The Integrated Engineering Advantage

DomainRAG — AI Knowledge Chat for Any Domain

Upload your data. Ask questions in plain English. Get sourced, cited answers.

DomainRAG turns any CSV, Excel, or document collection into an AI-powered knowledge engine. Tabular chunking preserves column context so embeddings actually mean something. Every answer cites its source. No hallucinations, no prompt-stuffing guesswork.

The Problem

Your domain expertise lives in spreadsheets, PDFs, databases, and the heads of senior employees who might leave tomorrow. Generic AI chatbots hallucinate because they don't know YOUR data. Enterprise search returns documents, not answers. Building a custom AI solution takes 12-18 months and costs $500K+. You need domain-specific AI that understands your data and cites its sources.

The Solution

DomainRAG transforms your existing data into an AI-powered knowledge base in weeks, not months. Upload CSV, Excel, TSV, or PDF files through a simple web interface. Our tabular chunking engine preserves column context so embeddings stay meaningful. Azure AI Search indexes everything as vectors. Ask questions in natural language and get sourced, cited answers with specific data points — never hallucinations. Works for any domain.

How RAG Actually Works

Embeddings, cosine similarity, and grounded AI. A 10-minute technical walkthrough of the architecture behind every DomainRAG case study — including the C# code that ranks results across 400,000+ records in milliseconds.

DomainRAG Walkthrough

See it in action — narrated walkthrough of the live Flavor Science demo. Real questions, real retrievals, sourced citations on every answer.

DomainRAG in a Nutshell

Walk through the architecture, the proof points, and the engagement model — one slide at a time. Use the arrows to navigate.

What Makes DomainRAG Different

Six architectural decisions that separate DomainRAG from generic AI chatbots and prompt-engineering consultancies.

Upload Any Data

CSV, Excel, TSV, and PDF files uploaded through a simple web interface. No ETL pipelines, no data engineering, no coding required.

Tabular Chunking Engine

Row-groups of 25 with column headers preserved in every chunk. The architectural insight that makes structured-data RAG actually work.

Domain-Specific AI

GPT-4o answers grounded in YOUR indexed data with sourced citations. System prompts tuned per domain — flavor science, maintenance, compliance, engineering.

Sourced & Cited

Every answer includes specific data points, CAS numbers, row references, file sources. Verifiable, reproducible, never hallucinated.

Ephemeral Indexing

Create an index, run your analysis, securely wipe when done. Pay only for compute time you actually use. Your data never lives permanently in a third-party cloud.

Weeks, Not Months

POC in 2 weeks. Production deployment in 4-6 weeks. Typical enterprise AI timelines are 12-18 months.

The Engagement Model

Three phases. Start with a $10K POC. Prove it works. Deploy to production. Scale through managed service when you're ready.

1

Proof of Concept

Prove it works with YOUR data — low risk, high conviction.
Investment$10K
Timeline2 weeks · Fixed-price
RequiresOne dataset export from your team

You provide one dataset (CSV, Excel, or database export). We index it, tune the system prompt for your domain, and demo the chat. 30-day access to validate with your team. Full report on coverage, query quality, and deployment roadmap.

  • You provide one dataset (CSV, Excel, or DB export)
  • We index, tune the system prompt, and demo
  • 30-day access to validate with your team
  • Written report on coverage and query quality
  • Benchmark-based guarantee: POC cost applies to deployment if you proceed
3

Managed Service

Ongoing SaaS — we run it, you use it.
Investment$25 – $50 / user / month
TimelineOngoing · Volume discounts available
RequiresProduction Deployment active

Managed AI knowledge platform with per-user pricing that scales with your team. Unlimited uploads, multiple concurrent indexes, automated scheduled re-indexing, custom system prompts per index, usage analytics, SSO, and SLA-backed uptime.

  • Everything in Production Deployment
  • Unlimited data uploads and re-indexing
  • Multiple simultaneous indexes (per department, project, domain)
  • Automated scheduled re-indexing for live data sources
  • Custom system prompts per index
  • Usage analytics, query logging, adoption dashboards
  • SSO integration (Azure AD, Okta, custom)
  • Data residency options (US, EU, custom)
  • SLA: 99.9% uptime, <5s query response
  • Example: 200 users × $30 = $6K/month ($72K/year)

Proven in Production

Two live case studies, same DomainRAG architecture, different domains. Click either to try the demo.

Flavor Science RAG

Food & flavor industry case study · Food Science / Flavor Chemistry

400,000+ records indexed from 5 authoritative public databases (FooDB, USDA, FlavorDB2, FlavorNet, Dr. Duke's). Denormalized join files resolved relational data into flat, human-readable CSV chunks. Domain-specific system prompt tuned for flavor science expertise.

  • 400K+ records indexed from 5 authoritative databases
  • 8-11x more detailed answers than Google Gemini
  • Answers include CAS numbers, compound names, formulation strategies
  • Every answer cited to a specific source row with similarity score

Code RAG

Software engineering case study · Software Engineering

The same DomainRAG architecture applied to source code. Semantic chunking splits code by classes, functions, and logical boundaries. Natural language queries return synthesized answers with source file citations. 47 file types supported including C#, TypeScript, Angular, WPF, TwinCAT PLC, and Python.

  • 47 file types supported (C#, TS, HTML, PLC, Python, etc.)
  • Semantic chunking by language (class/method, export, section)
  • Natural language queries return sourced code snippets
  • Directly ported to create the Flavor Science RAG

Technical Specifications

Supported FormatsCSV, TSV, XLSX, XLS, PDF (up to 1GB per file)
Chunking StrategyRow-groups of 25 with column headers preserved in every chunk
Embedding ModelAzure OpenAI text-embedding-3-small (1536 dimensions)
Search AlgorithmHNSW cosine similarity via Azure AI Search
Synthesis ModelGPT-4o with domain-specific system prompts
Query Response Time3-10 seconds (embed + search + synthesize)
Indexing Speed~1,000 chunks per minute (embedding bottleneck)
Max Index Size2GB (Basic tier) / 25GB+ (Standard tier)
Deployment Time1-2 weeks POC, 4-6 weeks production (vs 12-18 months enterprise)
Cost vs Custom Build$10K POC, $50-75K deployment (vs $200K-$500K+ custom)

DomainRAG vs. Generic AI Builds

Same outcome (queryable knowledge base). Radically different architecture, timeline, and economics.

DimensionCustom AI Build / Prompt StuffingDomainRAG
ApproachPrompt stuffing (fails on structured data)Retrieval-first with tabular chunking
Answer qualityHallucinated, no citationsSourced citations on every answer
Time to deploy12-18 months2 weeks POC, 4-6 weeks production
Up-front cost$200K – $500K+ custom build$10K POC, $50-75K deployment
Data residencyVendor cloud, permanent retentionYour Azure, ephemeral indexes
Domain tuningGeneric chatbot behaviorDomain-specific system prompts per index

Need Custom Development Beyond DomainRAG?

If your project needs custom engineering — APIs, web apps, WPF, PLC integrations, or bespoke dashboards — explore RapidSolutions. AI-accelerated custom development built on proven templates, delivered in weeks.

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30 minutes on a call. Bring a dataset in mind, a domain question, or just a general "could this work for us?" We'll walk you through the architecture and quote a $10K POC with a benchmark-based guarantee — before we discuss production deployment.

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