name: embedding-strategies description: "Embedding Strategies workflow skill. Use this skill when the user needs Guide to selecting and optimizing embedding models for vector search applications and the operator should preserve the upstream workflow, copied support files, and provenance before merging or handing off." version: "0.0.1" category: tools tags: ["embedding-strategies", "guide", "selecting", "and", "optimizing", "embedding", "models", "for"] complexity: advanced risk: safe tools: ["codex-cli", "claude-code", "cursor", "gemini-cli", "opencode"] source: community author: "sickn33" date_added: "2026-04-14" date_updated: "2026-04-25"

Embedding Strategies

Overview

This public intake copy packages plugins/antigravity-awesome-skills-claude/skills/embedding-strategies from https://github.com/sickn33/antigravity-awesome-skills into the native Omni Skills editorial shape without hiding its origin.

Use it when the operator needs the upstream workflow, support files, and repository context to stay intact while the public validator and private enhancer continue their normal downstream flow.

This intake keeps the copied upstream files intact and uses the external_source block in metadata.json plus ORIGIN.md as the provenance anchor for review.

Embedding Strategies Guide to selecting and optimizing embedding models for vector search applications.

Imported source sections that did not map cleanly to the public headings are still preserved below or in the support files. Notable imported sections: Core Concepts, Templates, Limitations.

When to Use This Skill

Use this section as the trigger filter. It should make the activation boundary explicit before the operator loads files, runs commands, or opens a pull request.

• The task is unrelated to embedding strategies
• You need a different domain or tool outside this scope
• Choosing embedding models for RAG
• Optimizing chunking strategies
• Fine-tuning embeddings for domains
• Comparing embedding model performance

Operating Table

Workflow

This workflow is intentionally editorial and operational at the same time. It keeps the imported source useful to the operator while still satisfying the public intake standards that feed the downstream enhancer flow.

1. Clarify goals, constraints, and required inputs.
2. Apply relevant best practices and validate outcomes.
3. Provide actionable steps and verification.
4. If detailed examples are required, open resources/implementation-playbook.md.
5. Confirm the user goal, the scope of the imported workflow, and whether this skill is still the right router for the task.
6. Read the overview and provenance files before loading any copied upstream support files.
7. Load only the references, examples, prompts, or scripts that materially change the outcome for the current request.

Imported Workflow Notes

Imported: Instructions

• Clarify goals, constraints, and required inputs.
• Apply relevant best practices and validate outcomes.
• Provide actionable steps and verification.
• If detailed examples are required, open resources/implementation-playbook.md.

Imported: Core Concepts

1. Embedding Model Comparison

2. Embedding Pipeline

Document → Chunking → Preprocessing → Embedding Model → Vector
                ↓
        [Overlap, Size]  [Clean, Normalize]  [API/Local]

Examples

Example 1: Ask for the upstream workflow directly

Use @embedding-strategies to handle <task>. Start from the copied upstream workflow, load only the files that change the outcome, and keep provenance visible in the answer.

Explanation: This is the safest starting point when the operator needs the imported workflow, but not the entire repository.

Example 2: Ask for a provenance-grounded review

Review @embedding-strategies against metadata.json and ORIGIN.md, then explain which copied upstream files you would load first and why.

Explanation: Use this before review or troubleshooting when you need a precise, auditable explanation of origin and file selection.

Example 3: Narrow the copied support files before execution

Use @embedding-strategies for <task>. Load only the copied references, examples, or scripts that change the outcome, and name the files explicitly before proceeding.

Explanation: This keeps the skill aligned with progressive disclosure instead of loading the whole copied package by default.

Example 4: Build a reviewer packet

Review @embedding-strategies using the copied upstream files plus provenance, then summarize any gaps before merge.

Explanation: This is useful when the PR is waiting for human review and you want a repeatable audit packet.

Best Practices

Treat the generated public skill as a reviewable packaging layer around the upstream repository. The goal is to keep provenance explicit and load only the copied source material that materially improves execution.

• Match model to use case - Code vs prose vs multilingual
• Chunk thoughtfully - Preserve semantic boundaries
• Normalize embeddings - For cosine similarity
• Batch requests - More efficient than one-by-one
• Cache embeddings - Avoid recomputing
• Don't ignore token limits - Truncation loses info
• Don't mix embedding models - Incompatible spaces

Imported Operating Notes

Imported: Best Practices

Do's

• Match model to use case - Code vs prose vs multilingual
• Chunk thoughtfully - Preserve semantic boundaries
• Normalize embeddings - For cosine similarity
• Batch requests - More efficient than one-by-one
• Cache embeddings - Avoid recomputing

Don'ts

• Don't ignore token limits - Truncation loses info
• Don't mix embedding models - Incompatible spaces
• Don't skip preprocessing - Garbage in, garbage out
• Don't over-chunk - Lose context

Troubleshooting

Problem: The operator skipped the imported context and answered too generically

Symptoms: The result ignores the upstream workflow in plugins/antigravity-awesome-skills-claude/skills/embedding-strategies, fails to mention provenance, or does not use any copied source files at all. Solution: Re-open metadata.json, ORIGIN.md, and the most relevant copied upstream files. Check the external_source block first, then restate the provenance before continuing.

Problem: The imported workflow feels incomplete during review

Symptoms: Reviewers can see the generated SKILL.md, but they cannot quickly tell which references, examples, or scripts matter for the current task. Solution: Point at the exact copied references, examples, scripts, or assets that justify the path you took. If the gap is still real, record it in the PR instead of hiding it.

Problem: The task drifted into a different specialization

Symptoms: The imported skill starts in the right place, but the work turns into debugging, architecture, design, security, or release orchestration that a native skill handles better. Solution: Use the related skills section to hand off deliberately. Keep the imported provenance visible so the next skill inherits the right context instead of starting blind.

Related Skills

• @00-andruia-consultant - Use when the work is better handled by that native specialization after this imported skill establishes context.
• @00-andruia-consultant-v2 - Use when the work is better handled by that native specialization after this imported skill establishes context.
• @10-andruia-skill-smith - Use when the work is better handled by that native specialization after this imported skill establishes context.
• @10-andruia-skill-smith-v2 - Use when the work is better handled by that native specialization after this imported skill establishes context.

Additional Resources

Use this support matrix and the linked files below as the operator packet for this imported skill. They should reflect real copied source material, not generic scaffolding.

Imported Reference Notes

Imported: Resources

• OpenAI Embeddings
• Sentence Transformers
• MTEB Benchmark

Imported: Templates

Template 1: OpenAI Embeddings

from openai import OpenAI
from typing import List
import numpy as np

client = OpenAI()

def get_embeddings(
    texts: List[str],
    model: str = "text-embedding-3-small",
    dimensions: int = None
) -> List[List[float]]:
    """Get embeddings from OpenAI."""
    # Handle batching for large lists
    batch_size = 100
    all_embeddings = []

    for i in range(0, len(texts), batch_size):
        batch = texts[i:i + batch_size]

        kwargs = {"input": batch, "model": model}
        if dimensions:
            kwargs["dimensions"] = dimensions

        response = client.embeddings.create(**kwargs)
        embeddings = [item.embedding for item in response.data]
        all_embeddings.extend(embeddings)

    return all_embeddings


def get_embedding(text: str, **kwargs) -> List[float]:
    """Get single embedding."""
    return get_embeddings([text], **kwargs)[0]


# Dimension reduction with OpenAI
def get_reduced_embedding(text: str, dimensions: int = 512) -> List[float]:
    """Get embedding with reduced dimensions (Matryoshka)."""
    return get_embedding(
        text,
        model="text-embedding-3-small",
        dimensions=dimensions
    )

Template 2: Local Embeddings with Sentence Transformers

from sentence_transformers import SentenceTransformer
from typing import List, Optional
import numpy as np

class LocalEmbedder:
    """Local embedding with sentence-transformers."""

    def __init__(
        self,
        model_name: str = "BAAI/bge-large-en-v1.5",
        device: str = "cuda"
    ):
        self.model = SentenceTransformer(model_name, device=device)

    def embed(
        self,
        texts: List[str],
        normalize: bool = True,
        show_progress: bool = False
    ) -> np.ndarray:
        """Embed texts with optional normalization."""
        embeddings = self.model.encode(
            texts,
            normalize_embeddings=normalize,
            show_progress_bar=show_progress,
            convert_to_numpy=True
        )
        return embeddings

    def embed_query(self, query: str) -> np.ndarray:
        """Embed a query with BGE-style prefix."""
        # BGE models benefit from query prefix
        if "bge" in self.model.get_sentence_embedding_dimension():
            query = f"Represent this sentence for searching relevant passages: {query}"
        return self.embed([query])[0]

    def embed_documents(self, documents: List[str]) -> np.ndarray:
        """Embed documents for indexing."""
        return self.embed(documents)


# E5 model with instructions
class E5Embedder:
    def __init__(self, model_name: str = "intfloat/multilingual-e5-large"):
        self.model = SentenceTransformer(model_name)

    def embed_query(self, query: str) -> np.ndarray:
        return self.model.encode(f"query: {query}")

    def embed_document(self, document: str) -> np.ndarray:
        return self.model.encode(f"passage: {document}")

Template 3: Chunking Strategies

from typing import List, Tuple
import re

def chunk_by_tokens(
    text: str,
    chunk_size: int = 512,
    chunk_overlap: int = 50,
    tokenizer=None
) -> List[str]:
    """Chunk text by token count."""
    import tiktoken
    tokenizer = tokenizer or tiktoken.get_encoding("cl100k_base")

    tokens = tokenizer.encode(text)
    chunks = []

    start = 0
    while start < len(tokens):
        end = start + chunk_size
        chunk_tokens = tokens[start:end]
        chunk_text = tokenizer.decode(chunk_tokens)
        chunks.append(chunk_text)
        start = end - chunk_overlap

    return chunks


def chunk_by_sentences(
    text: str,
    max_chunk_size: int = 1000,
    min_chunk_size: int = 100
) -> List[str]:
    """Chunk text by sentences, respecting size limits."""
    import nltk
    sentences = nltk.sent_tokenize(text)

    chunks = []
    current_chunk = []
    current_size = 0

    for sentence in sentences:
        sentence_size = len(sentence)

        if current_size + sentence_size > max_chunk_size and current_chunk:
            chunks.append(" ".join(current_chunk))
            current_chunk = []
            current_size = 0

        current_chunk.append(sentence)
        current_size += sentence_size

    if current_chunk:
        chunks.append(" ".join(current_chunk))

    return chunks


def chunk_by_semantic_sections(
    text: str,
    headers_pattern: str = r'^#{1,3}\s+.+$'
) -> List[Tuple[str, str]]:
    """Chunk markdown by headers, preserving hierarchy."""
    lines = text.split('\n')
    chunks = []
    current_header = ""
    current_content = []

    for line in lines:
        if re.match(headers_pattern, line, re.MULTILINE):
            if current_content:
                chunks.append((current_header, '\n'.join(current_content)))
            current_header = line
            current_content = []
        else:
            current_content.append(line)

    if current_content:
        chunks.append((current_header, '\n'.join(current_content)))

    return chunks


def recursive_character_splitter(
    text: str,
    chunk_size: int = 1000,
    chunk_overlap: int = 200,
    separators: List[str] = None
) -> List[str]:
    """LangChain-style recursive splitter."""
    separators = separators or ["\n\n", "\n", ". ", " ", ""]

    def split_text(text: str, separators: List[str]) -> List[str]:
        if not text:
            return []

        separator = separators[0]
        remaining_separators = separators[1:]

        if separator == "":
            # Character-level split
            return [text[i:i+chunk_size] for i in range(0, len(text), chunk_size - chunk_overlap)]

        splits = text.split(separator)
        chunks = []
        current_chunk = []
        current_length = 0

        for split in splits:
            split_length = len(split) + len(separator)

            if current_length + split_length > chunk_size and current_chunk:
                chunk_text = separator.join(current_chunk)

                # Recursively split if still too large
                if len(chunk_text) > chunk_size and remaining_separators:
                    chunks.extend(split_text(chunk_text, remaining_separators))
                else:
                    chunks.append(chunk_text)

                # Start new chunk with overlap
                overlap_splits = []
                overlap_length = 0
                for s in reversed(current_chunk):
                    if overlap_length + len(s) <= chunk_overlap:
                        overlap_splits.insert(0, s)
                        overlap_length += len(s)
                    else:
                        break
                current_chunk = overlap_splits
                current_length = overlap_length

            current_chunk.append(split)
            current_length += split_length

        if current_chunk:
            chunks.append(separator.join(current_chunk))

        return chunks

    return split_text(text, separators)

Template 4: Domain-Specific Embedding Pipeline

class DomainEmbeddingPipeline:
    """Pipeline for domain-specific embeddings."""

    def __init__(
        self,
        embedding_model: str = "text-embedding-3-small",
        chunk_size: int = 512,
        chunk_overlap: int = 50,
        preprocessing_fn=None
    ):
        self.embedding_model = embedding_model
        self.chunk_size = chunk_size
        self.chunk_overlap = chunk_overlap
        self.preprocess = preprocessing_fn or self._default_preprocess

    def _default_preprocess(self, text: str) -> str:
        """Default preprocessing."""
        # Remove excessive whitespace
        text = re.sub(r'\s+', ' ', text)
        # Remove special characters
        text = re.sub(r'[^\w\s.,!?-]', '', text)
        return text.strip()

    async def process_documents(
        self,
        documents: List[dict],
        id_field: str = "id",
        content_field: str = "content",
        metadata_fields: List[str] = None
    ) -> List[dict]:
        """Process documents for vector storage."""
        processed = []

        for doc in documents:
            content = doc[content_field]
            doc_id = doc[id_field]

            # Preprocess
            cleaned = self.preprocess(content)

            # Chunk
            chunks = chunk_by_tokens(
                cleaned,
                self.chunk_size,
                self.chunk_overlap
            )

            # Create embeddings
            embeddings = get_embeddings(chunks, self.embedding_model)

            # Create records
            for i, (chunk, embedding) in enumerate(zip(chunks, embeddings)):
                record = {
                    "id": f"{doc_id}_chunk_{i}",
                    "document_id": doc_id,
                    "chunk_index": i,
                    "text": chunk,
                    "embedding": embedding
                }

                # Add metadata
                if metadata_fields:
                    for field in metadata_fields:
                        if field in doc:
                            record[field] = doc[field]

                processed.append(record)

        return processed


# Code-specific pipeline
class CodeEmbeddingPipeline:
    """Specialized pipeline for code embeddings."""

    def __init__(self, model: str = "voyage-code-2"):
        self.model = model

    def chunk_code(self, code: str, language: str) -> List[dict]:
        """Chunk code by functions/classes."""
        import tree_sitter

        # Parse with tree-sitter
        # Extract functions, classes, methods
        # Return chunks with context
        pass

    def embed_with_context(self, chunk: str, context: str) -> List[float]:
        """Embed code with surrounding context."""
        combined = f"Context: {context}\n\nCode:\n{chunk}"
        return get_embedding(combined, model=self.model)

Template 5: Embedding Quality Evaluation

import numpy as np
from typing import List, Tuple

def evaluate_retrieval_quality(
    queries: List[str],
    relevant_docs: List[List[str]],  # List of relevant doc IDs per query
    retrieved_docs: List[List[str]],  # List of retrieved doc IDs per query
    k: int = 10
) -> dict:
    """Evaluate embedding quality for retrieval."""

    def precision_at_k(relevant: set, retrieved: List[str], k: int) -> float:
        retrieved_k = retrieved[:k]
        relevant_retrieved = len(set(retrieved_k) & relevant)
        return relevant_retrieved / k

    def recall_at_k(relevant: set, retrieved: List[str], k: int) -> float:
        retrieved_k = retrieved[:k]
        relevant_retrieved = len(set(retrieved_k) & relevant)
        return relevant_retrieved / len(relevant) if relevant else 0

    def mrr(relevant: set, retrieved: List[str]) -> float:
        for i, doc in enumerate(retrieved):
            if doc in relevant:
                return 1 / (i + 1)
        return 0

    def ndcg_at_k(relevant: set, retrieved: List[str], k: int) -> float:
        dcg = sum(
            1 / np.log2(i + 2) if doc in relevant else 0
            for i, doc in enumerate(retrieved[:k])
        )
        ideal_dcg = sum(1 / np.log2(i + 2) for i in range(min(len(relevant), k)))
        return dcg / ideal_dcg if ideal_dcg > 0 else 0

    metrics = {
        f"precision@{k}": [],
        f"recall@{k}": [],
        "mrr": [],
        f"ndcg@{k}": []
    }

    for relevant, retrieved in zip(relevant_docs, retrieved_docs):
        relevant_set = set(relevant)
        metrics[f"precision@{k}"].append(precision_at_k(relevant_set, retrieved, k))
        metrics[f"recall@{k}"].append(recall_at_k(relevant_set, retrieved, k))
        metrics["mrr"].append(mrr(relevant_set, retrieved))
        metrics[f"ndcg@{k}"].append(ndcg_at_k(relevant_set, retrieved, k))

    return {name: np.mean(values) for name, values in metrics.items()}


def compute_embedding_similarity(
    embeddings1: np.ndarray,
    embeddings2: np.ndarray,
    metric: str = "cosine"
) -> np.ndarray:
    """Compute similarity matrix between embedding sets."""
    if metric == "cosine":
        # Normalize
        norm1 = embeddings1 / np.linalg.norm(embeddings1, axis=1, keepdims=True)
        norm2 = embeddings2 / np.linalg.norm(embeddings2, axis=1, keepdims=True)
        return norm1 @ norm2.T
    elif metric == "euclidean":
        from scipy.spatial.distance import cdist
        return -cdist(embeddings1, embeddings2, metric='euclidean')
    elif metric == "dot":
        return embeddings1 @ embeddings2.T

Imported: Limitations

• Use this skill only when the task clearly matches the scope described above.
• Do not treat the output as a substitute for environment-specific validation, testing, or expert review.
• Stop and ask for clarification if required inputs, permissions, safety boundaries, or success criteria are missing.