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EmbeddingGemma 2 Mac PDF/DOCX retrieval test

32 bilingual queries over converted PDF/Word content; test FTS5, 256d/768d vectors and RRF with real Mac CPU LiteRT evidence and scope limits.

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Funes Agent Memory Test

Test long-term memory retrieval, stale-memory contamination, local storage and privacy boundaries in a coding-agent workflow.

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