search( query: "performance review", ribs: ["rib_HR", "rib_Legal"], filters: mtime_gte: "2024-01-01" ) results rib local_path snippet download_url (ttl: 300)
| Use Case | Why Umbrelloid | |----------|----------------| | | Each company keeps its existing archive; central legal/compliance search across all. | | Scientific research consortium | Labs keep raw data locally; central index enables cross‑analysis. | | Personal digital archive | Photos on NAS, documents on Dropbox, emails offline – search everything from one app. | | Long-term digital preservation | Some ribs on tape (slow, cheap), some on SSD (fast). Central policy for replication. | | Legacy system migration | Old archives remain untouched; new index built on top. |