AEM AI Search

AI Search for Adobe Experience Manager:
Intelligent search that delivers answers, not just results.

AEM AI Search delivers a completely new search experience within Adobe Experience Manager. Users receive context-aware answers in real time, complete with source citations drawn directly from their own content.
The solution enables organizations to find, understand, and leverage enterprise knowledge faster and more efficiently.

AI Search
Adobe Experience Manager (AEM)
Frontend Development
Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)
Backend Development
Document Processing

“Across more than 20 enterprise AEM projects, we kept hearing the same feedback from clients: ‘The search experience isn’t working as well as it should.’ This is not a criticism of the platform, it’s the reality of traditional keyword-based search. Companies invest heavily in their AEM content, yet access to that knowledge often breaks down because conventional search simply doesn’t understand natural language.
We wanted to solve this challenge in an elegant, low-maintenance way. The result is AEM AI Search: semantic understanding, AI-generated answers with transparent source citations, seamlessly integrated into the existing AEM environment.”

Jeremy HaasCMO N47

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Faster Information Retrieval

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More Relevant Search Results

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Seamless AEM Integration

Why AEM AI Search?

When Traditional Search Is No Longer Enough

Modern platforms continue to grow, and so do user expectations. People expect information to be available instantly, accurately, and in a format that is easy to understand.

Traditional search solutions quickly reach their limits:

  • Keyword-based search does not understand user intent
  • Content stored in documents such as PDFs and spreadsheets remains inaccessible
  • Users must piece together information from lists of links
  • External search solutions often introduce significant integration and maintenance costs

AEM AI Search was built to address these challenges directly within Adobe Experience Manager.

Intelligent Solution

A New Generation of Enterprise Search

AEM AI Search extends Adobe Experience Manager with modern AI-powered search capabilities, natively integrated and purpose-built for enterprise requirements.

The solution combines:

  • Full-text search with AI-generated answers
  • Transparent citations with direct links to the source page or document

The result: A search experience that feels more like a modern AI assistant than a traditional keyword-based search engine.

Highlights

AI-Generated Answers

Users receive clear, context-aware answers to their questions instantly, including direct links to the underlying content.

Semantic Search

Rather than relying solely on keywords, semantic search understands the user’s intent and the context behind each query.

Real-Time AI Streaming

AI-generated responses are streamed in real time, allowing users to see answers appear live for a more natural and interactive experience.

Native AEM Integration

Seamlessly integrates into existing Adobe Experience Manager environments, both in the cloud and on-premises.

Flexible Architecture

Supports a variety of AI providers and vector databases through an extensible and future-proof architecture.

PDF & Document Search

Content from PDFs and other documents is automatically extracted, indexed, and made intelligently searchable.

Business Benefits

AEM AI Search makes enterprise knowledge faster to access and significantly improves the user experience within Adobe Experience Manager. Through intelligent search and answer capabilities, users can find relevant information in seconds.

  • Faster access to information
  • Reduced support effort
  • Improved user experience
  • Future-ready architecture

The result: A modern AI-powered search experience that makes knowledge more accessible and actionable, transforming Adobe Experience Manager into an intelligent knowledge platform.

Implemen­tation Process

1. Analysis & Integration
Existing AEM structures and content are analyzed and connected to the solution.

2. Content Indexing
Documents, pages, and digital assets are intelligently processed and indexed.

3. AI Enrichment
Semantic understanding and embeddings enhance traditional search capabilities.

4. Go Live
Users can instantly access context-aware answers with transparent source citations.

Technology Meets Scalability

The platform was specifically designed for enterprise requirements and supports modern AI workflows across complex digital environments.

Technical Highlights:

  • Integration with multiple AI providers (e.g., OpenAI, Anthropic)
  • Secure cloud integration
  • RESTful API architecture

Thanks to its API-first architecture, the solution can be deployed either as a ready-to-use UI component or integrated entirely into custom applications and user experiences.

Tech Stack

Backend

  • Java
  • Adobe Experience Manager
  • Apache Sling
  • OSGi
  • JCR Repository
  • REST Services
  • Vector Search
  • Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)
  • OpenAI API
  • Embedding Models
  • Content Indexing
  • PDF Processing
  • AI Orchestration

Frontend

  • Adobe Experience Manager
  • HTL / Sling Models
  • JavaScript
  • TypeScript
  • React
  • HTML5
  • CSS3 / SCSS
  • Server-Sent Events (SSE)
  • REST APIs

Interested in Lear­ning More?

Jeremy is the Tech Lead and Backend Engineer behind this project, so he knows every detail of the solution and would be happy to tell you more.

He can also support you with:

  • Strategic evaluation of your digital transformation initiatives
  • A complimentary 60-minute consultation with our Adobe experts
  • A tailored roadmap for your digital transformation
  • Assessment of migration complexity and implementation effort