# Retriever

> A component that finds and returns the most relevant documents for a query.

Record: `lex:retriever`
Kind: mechanism
Layer: [Correctness Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/correctness-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lex-retriever

## category

- [Model Architecture](https://banes-lab.com/records/lex-category/model-architecture.md)

## referenced-by

- [Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)](https://banes-lab.com/records/arch/retrieval-augmented-generation.md)