Evaluating RAG Systems Without Guesswork
A pragmatic guide to measuring RAG quality before launch.
Start with a golden set
Capture a small but high-signal set of queries that represent real user intent. Label the expected answers and relevant documents.
Measure retrieval, not just generation
Track recall, precision, and chunk-level coverage. If retrieval is weak, generation quality cannot recover it.
Add guardrails early
Define safety filters, prompt budgets, and confidence thresholds before expanding usage.