diff --git a/api.ts b/api.ts
index 2bb44fe..9a3369b 100644
--- a/api.ts
+++ b/api.ts
@@ -45,16 +45,19 @@ function apply_guidance(doc: any) {
 
 function assignRelevanceIndicator(items, channelFirstChar, v1ds, v0ds) {
   for (let item of items) {
-    // Check if the first character of the item's channel matches the first character of the document's channel
-    let relevance = (item.chan === channelFirstChar) ? 'relevant' : 'not relevant';
+    // Initialize relevance as numeric value
+    let relevance = 0; // Assume 0 is 'not relevant'
 
-    // Further refine relevance based on v1ds and v0ds
-    if (v1ds === item.v1ds && relevance === 'relevant') {
-      relevance = 'most relevant'; // v1ds is more relevant than v0ds
-    } else if (v0ds === item.v0ds && relevance === 'relevant') {
-      relevance = 'relevant'; // v0ds is relevant but less so than v1ds
-    } else {
-      relevance = 'not relevant'; // Neither v1ds nor v0ds
+    // Check if the first character of the item's channel matches the first character of the document's channel
+    if (item.chan === channelFirstChar) {
+      relevance = 1; // 'relevant'
+
+      // Further refine relevance based on v1ds and v0ds
+      if (v1ds === item.v1ds && relevance === 1) {
+        relevance = 2; // 'most relevant' because v1ds matches
+      } else if (v0ds === item.v0ds && relevance === 1) {
+        // Keep relevance as 1 because v0ds matches but is less relevant than v1ds
+      }
     }
 
     // Assign the calculated relevance to the item