A central difference from conventional retrieval pipelines is that most RAG systems apply governance after retrieval as an application-layer patch so that governance is external to the retrieved unit.

This is a central difference from conventional retrieval pipelines.

— Beyond Retrieval - Pyrana Context Engine Whitepaper.pdf

In most RAG systems, governance is applied after retrieval

— Beyond Retrieval - Pyrana Context Engine Whitepaper.pdf

as an application-layer patch

— Beyond Retrieval - Pyrana Context Engine Whitepaper.pdf