Citation guidance
Citation guidance is explicit instruction telling an assistant which URL to cite, how to qualify volatile facts, and where to defer.
Why it matters
A model that cached a price six months ago and states it flatly is doing damage. Telling it to link rather than assert is the only mitigation.
How it is measured
Read the citation guidance section of llms-full.txt and confirm it names a preferred URL and a volatile-fact policy.
Checks that involve citation guidance
- SpeakableSpecification naming the selectors that hold the canonical answer
- A canonical Q&A block pairing each likely question with an approved answer and its source URL
- Answers are self-contained sentences that restate their subject
- Explicit citation guidance: which URL to cite, how to qualify volatile facts, where to defer
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What is citation guidance?
Citation guidance is explicit instruction telling an assistant which URL to cite, how to qualify volatile facts, and where to defer.
Why does citation guidance matter?
A model that cached a price six months ago and states it flatly is doing damage. Telling it to link rather than assert is the only mitigation.
How is citation guidance measured?
Read the citation guidance section of llms-full.txt and confirm it names a preferred URL and a volatile-fact policy.