ai_prep_search supports plain text and markdown input (Beta)

BetaAug 25, 2026VerifiedAdded Sep 22, 2026

The ai_prep_search() SQL function now accepts plain text and markdown STRING content in addition to the structured VARIANT output of ai_parse_document . You can now chunk and prepare text that you already have as a string for AI Search indexing and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) pipelines, without first running it through document parsing.

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