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Precision & Grounding

Citations & Grounded Generation

10 min+90 XPStep 1/10

Citations make claims checkable

A generated answer without provenance is an assertion; with citations it's a claim you can audit. The formats matter less than the contract: the model must cite what it used — and only what it used.

Inline markers ([1], [2] after claims) map sentences to source blocks; per-claim attribution asks the model to annotate each assertion with its supporting chunk. The second is more work per answer and exposes exactly which claims are grounded — the unmarked claim is the one to watch.