PAT 03
IMPLEMENTATION PATTERN
Citation envelope
A reviewer cannot distinguish an answer supported by approved evidence from a plausible invention.
An assistant summarizes, recommends, or answers from organizational sources.
REQUIRED CONTRACT
Keep these visible.
- 01Source identifier
- 02Exact evidence span
- 03Authority and date
- 04Missing-evidence state
AVOID
Do not hide the failure.
- Link-only citations
- Inaccessible sources
- Stale authority
- Answering through absence
Prove the boundary.
Use a missing answer, conflict, stale source, and restricted source. Inspect both the answer and evidence envelope.