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Five hard questions that showcase the full pipeline.

Each example shows the user query, Kira's response, pipeline activity, and the tools used. Click any example to expand the full answer.

Pipeline activity

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search_knowledge_baseSearched 'BPD bipolar differential diagnosis'

8 relevant chunks retrieved

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compare_conditionsBuilt structured comparison

7-dimension comparison table generated

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suggest_screenersIdentified relevant instruments

MDQ, SCID-II, MSI-BPD suggested

DimensionBPDBipolar Disorder
Mood shiftsReactive, hours–days, interpersonally triggeredAutonomous, weeks–months, with distinct phases
SleepInsomnia from emotional distressGenuinely decreased need (feels rested)
IdentityChronic instability, emptinessRelatively stable between episodes
RelationshipsIntense, idealization-devaluationDisrupted mainly during episodes
Self-harmChronic, regulatory functionEpisodic, linked to depression
Onset patternAdolescence, stable courseEpisodic with remission periods
TreatmentDBT, schema therapyMood stabilizers, lithium

Kira's response

The distinction between borderline personality disorder (BPD) and bipolar disorder is one of the most clinically challenging differentials in psychiatry, partly because comorbidity rates run as high as 20%.

Mood instability pattern is the most reliable distinguishing feature. BPD mood shifts are reactive — triggered by interpersonal events, lasting hours to days, and revolving around abandonment, rejection, or perceived slights. Bipolar mood episodes are more autonomous, lasting weeks to months, with distinct manic/hypomanic phases that include decreased need for sleep, grandiosity, and pressured speech.

Identity disturbance is core to BPD but not characteristic of bipolar disorder. People with BPD describe chronic emptiness, shifting self-image, and unstable goals. In bipolar disorder, identity remains relatively stable between episodes.

Interpersonal patterns differ markedly. BPD involves intense, unstable relationships with idealization-devaluation cycling. Bipolar disorder doesn't typically produce this relational pattern outside of acute episodes.

Sleep architecture provides a useful biological marker. Bipolar mania involves genuinely decreased need for sleep (feeling rested after 3-4 hours). BPD may involve insomnia driven by emotional distress, but without the energized quality of mania.

Self-harm context also differs. In BPD, self-harm is often chronic, repetitive, and used for emotion regulation. In bipolar disorder, self-harm is more episodic and linked to depressive phases.

Sources:Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)Bipolar DisorderMood Instability PatternsDifferential Diagnosis in Psychiatry
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What happens under the hood

Every answer follows the same 8-stage pipeline.

No hallucination shortcuts. Each query triggers synonym expansion, dual-path hybrid search, cross-encoder reranking, agentic tool selection, and constitutional safety — all measured with bootstrap confidence intervals.

Full architecture breakdown
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Query classification

Route greetings, safety, clinical

2

Synonym expansion

80+ clinical mappings

3

Hybrid search

60% vector + 40% BM25

4

Cross-encoder rerank

20 candidates → 8 results

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Agentic tool loop

Up to 3 rounds, 4 tools

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LLM generation

70B parameter model

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Constitutional safety

Output guard + scope check

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SSE streaming

Sources + follow-ups

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