Architecture

Select all components that are required to build a minimal end to end RAG system (the absolute basics, not nice to haves like rerankers or eval harnesses).

Best architecture for a chatbot over a frequently-updated company knowledge base?

Compare MCP and vendor function calling: what layer does each occupy and when would you use both?

Which statement correctly describes the relationship between MCP and vendor function calling?

At which architectural layer does MCP sit versus vendor function calling?

MCP uses JSON-RPC 2.0: what does it add beyond raw RPC?

Explain the M×N integration problem that MCP solves and why the framing matters

What integration problem does MCP solve?

Which MCP architectural role is responsible for enforcing user consent policies and orchestrating the AI workflow?

Which modern LLM architecture uses cross-attention?

When is running multiple agents worth the coordination overhead?

What signal tells you to use a fixed LCEL chain instead of an agent loop?

When should you use a fixed DAG pipeline instead of a dynamic agent loop?