PyTerrier provides a declarative framework for building and experimenting with Information Retrieval (IR) pipelines. In this demonstration, we highlight several recent pipeline operations that improve their ability to be programmatically inspected, visualized, and integrated with other tools (via the Model Context Protocol, MCP). These capabilities aim to make it easier for researchers, students, and AI agents to understand and use a wide array of IR pipelines.
@article{arxiv.2601.17502,
title = {Pipeline Inspection, Visualization, and Interoperability in PyTerrier},
author = {Emmanouil Georgios Lionis and Craig Macdonald and Sean MacAvaney},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2601.17502},
year = {2026}
}
Comments
This preprint has not undergone peer review (when applicable) or any post-submission improvements or corrections. The Version of Record of this contribution is published in ECIR2026 (Part IV) Advances in Information Retrieval