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Multiview Retrieval Pattern

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Progressive-disclosure tool design for retrieval MCP servers — return a single retrieval mode by default, expose dense + lexical + symbolic + multiview as opt-in flags. Index-once, query-many: build cost amortizes once across all modes, query cost stays per-mode cheap. Pattern justification: GraphRAG / RAGSearch finding that complementary index types win on multi-hop queries while single-mode handles 1-hop just fine. Concrete reference implementation: lci search modes (plugins/lci/docs/lci-modes-spec.md commit 2a649e0). Use when: designing a retrieval MCP tool over a corpus that supports multiple index types (semantic embedding + lexical + symbolic metadata + graph), an existing retrieval tool whose users hit recall cliffs on multi-hop queries, or a tool where consumers want to opt into expensive merges without paying that cost on every call. Do not use for: single-corpus single-mode tools (no choice to make), tools where all queries are 1-hop (multiview earns no lift), or generative tools (no retrieval surface).

What this skill does

Multiview Retrieval Pattern is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the engineering-misc sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/multiview-retrieval-pattern/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

When to invoke it: Use when: designing a retrieval MCP tool over a corpus that supports multiple index types (semantic embedding + lexical + symbolic metadata + graph), an existing retrieval tool whose users hit recall cliffs on multi-hop queries, or a tool where consumers want to opt into expensive merges without paying that cost on every call. Do not use for: single-corpus single-mode tools (no choice to make), tools where all queries are 1-hop (multiview earns no lift), or generative tools (no retrieval surface).

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The Multiview Retrieval Pattern Claude Code skill is built for software engineers, backend developers, full-stack teams, and technical leads building and maintaining production systems. It's part of ClaudSkills (also referred to as Claude Skills or Claude Code Skills) — the open community-curated registry of 70,000+ SKILL.md files for Anthropic's Claude Code agent and the wider Claude ecosystem (Claude API, Claude Agent SDK).

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ClaudSkills. (2026). Multiview Retrieval Pattern [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/multiview-retrieval-pattern/
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@misc{multiview-retrieval-pattern-2026,
  author    = {ClaudSkills},
  title     = {Multiview Retrieval Pattern [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/multiview-retrieval-pattern/}
}

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