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Semantic Retrieval

Semantic retrieval helps with conceptual queries that do not share exact terms with the task text.

Terminal window
npx @jumpspace/cli task semantic build
npx @jumpspace/cli task semantic status --json
npx @jumpspace/cli task semantic search "member onboarding" --json

The default backend is deterministic and local. Dense LanceDB/ONNX retrieval is optional:

Terminal window
npx @jumpspace/cli task semantic build --backend lancedb+onnx --model <local-model>

If optional dependencies are unavailable, Jumpspace records a degraded fallback reason and uses the local task-vector index.

Semantic retrieval is useful, but it is not the product. The value is vector matching plus graph expansion, linked code/tests, lifecycle, verification, and drift.