Hybrid Search

January 8, 2026

Hybrid search and multistage retrieval in ES|QL

Explore the multistage retrieval capabilities of ES|QL, using FORK and FUSE commands to integrate hybrid search with semantic reranking and native LLM completions.

Hybrid search and multistage retrieval in ES|QL
Building a ChatGPT connector with Elasticsearch to query GitHub issues

December 1, 2025

Building a ChatGPT connector with Elasticsearch to query GitHub issues

Learn how to build a custom ChatGPT connector and deploy an Elasticsearch MCP server that uses hybrid search to query internal GitHub issues.

Hybrid search without the headache: simplifying hybrid search with retrievers

November 27, 2025

Hybrid search without the headache: simplifying hybrid search with retrievers

Explore how to simplify hybrid search in Elasticsearch with a multi-field query format for linear and RRF retrievers, and create queries with no previous knowledge about your Elasticsearch index.

You Know, for Context - Part III: The power of hybrid search in context engineering

November 20, 2025

You Know, for Context - Part III: The power of hybrid search in context engineering

Discover how to use context engineering and hybrid search to improve AI output accuracy with aggregations, RBAC, and non-content signals.

You Know, for Context - Part I: The evolution of hybrid search and context engineering

November 12, 2025

You Know, for Context - Part I: The evolution of hybrid search and context engineering

Explore how hybrid search and context engineering have evolved from lexical foundations to enable the next generation of agentic AI workflows.

Multimodal search for mountain peaks with Elasticsearch and SigLIP-2

Multimodal search for mountain peaks with Elasticsearch and SigLIP-2

Learn how to implement text-to-image and image-to-image multimodal search using SigLIP-2 embeddings and Elasticsearch kNN vector search. Project focus: finding Mount Ama Dablam peak photos from an Everest trek.

Experiments in improving Agentic AI tools for Elasticsearch

October 6, 2025

Experiments in improving Agentic AI tools for Elasticsearch

Learn how we improved AI agent workflows for Elasticsearch through iterative experiments by combining linear retrievers, hybrid search, and semantic_text for scalable RAG optimization.

Hybrid search revisited: introducing the linear retriever in Elasticsearch!

Hybrid search revisited: introducing the linear retriever in Elasticsearch!

Discover how the linear retriever enhances hybrid search by leveraging weighted scores and MinMax normalization for more precise and consistent rankings, and learn how to use it.

First to hybrid search: with Elasticsearch and Semantic Kernel

May 21, 2025

First to hybrid search: with Elasticsearch and Semantic Kernel

Learn how use hybrid search and the Semantic Kernel connector with Elasticsearch to improve retrieval results.

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