Why it matters

Multi-hop shapes complex Q&A. Understanding shapes design.

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The architecture

Initial retrieval + partial answer.

Derive next query.

Retrieve + refine.

Iterate until answer.

Multi-hop RAG loopInitial retrievefirst hopDerive next queryfrom partial answerIterateuntil answerIRCoT + ReAct-style patterns; useful for compositional Q&A
Multi-hop RAG.
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How it works end to end

IRCoT (Interleaved retrieval + CoT).

Self-Ask style.

Terminate when confident.