⚡ Bolt: optimize RAG retrieval performance#712
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- Pre-calculate token counts for policies during initialization. - Use `isdisjoint()` for fast early-exit on non-matching policies. - Use inclusion-exclusion principle to calculate union size mathematically, avoiding expensive `set.union()` allocations.
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Pull request overview
Optimizes the CivicRAG retrieval hot path by reducing per-iteration allocations during Jaccard similarity scoring.
Changes:
- Pre-compute and store
content_token_countduring policy preparation to avoid repeatedlen()calls and enable arithmetic union sizing. - Replace
set.union()allocation with an inclusion–exclusion union-size calculation and add anisdisjoint()early-exit to skip non-overlapping policies. - Document the optimization approach in the Bolt learning log.
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backend/rag_service.py |
Removes per-policy set.union() allocations by using precomputed token counts and arithmetic union sizing in retrieve(). |
.jules/bolt.md |
Adds a note describing the mathematical union-size optimization strategy for Jaccard similarity. |
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102-106: Useisdisjoint()for the title boost check.This branch only needs to know whether any title token matched, so you can avoid building another temporary intersection set in the hot path.
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- title_match = len(query_tokens.intersection(title_tokens)) - if title_match > 0: + if not query_tokens.isdisjoint(title_tokens): score += 0.2 # Bonus for title match🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
Verify each finding against the current code and only fix it if needed. In `@backend/rag_service.py` around lines 102 - 106, Replace the temporary intersection allocation used to compute title_match with a cheap existence check: instead of building prepared['title_tokens'].intersection(query_tokens) and testing its length, use the set method isdisjoint to check if any token overlaps (e.g., if not title_tokens.isdisjoint(query_tokens)) and then apply the +0.2 boost to score; update the branch around title_tokens, title_match, query_tokens and score to use this boolean check and remove the unnecessary intersection/len work.
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Verify each finding against the current code and only fix it if needed.
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In @.jules/bolt.md:
- Around line 89-91: The changelog entry titled "2026-05-18 - Mathematical Set
Operations for Jaccard Similarity" is future-dated; update the header date to
the correct (non-future) date for this PR so entries remain chronologically
consistent, e.g., replace "2026-05-18" with today's or the PR date in that
header text, keeping the rest of the entry unchanged.
In `@backend/rag_service.py`:
- Around line 90-95: The comment uses the Unicode union symbol `∪` which
triggers Ruff; update the comment above the union_count calculation to use plain
ASCII (e.g., "A U B" or the word "union") instead of `∪`. Locate the block
around variables intersection_count, query_tokens, policy_tokens,
query_token_count and prepared['content_token_count'] (the union_count
computation) and replace the Unicode symbol in the explanatory comment with an
ASCII alternative.
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In `@backend/rag_service.py`:
- Around line 102-106: Replace the temporary intersection allocation used to
compute title_match with a cheap existence check: instead of building
prepared['title_tokens'].intersection(query_tokens) and testing its length, use
the set method isdisjoint to check if any token overlaps (e.g., if not
title_tokens.isdisjoint(query_tokens)) and then apply the +0.2 boost to score;
update the branch around title_tokens, title_match, query_tokens and score to
use this boolean check and remove the unnecessary intersection/len work.
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| ## 2026-05-18 - Mathematical Set Operations for Jaccard Similarity | ||
| **Learning:** Calculating Jaccard similarity (|A ∩ B| / |A ∪ B|) using `set.union()` inside a retrieval loop incurs significant O(N) memory allocation and population overhead. Since |A ∪ B| = |A| + |B| - |A ∩ B|, the union size can be calculated via O(1) arithmetic if set sizes are pre-calculated. | ||
| **Action:** Pre-calculate set lengths for static data. In retrieval loops, use `isdisjoint()` for early exits and the inclusion-exclusion formula to avoid explicit set union operations. |
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Avoid future-dating this note.
Line 89 uses 2026-05-18, which is after this PR’s current date. That makes the note order look inconsistent and can confuse readers/tools that sort these entries chronologically.
🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
Verify each finding against the current code and only fix it if needed.
In @.jules/bolt.md around lines 89 - 91, The changelog entry titled "2026-05-18
- Mathematical Set Operations for Jaccard Similarity" is future-dated; update
the header date to the correct (non-future) date for this PR so entries remain
chronologically consistent, e.g., replace "2026-05-18" with today's or the PR
date in that header text, keeping the rest of the entry unchanged.
| # Jaccard Similarity: |A ∩ B| / |A ∪ B| | ||
| intersection_count = len(query_tokens.intersection(policy_tokens)) | ||
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| if not union: | ||
| # Performance: Use mathematical formula for union length: |A ∪ B| = |A| + |B| - |A ∩ B| | ||
| # This avoids O(N) allocation and population of a new union set. | ||
| union_count = query_token_count + prepared['content_token_count'] - intersection_count |
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Replace the Unicode union symbol in the comment.
Ruff is already flagging ∪; using plain ASCII here will keep the note portable and silence the warning.
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- # Jaccard Similarity: |A ∩ B| / |A ∪ B|
+ # Jaccard Similarity: |A ∩ B| / |A union B|🧰 Tools
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[warning] 90-90: Comment contains ambiguous ∪ (UNION). Did you mean U (LATIN CAPITAL LETTER U)?
(RUF003)
[warning] 93-93: Comment contains ambiguous ∪ (UNION). Did you mean U (LATIN CAPITAL LETTER U)?
(RUF003)
🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
Verify each finding against the current code and only fix it if needed.
In `@backend/rag_service.py` around lines 90 - 95, The comment uses the Unicode
union symbol `∪` which triggers Ruff; update the comment above the union_count
calculation to use plain ASCII (e.g., "A U B" or the word "union") instead of
`∪`. Locate the block around variables intersection_count, query_tokens,
policy_tokens, query_token_count and prepared['content_token_count'] (the
union_count computation) and replace the Unicode symbol in the explanatory
comment with an ASCII alternative.
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💡 What: Optimized the Jaccard similarity calculation in the
CivicRAGretrieval service.🎯 Why: The previous implementation used
set.union()which allocates a new set object on every iteration, leading to significant overhead in the retrieval loop.📊 Impact: Measured a ~3x performance improvement in retrieval latency (0.0127 ms -> 0.0041 ms per retrieval).
🔬 Measurement: Verified with a dedicated benchmark script (
backend/tests/benchmark_rag.py) and confirmed functional correctness withpytest backend/tests/test_rag_service.py.PR created automatically by Jules for task 8262278304064565290 started by @RohanExploit
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Speeds up RAG retrieval by optimizing Jaccard similarity calculation and avoiding costly
set.union()allocations. Reduces per-retrieval latency by ~3x (0.0127 ms → 0.0041 ms).isdisjoint()early exit for non-overlapping sets.backend/tests/benchmark_rag.py; verified withbackend/tests/test_rag_service.py.Written for commit f97de93. Summary will update on new commits. Review in cubic
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