A method including the steps of: receiving a search query; executing a first search pass of a conditional search flow pipeline according to a first configuration; generating and storing information based on the executed first search pass as search context information; determining which search pass of the conditional search flow pipeline should be executed as a second search pass based on a transition rule associated with the first search pass and the search context information; executing the second search pass of the conditional search flow pipeline according to a second configuration; generating additional information based on the executed second search pass; updating the search context information based on the additional information; and determining whether to provide updated search context information or proceed to another search pass of the conditional search flow pipeline based on a transition rule associated with the second search pass and the updated search context information.