# Retriever

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

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

Listed in [Lexicon terms](https://banes-lab.com/api/records/lexicon.md), after [Relations](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/relations.md) and before [Schema/Ontology](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/schema-ontology.md).

## Category

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

## Required by

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

## Linked from

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