📚 DOCUMENTATION
- docs/QUERY_EXPANSION.md: Complete beginner guide with examples and troubleshooting
- Updated config.yaml with proper LLM settings and comments
- Clear explanations of when features are enabled/disabled
🧪 NEW TESTING INFRASTRUCTURE
- test_ollama_integration.py: 6 comprehensive tests with helpful error messages
- test_smart_ranking.py: 6 tests verifying ranking quality improvements
- troubleshoot.py: Interactive tool for diagnosing setup issues
- Enhanced system validation with new features coverage
⚙️ SMART DEFAULTS
- Query expansion disabled by default (CLI speed)
- TUI enables expansion automatically (exploration mode)
- Clear user feedback about which features are active
- Graceful degradation when Ollama unavailable
🎯 BEGINNER-FRIENDLY APPROACH
- Tests explain what they're checking and why
- Clear solutions provided for common problems
- Educational output showing system status
- Offline testing with gentle mocking
Run 'python3 tests/troubleshoot.py' to verify your setup\!
🔧 Integration Updates
- Added --synthesize flag to main rag-mini CLI
- Updated README with synthesis examples and 10 result default
- Enhanced demo script with 8 complete results (was cutting off at 5)
- Updated rag-tui default from 5 to 10 results
- Updated rag-mini-enhanced script defaults
📈 User Experience Improvements
- All components now consistently default to 10 results
- Demo shows complete 8-result workflow with multi-line previews
- Documentation reflects new AI analysis capabilities
- Seamless integration preserves existing workflows
Users get more comprehensive results by default and can optionally
add intelligent AI analysis with a simple --synthesize flag!