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Grounding

An optional setting available across multiple platforms. Connect external knowledge sources to an assistant.

TypeDescription
NoneDoes not use an external knowledge source
StorageFilesAn option for file attachments. You can specify accepted file types such as images, documents, and spreadsheets
Kendra Retrieval (Deprecated)Uses Amazon Kendra as a search engine
Bedrock Knowledge Base Retrieval (Deprecated)Uses Bedrock Knowledge Base. Supports reranking and document link configuration

StorageFiles

Settings for file attachments. Controls which file types users can upload.

FieldDescription
Storage KeyList of S3 storage keys
Accept AttachmentsEnables file uploads
Accept Image FilesEnables image file acceptance
Accept Document FilesEnables document file (PDF, DOCX) acceptance
Accept Spreadsheet FilesEnables spreadsheet file (XLSX) acceptance
Prompt IDPrompt ID for storage file embedding (required)

Kendra Retrieval

Deprecated

Kendra Retrieval is deprecated. Existing assistants will continue to work for now, but they may stop working in a future update.

Settings for using Amazon Kendra as a search engine.

FieldDescription
Search Query Generation Prompt IDPrompt ID for search query generation
Search Query Generation ModelModel for search query generation
Search Query Generation TemperatureTemperature for search query generation
Result CountNumber of search results to retrieve (3–10)
Attribute FilterFilter conditions for search results
RAG Prompt IDPrompt ID for RAG (required)

Bedrock Knowledge Base Retrieval

Deprecated

Bedrock Knowledge Base Retrieval is deprecated. Existing assistants will continue to work for now, but they may stop working in a future update. We recommend migrating to the Bedrock Managed Knowledge Base search tool or the Knowledge Base search tool in Platform Metadata.

Settings for using Bedrock Knowledge Base. Supports reranking and document links. For setup instructions, see Bedrock Knowledge Base.

FieldDescription
Bedrock Knowledge Base IDBedrock Knowledge Base ID (required)
Search Query Generation Prompt IDPrompt ID for search query generation
Search Query Generation ModelModel for search query generation
Search Query Generation TemperatureTemperature for search query generation
Search Result CountNumber of search results to retrieve (1–100)
Attribute FilterFilter conditions for search results (JSON format)
RAG Prompt IDPrompt ID for RAG (required)
Reranking Model ARNARN of the reranking model
Reranking Result CountNumber of results after reranking (1–100)
Document LinkDocument link URL specification