Where ragtrail sits in an agentic RAG loop

ragtrail adds two small pieces to the same pipeline, one before searching and one after answering. The shaded part is the same in both columns.

SAME IN BOTHAgentic RAGAgentic RAG + ragtrailHow do I return a product and what does it cost?How do I return a product and what does it cost?ragtrail · before searchingis there a trail from a similar question?are its sections unchanged?→ prefetch, hint or missAgentic retrievalsearch and read, the usual loopAgentic retrievalsearch and read, the usual loopAnswerfrom what it readAnswerfrom the current text, citing sectionsragtrail · after answeringdoes the answer have a positive signal?yes → store the trailno → store nothingprefetch: skips the searchserves the next similar question
The two pieces look alike: each makes one check and one decision. The first decides whether the agent can skip the search. The second decides whether the path it took is worth keeping for next time.