# Retrieval source owner map review brief

Use this brief to align source owners before retrieval is exposed to users or agents. Every source needs an owner, freshness expectation, permission rule, quality signal, and escalation path. The map prevents retrieval from becoming an unmanaged pile of documents.

## Review sections

- Critical sources and business owner.
- Permission model and citation expectation.
- Freshness window and stale-source escalation.
- Conflict resolution path for competing sources.
- Quality signals and remediation backlog.