Building Rixx: An AI Search Engine for Research, Visual Exploration, and Content Creation
A lot of AI search tools today are already impressive.
You type a question, get an answer in seconds, maybe see a few sources, and move on.
But after using these tools more seriously, I kept feeling the same thing:
search still feels incomplete.
In real workflows, people do not just want a quick answer. They want to dig deeper, verify what they are seeing, compare model outputs, save useful context, export results, share chats, and sometimes even turn a research session into a full blog post.
That is a big part of why I started building Rixx.
Rixx is an AI search and research engine built around a simple idea: getting an answer is only one part of the experience. The real value comes from helping people search better, verify more deeply, explore information visually, and turn research into something useful.
Why I felt this space still needed work
The current wave of AI search products has clearly changed how people discover information.
But a lot of them still feel focused on the first step only: answering the query.
That is useful, of course. But for many users, the next steps matter just as much:
- Is this answer actually strong?
- Can I verify it more deeply?
- What happens if I use another model?
- Can I export or share this easily?
- Can I turn this into a blog post or useful output?
- Can I understand this visually instead of reading only text?
- Can the system remember context and become more personalized over time?
Those questions became the starting point for Rixx.
What we are building with Rixx
At its core, Rixx is an AI-powered search engine.
But the goal is not to stop at “ask a question, get a reply.”
We are building toward a richer experience that includes:
- Better AI-generated answers
- The ability to choose different AI models
- Deep verification workflows
- Personalized memory
- Exports
- Shareable chats
- Visual exploration
- Interactive charts and graphs
- Turning sessions into blog posts
- Workspaces for organizing research more deeply
For me, that is where AI search gets really interesting.
Because at that point, it starts becoming more than just a faster interface for finding information. It becomes a tool for actual understanding and creation.
Better answers matter more than just speed
Speed is nice, but better answers matter more.
A fast answer that misses nuance, skips context, or sounds confident while being weak is not actually that helpful.
That is why one of the main things we care about in Rixx is improving answer quality.
Sometimes users want a quick overview.
Sometimes they want a more reasoned answer.
Sometimes they want to go much deeper and verify what they are seeing.
Those are different needs, and AI search should be able to support them.
Model choice should be normal
One thing that feels increasingly obvious is that different models are good at different things.
Some are faster.
Some reason better.
Some write better.
Some feel stronger for deeper research.
So instead of treating one model as the answer to everything, I think users should be able to choose what works best for their task.
That flexibility is a big part of the thinking behind Rixx.
Verification is not optional anymore
This is probably one of the biggest things.
AI can sound convincing very easily. That is not the same as being right.
So a search product cannot just focus on generation. It also has to think seriously about verification.
That does not only mean showing information. It means helping users go deeper, check claims, and feel more confident about what they are reading.
That is a major part of how I think about building Rixx.
Search should feel more visual
Another thing I find interesting is how often plain text is not the best format.
Sometimes a chart explains something faster than paragraphs.
Sometimes a visual view of a place is more useful than a written summary.
Sometimes understanding a person, topic, or concept becomes easier when the information feels interactive.
That is why visual exploration is also part of the product direction.
I want Rixx to make it easier to not only read information, but also see it in a more meaningful way through things like interactive charts, graphs, and richer visual outputs.
Research should lead to something useful
This part matters a lot to me.
A good research session should not just end with “answer generated.”
It should lead somewhere.
Sometimes that means exporting the result.
Sometimes it means sharing the chat.
Sometimes it means continuing the work later.
And sometimes it means turning that session into a full blog post.
That is one of the things I find most exciting about Rixx: the idea that search and research can flow directly into content creation instead of forcing users to start over in another tool.
Workspaces are part of the bigger picture
We also see workspaces as an important part of where the product is going.
A lot of research is not one search and done. It is ongoing. It has context, follow-ups, useful outputs, and connected ideas.
That is where workspaces start making a lot of sense.
They are not the only part of Rixx, but they are an important part of the bigger vision, especially for users who want to organize research more deeply over time.
This is something we are continuing to build out further.
What I think the next phase of AI search looks like
For me, the next phase is not just:
“Here is your answer.”
It is more like:
- Here is a better answer
- Here is a way to verify it
- Here is another model if you want a different approach
- Here is the visual version
- Here is the export
- Here is the share link
- Here is the blog version
- Here is a workspace to continue from later
That is the direction we are pushing with Rixx.
Final thoughts
There is already a lot happening in AI search, and that is a good thing.
But I still think there is a lot of room to improve how these tools actually feel in real use.
Not just faster.
Not just more polished.
But more useful.
That is what I am trying to build with Rixx.
If you are building in AI search, using these tools heavily, or thinking about where this space is going next, I would genuinely love to hear your thoughts.
You can check out what we’re building at Rixx.
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