diff --git a/velox/connectors/clp/search_lib/ir/ClpIrCursor.cpp b/velox/connectors/clp/search_lib/ir/ClpIrCursor.cpp
index 1f51bf83cfda..97af75998141 100644
--- a/velox/connectors/clp/search_lib/ir/ClpIrCursor.cpp
+++ b/velox/connectors/clp/search_lib/ir/ClpIrCursor.cpp
@@ -51,14 +51,14 @@ uint64_t ClpIrCursor::fetchNext(uint64_t numRows) {
 }
 
 size_t ClpIrCursor::getNumFilteredRows() const {
-  return irDeserializer_->get_ir_unit_handler().getFilteredLogEvents()->size();
+  return filteredLogEvents_->size();
 }
 
 VectorPtr ClpIrCursor::createVector(
     memory::MemoryPool* pool,
     const TypePtr& vectorType,
     size_t vectorSize) {
-  VELOX_CHECK_EQ(
+  VELOX_CHECK_LE(
       projectedColumnIdxNodeIdsMap_.size(),
       outputColumns_.size(),
       "Resolved node-id map size ({}) must not exceed projected columns ({})",
@@ -72,7 +72,9 @@ ErrorCode ClpIrCursor::loadSplit() {
       ? NetworkAuthOption{.method = AuthMethod::None}
       : NetworkAuthOption{.method = AuthMethod::S3PresignedUrlV4};
 
-  auto irHandler = ClpIrUnitHandler{};
+  filteredLogEvents_ = std::make_shared<
+      std::vector<std::unique_ptr<::clp::ffi::KeyValuePairLogEvent>>>();
+  auto irHandler = ClpIrUnitHandler{filteredLogEvents_};
 
   auto projections = splitFieldsToNamesAndTypes();
   auto queryHandlerResult{QueryHandlerType::create(
@@ -86,17 +88,31 @@ ErrorCode ClpIrCursor::loadSplit() {
   }
   auto queryHandler = std::move(queryHandlerResult).value();
 
+  if (splitPath_.starts_with("http")) {
+    // Handle the case that the URL is not a S3 URL and does not need auth
+    inputSource_ = InputSource::Network;
+  }
   auto irPath = Path{.source = inputSource_, .path = splitPath_};
   irReader_ = try_create_reader(irPath, networkAuthOption);
-  if (nullptr == irReader_) {
+  irReaderZstdWrapper_ =
+      std::make_shared<::clp::streaming_compression::zstd::Decompressor>();
+  constexpr size_t cReaderBufferSize{64L * 1024L};
+  irReaderZstdWrapper_->open(*irReader_, cReaderBufferSize);
+  if (nullptr == irReaderZstdWrapper_) {
     VLOG(2) << "Failed to open kv-ir stream \"" << splitPath_
             << "\" for reading.";
     return ErrorCode::InternalError;
   }
 
   auto deserializerResult = ::clp::ffi::ir_stream::make_deserializer(
-      *irReader_, std::move(irHandler), std::move(queryHandler));
+      *irReaderZstdWrapper_, irHandler, std::move(queryHandler));
   if (!deserializerResult) {
+    if (deserializerResult.has_error()) {
+      auto error = deserializerResult.error();
+      VLOG(2) << "Failed to create deserializer for deserialization, error: "
+              << error.message();
+      return ErrorCode::InternalError;
+    }
     VLOG(2) << "Failed to create deserializer for deserialization.";
     return ErrorCode::InternalError;
   }
@@ -147,11 +163,11 @@ ClpIrCursor::splitFieldsToNamesAndTypes() const {
 
 ystdlib::error_handling::Result<void> ClpIrCursor::deserialize(
     uint64_t numRows) {
-  irDeserializer_->get_ir_unit_handler().clearFilteredLogEvents();
+  filteredLogEvents_->clear();
   uint64_t cnt{0};
   while (cnt < numRows) {
     auto deserializeResult =
-        irDeserializer_->deserialize_next_ir_unit(*irReader_);
+        irDeserializer_->deserialize_next_ir_unit(*irReaderZstdWrapper_);
     if (deserializeResult.has_error()) {
       auto error = deserializeResult.error();
       if (std::errc::result_out_of_range == error ||
@@ -201,7 +217,7 @@ VectorPtr ClpIrCursor::createVectorHelper(
       vectorType,
       vectorSize,
       std::make_unique<ClpIrVectorLoader>(
-          irDeserializer_->get_ir_unit_handler().getFilteredLogEvents(),
+          filteredLogEvents_,
           isResolved,
           std::move(projectedColumnNodeIds),
           projectedColumn.name,
diff --git a/velox/connectors/clp/search_lib/ir/ClpIrCursor.h b/velox/connectors/clp/search_lib/ir/ClpIrCursor.h
index c583a5b228ea..0436e82090ec 100644
--- a/velox/connectors/clp/search_lib/ir/ClpIrCursor.h
+++ b/velox/connectors/clp/search_lib/ir/ClpIrCursor.h
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
+#include "clp/streaming_compression/zstd/Decompressor.hpp"
 #include "ffi/ir_stream/Deserializer.hpp"
 #include "velox/connectors/clp/search_lib/BaseClpCursor.h"
 #include "velox/connectors/clp/search_lib/ir/ClpIrUnitHandler.h"
@@ -72,11 +73,16 @@ class ClpIrCursor final : public BaseClpCursor {
   };
   using QueryHandlerType = ::clp::ffi::ir_stream::search::QueryHandler<
       decltype(projectionResolutionCallback_)>;
+  std::shared_ptr<
+      std::vector<std::unique_ptr<::clp::ffi::KeyValuePairLogEvent>>>
+      filteredLogEvents_{nullptr};
   bool ignoreCase_;
   std::shared_ptr<
       ::clp::ffi::ir_stream::Deserializer<ClpIrUnitHandler, QueryHandlerType>>
       irDeserializer_;
   std::shared_ptr<::clp::ReaderInterface> irReader_{nullptr};
+  std::shared_ptr<::clp::streaming_compression::zstd::Decompressor>
+      irReaderZstdWrapper_{nullptr};
   std::unordered_map<size_t, std::vector<::clp::ffi::SchemaTree::Node::id_t>>
       projectedColumnIdxNodeIdsMap_;
   size_t readerIndex_{0};
diff --git a/velox/connectors/clp/search_lib/ir/ClpIrUnitHandler.h b/velox/connectors/clp/search_lib/ir/ClpIrUnitHandler.h
index e4c2ca77fe3d..5a3855d2c897 100644
--- a/velox/connectors/clp/search_lib/ir/ClpIrUnitHandler.h
+++ b/velox/connectors/clp/search_lib/ir/ClpIrUnitHandler.h
@@ -28,10 +28,11 @@ namespace facebook::velox::connector::clp::search_lib {
 
 class ClpIrUnitHandler {
  public:
-  ClpIrUnitHandler() {
-    filteredLogEvents_ = std::make_shared<
-        std::vector<std::unique_ptr<::clp::ffi::KeyValuePairLogEvent>>>();
-  }
+  ClpIrUnitHandler(
+      std::shared_ptr<
+          std::vector<std::unique_ptr<::clp::ffi::KeyValuePairLogEvent>>>
+          filteredLogEvents)
+      : filteredLogEvents_(filteredLogEvents) {}
 
   // Destructor
   ~ClpIrUnitHandler() = default;
@@ -67,16 +68,6 @@ class ClpIrUnitHandler {
     return ::clp::ffi::ir_stream::IRErrorCode::IRErrorCode_Success;
   }
 
-  std::shared_ptr<
-      const std::vector<std::unique_ptr<::clp::ffi::KeyValuePairLogEvent>>>
-  getFilteredLogEvents() const {
-    return filteredLogEvents_;
-  }
-
-  void clearFilteredLogEvents() {
-    filteredLogEvents_->clear();
-  }
-
  private:
   std::shared_ptr<
       std::vector<std::unique_ptr<::clp::ffi::KeyValuePairLogEvent>>>
diff --git a/velox/connectors/clp/search_lib/ir/ClpIrVectorLoader.cpp b/velox/connectors/clp/search_lib/ir/ClpIrVectorLoader.cpp
index 09528a2ccfb0..f4320021964f 100644
--- a/velox/connectors/clp/search_lib/ir/ClpIrVectorLoader.cpp
+++ b/velox/connectors/clp/search_lib/ir/ClpIrVectorLoader.cpp
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ void ClpIrVectorLoader::loadInternal(
         break;
       }
       case ColumnType::Float: {
-        auto floatVector = vector->asFlatVector<float>();
+        auto floatVector = vector->asFlatVector<double>();
         floatVector->set(
             vectorIndex,
             value->get_immutable_view<::clp::ffi::value_float_t>());