Core technical paper
Intention Bridge Architecture
Full architecture and routing model for intent-first enhancement. Includes hybrid routing, caching, fallback, observability, and an evaluation protocol.
Author: CDLI Lab
RESEARCH & ARCHITECTURE
BetterQuery: a practical architecture for intent-aware query enhancement
We are documenting the product as a production system, not a prototype. This section keeps research artifacts, technical papers, and shareable references discoverable for your team, investors, and integrator users.
Primary reference and contact: research@cdli.ai
System-first architecture
Skill-aware routing + semantic cache
Requests are intentionally routed before generation to preserve behavior and reduce bad outputs.
Defensive execution
Quality gates and controlled fallback
Fallback and degraded modes are explicit so usage remains predictable during model drift.
Measurable iteration
Admin metrics + session feedback
Top skills, fallback rates, cache hit behavior, latency, and user quality signals are persisted.
Research collection
All papers are in copy-ready LaTeX and aligned with current BetterQuery behavior, including MCP and extension distribution, routing strategy, and analytics evolution.
1-page concise version
Intention Bridge — Executive Brief
Short version for product reviews, internal sharing, and proposal decks. Same assumptions, lighter format.
Author: CDLI Lab
Reference draft
Prism + OpenAI LaTeX Editor
Research writing sample used to validate math-heavy output formatting and citation quality with LaTeX examples.
Author: CDLI Lab
Per-paper citation blocks
Use these per-document references for proposals, white-paper attachments, or PRD appendices.
betterquery_intention_bridge_arch_2026
Intention Bridge Architecture
APA
CDLI Lab. (2026). BetterQuery Intention Bridge: Architectural foundations, operational guarantees, and validation plan. BetterQuery Research Technical Paper. https://betterquery.app/research/betterquery-intention-bridge.tex
BibTeX
@techreport{betterquery_intention_bridge_arch_2026,
title = {BetterQuery Intention Bridge: Architectural Foundations, Operational Guarantees, and Validation Plan},
author = {{CDLI Lab}},
institution = {CDLI},
year = {2026},
note = {BetterQuery Research Technical Paper},
url = {https://betterquery.app/research/betterquery-intention-bridge.tex}
}betterquery_intention_bridge_brief_2026
Intention Bridge — Executive Brief
APA
CDLI Lab. (2026). BetterQuery Intention Bridge: Technical summary. BetterQuery Research brief. https://betterquery.app/research/betterquery-intention-bridge-short.tex
BibTeX
@techreport{betterquery_intention_bridge_brief_2026,
title = {BetterQuery Intention Bridge: Technical Summary},
author = {{CDLI Lab}},
institution = {CDLI},
year = {2026},
note = {BetterQuery Research Brief},
url = {https://betterquery.app/research/betterquery-intention-bridge-short.tex}
}prism_openai_latex_editor_sample_2026
Prism + OpenAI LaTeX Editor
APA
CDLI Lab. (2026). Prism + OpenAI LaTeX editor sample: Citation quality and formatted output examples. CDLI Lab reference artifact. https://betterquery.app/research/prism-openai-latex-editor.tex
BibTeX
@misc{prism_openai_latex_editor_sample_2026,
title = {Prism + OpenAI LaTeX Editor Sample},
author = {{CDLI Lab}},
howpublished = {Research artifact},
year = {2026},
note = {Reference sample used for citation and formatting validation},
url = {https://betterquery.app/research/prism-openai-latex-editor.tex}
}API entrypoint
The production API is the primary integration path and includes observability context in every response.
POST https://betterquery.app/api/v1/enhance
{
"query": "Explain this codebase to a new engineer",
"options": {
"mode": "transparent"
}
}MCP command-line bridge
MCP is the fastest path for CLI/agent workflows. One install, one key, one intention-aware tool surface.
npx -y @cdli-ai/betterquery-mcp BETTERQUERY_API_KEY=bq_live_...View MCP package on npm →
Next research priorities
- Multi-agent consensus scoring for routing and quality arbitration.
- Offline benchmark release with public methodology and date-based splits.
- Public changelog of routing policy updates and threshold history.
- Research notes on cache economics and fallback cost under long-tail traffic.
Citation-ready references
Copy and paste these reference blocks when filing proposals, reports, or research docs.
APA
CDLI Lab. (2026). BetterQuery Intention Bridge: Architectural foundations, operational guarantees, and validation plan. BetterQuery Research Technical Paper.
BibTeX
@techreport{betterquery_intention_bridge_2026,
title = {BetterQuery Intention Bridge: Architectural Foundations, Operational Guarantees, and Validation Plan},
author = {CDLI Lab},
institution = {CDLI},
year = {2026},
note = {BetterQuery Research},
url = {https://betterquery.app/research}
}Want to read quickly? Start with the executive brief, then move into the architecture paper.