The Taxonomy
We Already Built
A 2026 RAG taxonomy article landed on the desk. Turns out the ecosystem built 7 of its 8 patterns without ever calling it RAG.
"Most RAG fails at retrieval, context, and validation. Not generation."
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RAG patterns the ecosystem already implements
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"The biggest RAG mistake is starting with agents."
The ecosystem started with concentrates. Then tools. Agents came last. The article says that's the smart order. We did it by accident, or by instinct, which might be the same thing here.