Apple Silicon, macOS 13 or later
In depth
What it means
It contrasts with single-pass RAG, which retrieves once and hopes the first search was good enough; an agentic loop can recover when the first query misses.
Humla's chat loops up to six steps with visible receipts — “Searched your notes · Read 2 notes” — and if retrieval comes up empty it says so instead of guessing.
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Free and open source. Apple Silicon, macOS 13 or later.