--- title: "Overview: Searching by Semantic Meaning with Intelligent Search" description: Atomic Intelligent Search is a semantic search add-on for Atomic Search. It enhances search results by analyzing the meaning of your query rather than relying only on exact keyword matches. 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Full phrases and complete questions will typically return more relevant results than single words or abbreviated terms. **Use relevance-based sorting to your advantage.** Intelligent Search ranks results by relevance rather than keyword match, which means the most contextually appropriate results surface first — even if the exact words don't appear in the content. If you're unsure which search mode is right for a particular query, try toggling between Keyword and Intelligent Search to compare results and see which delivers better outcomes for your use case. **Licensing Information** • Intelligent Search is an **add-on feature** to Atomic Search. • To inquire about a license, please contact **support@atomicjolt.com**. • Once a license is purchased, Atomic Jolt will enable a **feature flag** on the backend. Intelligent Search will then be available in your Canvas environment.   **Data Security & Privacy** Atomic Jolt takes the handling of customer data seriously: • Intelligent Search uses **sandboxed AI models** that **do not have internet access**. • These models **do not retain state**. Once a process is complete, no data is kept. • AI outputs (e.g., **vectorization, text generation**) are always passed into **deterministic code**, ensuring strict control over data access and storage.   This approach means your institutional data is **secure, private, and controlled** within your environment.   **Key Features** | **Semantic understanding** | Results are based on the meaning of your query, not just exact word matches. | | --- | --- | | **Document preparation** | A background process prepares course documents for semantic analysis. | | **Eligibility requirement** | Documents must contain at least **1,000 characters** to be included in Intelligent Search processing. Shorter content will continue to use standard keyword matching. | | **Toggle control** | You can easily switch between **keyword search** and **Intelligent Search**. |   **How to Access Intelligent Search** 1\. **Open Search** • Navigate to your course in Canvas. • Open **Atomic Search** from the course navigation menu. 2\. **Perform a Search** • Enter a keyword or phrase into the search bar and click **Search**. 3\. **Enable Intelligent Search** • After the results load, toggle the **Intelligent Search** slider (located next to the search bar). 4\. **View Results** • Results will refresh to show **semantic, context-aware results**. • You can toggle the slider off at any time to return to **standard keyword results**.   ![Screenshot 2025-09-12 at 9.41.03 AM](https://support.atomicjolt.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screenshot%202025-09-12%20at%209.41.03%20AM.png?width=670&height=311&name=Screenshot%202025-09-12%20at%209.41.03%20AM.png)   **Example Workflow** 1\. Search for *“climate change impact”*. 2\. With standard keyword search, results show only pages that use those exact words. 3\. Toggle **Intelligent Search** on, and results may include content about *global warming effects* or *environmental consequences*, even if those exact words were not used.   **Video Walkthrough**   **Tip:** Use Intelligent Search when looking for concepts or themes. 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