> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.mixpeek.com/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Research

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### Research and debug

* **Ad-hoc retrieval**: Quickly prototype queries against selected retrievers. Tweak inputs, filters, sorts, and grouping to validate pipeline behavior without code.
* **Inspect stage outputs**: Compare per-stage results, scores, and timings to tune parameters.
* **Debug inference**: Call inference backends directly to inspect embeddings and model outputs. API: [Raw Inference](/api-reference/inference/execute-raw-inference).
* **Iterate**: Promote successful experiments to saved retrievers and wire them into your apps.

### Tips

* Use small limits and targeted filters while tuning to keep responses fast.
* Validate feature availability in your collections via `Describe Features` before testing embedding stages.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Pick a retriever">
    Select the pipeline to test and provide sample inputs.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Run and inspect">
    Compare per-stage results, scores, and timings to tune configs.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Debug inference (optional)">
    Call inference backends to inspect embeddings and raw outputs.
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Callout type="success">
  Promote stable experiments to saved retrievers to unlock governance and reuse across environments.
</Callout>