SifterSearch - AI-Powered Interfaith Library Search

SifterSearch is a private project by Chad Jones to help organize and search the Interfaith supplemental library used in OceanLibrary.com. Access is by invitation from participants and by approval only.

Features

• Hybrid Search: Combines keyword matching with semantic understanding to find relevant passages even when exact words differ.
• Multi-Tradition Library: Search across scriptures, commentaries, and scholarly works from diverse religious and philosophical traditions.
• Conversational Interface: Ask questions in natural language and receive contextual responses with citations from primary sources.
• AI-Powered Technology: Uses OpenAI embeddings for semantic search, Meilisearch for keyword matching, and AI re-ranking for relevance.