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Problem Description
Description:
I am using Open WebUI v0.8.5 and noticed that the Score Threshold in RAG settings globally affects direct file uploads in the chat interface.
The Issue:
When I set the Score Threshold to a high value (e.g., 0.7) to maintain high precision for Knowledge Base retrieval, direct file uploads (even small .txt files) often fail to be recognized by the LLM.
Specifically:
Prompt tokens remain very low (around 12 tokens).
The system returns "No source found".
This happens because the "Summarize this file" prompt doesn't always have a high semantic similarity score with the file content, causing the Reranker to filter out the entire document.
Current Workaround:
Enabling Full Context Mode or lowering the Score Threshold to 0.0 fixes the issue, but this compromises the retrieval quality for larger Knowledge Bases.
Desired Solution you'd like
Would it be possible to bypass the Rerank Score Threshold for files directly attached to the prompt? Or perhaps treat direct uploads as "Full Context" by default while keeping the Rerank settings for Knowledge Base queries?
Alternatives Considered
No response
Additional Context
No response
Originally created by @inoue583 on GitHub (Mar 6, 2026).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/issues/22298
### Check Existing Issues
- [x] I have searched for all existing **open AND closed** issues and discussions for similar requests. I have found none that is comparable to my request.
### Verify Feature Scope
- [x] I have read through and understood the scope definition for feature requests in the Issues section. I believe my feature request meets the definition and belongs in the Issues section instead of the Discussions.
### Problem Description
**Description:**
I am using Open WebUI v0.8.5 and noticed that the Score Threshold in RAG settings globally affects direct file uploads in the chat interface.
**The Issue:**
When I set the Score Threshold to a high value (e.g., 0.7) to maintain high precision for Knowledge Base retrieval, direct file uploads (even small .txt files) often fail to be recognized by the LLM.
**Specifically:**
- Prompt tokens remain very low (around 12 tokens).
- The system returns "No source found".
- This happens because the "Summarize this file" prompt doesn't always have a high semantic similarity score with the file content, causing the Reranker to filter out the entire document.
**Current Workaround:**
Enabling Full Context Mode or lowering the Score Threshold to 0.0 fixes the issue, but this compromises the retrieval quality for larger Knowledge Bases.
### Desired Solution you'd like
Would it be possible to bypass the Rerank Score Threshold for files directly attached to the prompt? Or perhaps treat direct uploads as "Full Context" by default while keeping the Rerank settings for Knowledge Base queries?
### Alternatives Considered
_No response_
### Additional Context
_No response_
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Originally created by @inoue583 on GitHub (Mar 6, 2026).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/issues/22298
Check Existing Issues
Verify Feature Scope
Problem Description
Description:
I am using Open WebUI v0.8.5 and noticed that the Score Threshold in RAG settings globally affects direct file uploads in the chat interface.
The Issue:
When I set the Score Threshold to a high value (e.g., 0.7) to maintain high precision for Knowledge Base retrieval, direct file uploads (even small .txt files) often fail to be recognized by the LLM.
Specifically:
Current Workaround:
Enabling Full Context Mode or lowering the Score Threshold to 0.0 fixes the issue, but this compromises the retrieval quality for larger Knowledge Bases.
Desired Solution you'd like
Would it be possible to bypass the Rerank Score Threshold for files directly attached to the prompt? Or perhaps treat direct uploads as "Full Context" by default while keeping the Rerank settings for Knowledge Base queries?
Alternatives Considered
No response
Additional Context
No response