diff --git a/crates/milli/src/vector/rest.rs b/crates/milli/src/vector/rest.rs
index fbe3c1129..9477959ad 100644
--- a/crates/milli/src/vector/rest.rs
+++ b/crates/milli/src/vector/rest.rs
@@ -6,11 +6,13 @@ use rand::Rng;
 use rayon::iter::{IntoParallelIterator as _, ParallelIterator as _};
 use rayon::slice::ParallelSlice as _;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use serde_json::Value;
 
 use super::error::EmbedErrorKind;
-use super::json_template::ValueTemplate;
+use super::json_template::{InjectableValue, JsonTemplate};
 use super::{
-    DistributionShift, EmbedError, Embedding, EmbeddingCache, NewEmbedderError, REQUEST_PARALLELISM,
+    DistributionShift, EmbedError, Embedding, EmbeddingCache, NewEmbedderError, SearchQuery,
+    REQUEST_PARALLELISM,
 };
 use crate::error::FaultSource;
 use crate::progress::EmbedderStats;
@@ -88,19 +90,54 @@ struct EmbedderData {
     bearer: Option<String>,
     headers: BTreeMap<String, String>,
     url: String,
-    request: Request,
+    request: RequestData,
     response: Response,
     configuration_source: ConfigurationSource,
 }
 
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub enum RequestData {
+    Single(Request),
+    FromFragments(RequestFromFragments),
+}
+
+impl RequestData {
+    pub fn new(
+        request: Value,
+        indexing_fragments: BTreeMap<String, Value>,
+        search_fragments: BTreeMap<String, Value>,
+    ) -> Result<Self, NewEmbedderError> {
+        Ok(if indexing_fragments.is_empty() && search_fragments.is_empty() {
+            RequestData::Single(Request::new(request)?)
+        } else {
+            RequestData::FromFragments(RequestFromFragments::new(request, search_fragments)?)
+        })
+    }
+
+    fn input_type(&self) -> InputType {
+        match self {
+            RequestData::Single(request) => request.input_type(),
+            RequestData::FromFragments(request_from_fragments) => {
+                request_from_fragments.input_type()
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn has_fragments(&self) -> bool {
+        matches!(self, RequestData::FromFragments(_))
+    }
+}
+
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Deserialize, Serialize)]
 pub struct EmbedderOptions {
     pub api_key: Option<String>,
     pub distribution: Option<DistributionShift>,
     pub dimensions: Option<usize>,
     pub url: String,
-    pub request: serde_json::Value,
-    pub response: serde_json::Value,
+    pub request: Value,
+    pub search_fragments: BTreeMap<String, Value>,
+    pub indexing_fragments: BTreeMap<String, Value>,
+    pub response: Value,
     pub headers: BTreeMap<String, String>,
 }
 
@@ -138,7 +175,12 @@ impl Embedder {
             .timeout(std::time::Duration::from_secs(30))
             .build();
 
-        let request = Request::new(options.request)?;
+        let request = RequestData::new(
+            options.request,
+            options.indexing_fragments,
+            options.search_fragments,
+        )?;
+
         let response = Response::new(options.response, &request)?;
 
         let data = EmbedderData {
@@ -188,7 +230,7 @@ impl Embedder {
         embedder_stats: Option<&EmbedderStats>,
     ) -> Result<Vec<Embedding>, EmbedError>
     where
-        S: AsRef<str> + Serialize,
+        S: Serialize,
     {
         embed(&self.data, texts, texts.len(), Some(self.dimensions), deadline, embedder_stats)
     }
@@ -231,9 +273,9 @@ impl Embedder {
         }
     }
 
-    pub(crate) fn embed_index_ref(
+    pub(crate) fn embed_index_ref<S: Serialize + Sync>(
         &self,
-        texts: &[&str],
+        texts: &[S],
         threads: &ThreadPoolNoAbort,
         embedder_stats: &EmbedderStats,
     ) -> Result<Vec<Embedding>, EmbedError> {
@@ -287,9 +329,44 @@ impl Embedder {
     pub(super) fn cache(&self) -> &EmbeddingCache {
         &self.cache
     }
+
+    pub(crate) fn embed_one(
+        &self,
+        query: SearchQuery,
+        deadline: Option<Instant>,
+        embedder_stats: Option<&EmbedderStats>,
+    ) -> Result<Embedding, EmbedError> {
+        let mut embeddings = match (&self.data.request, query) {
+            (RequestData::Single(_), SearchQuery::Text(text)) => {
+                embed(&self.data, &[text], 1, Some(self.dimensions), deadline, embedder_stats)
+            }
+            (RequestData::Single(_), SearchQuery::Media { q: _, media: _ }) => {
+                return Err(EmbedError::rest_media_not_a_fragment())
+            }
+            (RequestData::FromFragments(request_from_fragments), SearchQuery::Text(q)) => {
+                let fragment = request_from_fragments.render_search_fragment(Some(q), None)?;
+
+                embed(&self.data, &[fragment], 1, Some(self.dimensions), deadline, embedder_stats)
+            }
+            (
+                RequestData::FromFragments(request_from_fragments),
+                SearchQuery::Media { q, media },
+            ) => {
+                let fragment = request_from_fragments.render_search_fragment(q, media)?;
+
+                embed(&self.data, &[fragment], 1, Some(self.dimensions), deadline, embedder_stats)
+            }
+        }?;
+
+        // unwrap: checked by `expected_count`
+        Ok(embeddings.pop().unwrap())
+    }
 }
 
 fn infer_dimensions(data: &EmbedderData) -> Result<usize, NewEmbedderError> {
+    if data.request.has_fragments() {
+        return Err(NewEmbedderError::rest_cannot_infer_dimensions_for_fragment());
+    }
     let v = embed(data, ["test"].as_slice(), 1, None, None, None)
         .map_err(NewEmbedderError::could_not_determine_dimension)?;
     // unwrap: guaranteed that v.len() == 1, otherwise the previous line terminated in error
@@ -307,6 +384,13 @@ fn embed<S>(
 where
     S: Serialize,
 {
+    if inputs.is_empty() {
+        if expected_count != 0 {
+            return Err(EmbedError::rest_response_embedding_count(expected_count, 0));
+        }
+        return Ok(Vec::new());
+    }
+
     let request = data.client.post(&data.url);
     let request = if let Some(bearer) = &data.bearer {
         request.set("Authorization", bearer)
@@ -318,7 +402,12 @@ where
         request = request.set(header.as_str(), value.as_str());
     }
 
-    let body = data.request.inject_texts(inputs);
+    let body = match &data.request {
+        RequestData::Single(request) => request.inject_texts(inputs),
+        RequestData::FromFragments(request_from_fragments) => {
+            request_from_fragments.request_from_fragments(inputs).expect("inputs was empty")
+        }
+    };
 
     for attempt in 0..10 {
         if let Some(embedder_stats) = &embedder_stats {
@@ -426,7 +515,7 @@ fn response_to_embedding(
     expected_count: usize,
     expected_dimensions: Option<usize>,
 ) -> Result<Vec<Embedding>, Retry> {
-    let response: serde_json::Value = response
+    let response: Value = response
         .into_json()
         .map_err(EmbedError::rest_response_deserialization)
         .map_err(Retry::retry_later)?;
@@ -455,17 +544,19 @@ fn response_to_embedding(
 }
 
 pub(super) const REQUEST_PLACEHOLDER: &str = "{{text}}";
+pub(super) const REQUEST_FRAGMENT_PLACEHOLDER: &str = "{{fragment}}";
 pub(super) const RESPONSE_PLACEHOLDER: &str = "{{embedding}}";
 pub(super) const REPEAT_PLACEHOLDER: &str = "{{..}}";
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct Request {
-    template: ValueTemplate,
+    template: InjectableValue,
 }
 
 impl Request {
-    pub fn new(template: serde_json::Value) -> Result<Self, NewEmbedderError> {
-        let template = match ValueTemplate::new(template, REQUEST_PLACEHOLDER, REPEAT_PLACEHOLDER) {
+    pub fn new(template: Value) -> Result<Self, NewEmbedderError> {
+        let template = match InjectableValue::new(template, REQUEST_PLACEHOLDER, REPEAT_PLACEHOLDER)
+        {
             Ok(template) => template,
             Err(error) => {
                 let message =
@@ -485,42 +576,114 @@ impl Request {
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn inject_texts<S: Serialize>(
-        &self,
-        texts: impl IntoIterator<Item = S>,
-    ) -> serde_json::Value {
+    pub fn inject_texts<S: Serialize>(&self, texts: impl IntoIterator<Item = S>) -> Value {
         self.template.inject(texts.into_iter().map(|s| serde_json::json!(s))).unwrap()
     }
 }
 
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct RequestFromFragments {
+    search_fragments: BTreeMap<String, JsonTemplate>,
+    request: InjectableValue,
+}
+
+impl RequestFromFragments {
+    pub fn new(
+        request: Value,
+        search_fragments: impl IntoIterator<Item = (String, Value)>,
+    ) -> Result<Self, NewEmbedderError> {
+        let request =
+            match InjectableValue::new(request, REQUEST_FRAGMENT_PLACEHOLDER, REPEAT_PLACEHOLDER) {
+                Ok(template) => template,
+                Err(error) => {
+                    let message =
+                        error.error_message("request", REQUEST_PLACEHOLDER, REPEAT_PLACEHOLDER);
+                    return Err(NewEmbedderError::rest_could_not_parse_template(message));
+                }
+            };
+
+        let search_fragments: Result<_, NewEmbedderError> = search_fragments
+            .into_iter()
+            .map(|(name, value)| {
+                Ok((
+                    name,
+                    JsonTemplate::new(value).map_err(|error| {
+                        NewEmbedderError::rest_could_not_parse_template(
+                            error.parsing("searchFragments"),
+                        )
+                    })?,
+                ))
+            })
+            .collect();
+
+        Ok(Self { request, search_fragments: search_fragments? })
+    }
+
+    fn input_type(&self) -> InputType {
+        if self.request.has_array_value() {
+            InputType::TextArray
+        } else {
+            InputType::Text
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn render_search_fragment(
+        &self,
+        q: Option<&str>,
+        media: Option<&Value>,
+    ) -> Result<Value, EmbedError> {
+        let mut it = self.search_fragments.iter().filter_map(|(name, template)| {
+            let render = template.render_search(q, media).ok()?;
+            Some((name, render))
+        });
+        let Some((name, fragment)) = it.next() else {
+            return Err(EmbedError::rest_search_matches_no_fragment(q, media));
+        };
+        if let Some((second_name, _)) = it.next() {
+            return Err(EmbedError::rest_search_matches_multiple_fragments(
+                name,
+                second_name,
+                q,
+                media,
+            ));
+        }
+
+        Ok(fragment)
+    }
+
+    pub fn request_from_fragments<'a, S: Serialize + 'a>(
+        &self,
+        fragments: impl IntoIterator<Item = &'a S>,
+    ) -> Option<Value> {
+        self.request.inject(fragments.into_iter().map(|fragment| serde_json::json!(fragment))).ok()
+    }
+}
+
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct Response {
-    template: ValueTemplate,
+    template: InjectableValue,
 }
 
 impl Response {
-    pub fn new(template: serde_json::Value, request: &Request) -> Result<Self, NewEmbedderError> {
-        let template = match ValueTemplate::new(template, RESPONSE_PLACEHOLDER, REPEAT_PLACEHOLDER)
-        {
-            Ok(template) => template,
-            Err(error) => {
-                let message =
-                    error.error_message("response", RESPONSE_PLACEHOLDER, REPEAT_PLACEHOLDER);
-                return Err(NewEmbedderError::rest_could_not_parse_template(message));
-            }
-        };
+    pub fn new(template: Value, request: &RequestData) -> Result<Self, NewEmbedderError> {
+        let template =
+            match InjectableValue::new(template, RESPONSE_PLACEHOLDER, REPEAT_PLACEHOLDER) {
+                Ok(template) => template,
+                Err(error) => {
+                    let message =
+                        error.error_message("response", RESPONSE_PLACEHOLDER, REPEAT_PLACEHOLDER);
+                    return Err(NewEmbedderError::rest_could_not_parse_template(message));
+                }
+            };
 
-        match (template.has_array_value(), request.template.has_array_value()) {
+        match (template.has_array_value(), request.input_type() == InputType::TextArray) {
             (true, true) | (false, false) => Ok(Self {template}),
             (true, false) => Err(NewEmbedderError::rest_could_not_parse_template("in `response`: `response` has multiple embeddings, but `request` has only one text to embed".to_string())),
             (false, true) => Err(NewEmbedderError::rest_could_not_parse_template("in `response`: `response` has a single embedding, but `request` has multiple texts to embed".to_string())),
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn extract_embeddings(
-        &self,
-        response: serde_json::Value,
-    ) -> Result<Vec<Embedding>, EmbedError> {
+    pub fn extract_embeddings(&self, response: Value) -> Result<Vec<Embedding>, EmbedError> {
         let extracted_values: Vec<Embedding> = match self.template.extract(response) {
             Ok(extracted_values) => extracted_values,
             Err(error) => {