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Feature request: return a `blp` boolean value for the Semantic Search feature in the Wikipedia Android app
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Description

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As a reader using Hybrid Search, when my results relate to a biography, I want to see an example semantic-style query (e.g., “Who is Beyonce?"), so that I understand how to ask similar questions and explore topics by meaning.

Description

When Hybrid Search semantic results are primarily sourced from a biography article, display a lightweight, contextual prompt in the semantic results section that surfaces the query pattern:

Who is <Article Title>?

This prompt is intended to model natural-language and semantic-style queries, helping readers learn how to interact with Hybrid Search without auto-generating or rewriting their query.

Requirements

The Android app uses the action API action=query with the parameter cirrusSemanticSearch=true to retrieve semantic results. To determine whether the article is a biography of a living person, the apps team will need to have a variable in the action API response that indicates blp is true or false.

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JTannerWMF renamed this task from Show “Who is <Biography Name>” Prompt in Semantic Results for Biographies [NICE TO HAVE] to [L] Show “Who is <Biography Name>” Prompt in Semantic Results for Biographies [NICE TO HAVE].Jan 6 2026, 9:59 PM
Dbrant set the point value for this task to 8.Feb 9 2026, 6:31 PM
Seddon lowered the priority of this task from Medium to Low.Feb 10 2026, 5:17 PM
cooltey renamed this task from [L] Show “Who is <Biography Name>” Prompt in Semantic Results for Biographies [NICE TO HAVE] to Feature request: return a `blp` boolean value for the Semantic Search feature in the Wikipedia Android app.Mar 18 2026, 8:38 PM
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