RAG: From Source Documents to Cited Answers

RAG: From Source Documents to Cited Answers A data-flow diagram generated by Archify. 01 / Inputs 02 / Preparation 03 / Search 04 / Context 05 / Response Source documents · content + provenance · 01 / Inputs Source documents content + provenance Parse and chunk · versioned evidence · 02 / Preparation Parse and chunk versioned evidence Search index · vectors + metadata · 03 / Search Search index vectors + metadata Question + caller · request identity · 01 / Inputs Question + caller request identity Authorize scope · allowed collections · 02 / Preparation Authorize scope allowed collections Retrieve candidates · ranked evidence IDs · 03 / Search Retrieve candidates ranked evidence IDs Assemble context · deduplicate + budget · 04 / Context Assemble context deduplicate + budget Generate and validate · answer + citations · 05 / Response Generate and validate answer + citations source bytes embed and persist searchable evidence authenticate question + scope question + matches question + context Legend primary data policy / PII data store data flow