# Retrieval citation audit

Use this audit worksheet to test whether answers are actually supported by the sources they cite.

## Sample classes

| Class | Purpose |
| --- | --- |
| Known answer | Confirm the answer cites the authoritative source |
| Ambiguous | Check that the system asks or narrows instead of inventing |
| Conflicting | Verify conflict handling and source comparison |
| Permission denied | Confirm restricted sources do not leak |
| Stale source | Detect outdated content and freshness handling |

## Scoring

- Citation precision: cited passages support the claim.
- Citation recall: important sources are not omitted.
- Permission behavior: inaccessible content is not revealed.
- Reviewer correction: severity and cause of human changes.

## Output

Remediation work for chunking, ranking, metadata, prompt instructions, source governance, and permissions.