diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 9e2cfd67..f78ed13f 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "semantic-router"
-version = "0.0.52"
+version = "0.0.53"
 description = "Super fast semantic router for AI decision making"
 authors = [
     "James Briggs <james@aurelio.ai>",
diff --git a/semantic_router/__init__.py b/semantic_router/__init__.py
index 50989c62..19d5381f 100644
--- a/semantic_router/__init__.py
+++ b/semantic_router/__init__.py
@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@
 
 __all__ = ["RouteLayer", "HybridRouteLayer", "Route", "LayerConfig"]
 
-__version__ = "0.0.50"
+__version__ = "0.0.53"
diff --git a/semantic_router/index/local.py b/semantic_router/index/local.py
index 7e32f3a8..5426ec76 100644
--- a/semantic_router/index/local.py
+++ b/semantic_router/index/local.py
@@ -99,6 +99,35 @@ def query(
             route_names = [self.routes[i] for i in idx]
         return scores, route_names
 
+    async def aquery(
+        self,
+        vector: np.ndarray,
+        top_k: int = 5,
+        route_filter: Optional[List[str]] = None,
+    ) -> Tuple[np.ndarray, List[str]]:
+        """
+        Search the index for the query and return top_k results.
+        """
+        if self.index is None or self.routes is None:
+            raise ValueError("Index or routes are not populated.")
+        if route_filter is not None:
+            filtered_index = []
+            filtered_routes = []
+            for route, vec in zip(self.routes, self.index):
+                if route in route_filter:
+                    filtered_index.append(vec)
+                    filtered_routes.append(route)
+            if not filtered_routes:
+                raise ValueError("No routes found matching the filter criteria.")
+            sim = similarity_matrix(vector, np.array(filtered_index))
+            scores, idx = top_scores(sim, top_k)
+            route_names = [filtered_routes[i] for i in idx]
+        else:
+            sim = similarity_matrix(vector, self.index)
+            scores, idx = top_scores(sim, top_k)
+            route_names = [self.routes[i] for i in idx]
+        return scores, route_names
+
     def delete(self, route_name: str):
         """
         Delete all records of a specific route from the index.
diff --git a/semantic_router/index/pinecone.py b/semantic_router/index/pinecone.py
index fdd87320..a578eb01 100644
--- a/semantic_router/index/pinecone.py
+++ b/semantic_router/index/pinecone.py
@@ -464,7 +464,25 @@ def query(
         vector: np.ndarray,
         top_k: int = 5,
         route_filter: Optional[List[str]] = None,
+        **kwargs: Any,
     ) -> Tuple[np.ndarray, List[str]]:
+        """
+        Search the index for the query vector and return the top_k results.
+
+        :param vector: The query vector to search for.
+        :type vector: np.ndarray
+        :param top_k: The number of top results to return, defaults to 5.
+        :type top_k: int, optional
+        :param route_filter: A list of route names to filter the search results, defaults to None.
+        :type route_filter: Optional[List[str]], optional
+        :param kwargs: Additional keyword arguments for the query, including sparse_vector.
+        :type kwargs: Any
+        :keyword sparse_vector: An optional sparse vector to include in the query.
+        :type sparse_vector: Optional[dict]
+        :return: A tuple containing an array of scores and a list of route names.
+        :rtype: Tuple[np.ndarray, List[str]]
+        :raises ValueError: If the index is not populated.
+        """
         if self.index is None:
             raise ValueError("Index is not populated.")
         query_vector_list = vector.tolist()
@@ -474,6 +492,7 @@ def query(
             filter_query = None
         results = self.index.query(
             vector=[query_vector_list],
+            sparse_vector=kwargs.get("sparse_vector", None),
             top_k=top_k,
             filter=filter_query,
             include_metadata=True,
@@ -488,7 +507,25 @@ async def aquery(
         vector: np.ndarray,
         top_k: int = 5,
         route_filter: Optional[List[str]] = None,
+        **kwargs: Any,
     ) -> Tuple[np.ndarray, List[str]]:
+        """
+        Asynchronously search the index for the query vector and return the top_k results.
+
+        :param vector: The query vector to search for.
+        :type vector: np.ndarray
+        :param top_k: The number of top results to return, defaults to 5.
+        :type top_k: int, optional
+        :param route_filter: A list of route names to filter the search results, defaults to None.
+        :type route_filter: Optional[List[str]], optional
+        :param kwargs: Additional keyword arguments for the query, including sparse_vector.
+        :type kwargs: Any
+        :keyword sparse_vector: An optional sparse vector to include in the query.
+        :type sparse_vector: Optional[dict]
+        :return: A tuple containing an array of scores and a list of route names.
+        :rtype: Tuple[np.ndarray, List[str]]
+        :raises ValueError: If the index is not populated.
+        """
         if self.async_client is None or self.host is None:
             raise ValueError("Async client or host are not initialized.")
         query_vector_list = vector.tolist()
@@ -498,6 +535,7 @@ async def aquery(
             filter_query = None
         results = await self._async_query(
             vector=query_vector_list,
+            sparse_vector=kwargs.get("sparse_vector", None),
             namespace=self.namespace or "",
             filter=filter_query,
             top_k=top_k,
@@ -514,6 +552,7 @@ def delete_index(self):
     async def _async_query(
         self,
         vector: list[float],
+        sparse_vector: Optional[dict] = None,
         namespace: str = "",
         filter: Optional[dict] = None,
         top_k: int = 5,
@@ -521,6 +560,7 @@ async def _async_query(
     ):
         params = {
             "vector": vector,
+            "sparse_vector": sparse_vector,
             "namespace": namespace,
             "filter": filter,
             "top_k": top_k,