DOCUMENT-GROUNDED ANSWER REVIEW · Workflow idea

Make sure an answer is supported by the documents behind it.

Review a response alongside the source documents selected to support it. Surface statements that appear grounded in those materials and claims that may go beyond what the documents say. A reviewer can then verify important details, check whether the right references were used, and decide if the answer is safe and complete for its intended audience.

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Starts with
A document-based answer is ready
Produces
A document-groundedness assessment with the answer and supporting material ready for a reviewer.
Category
Documents

01 / The starting point

A clear request.
A useful direction.

A response and the reference documents intended to support it

“Check whether a response is supported by its source documents and require human review of uncertain or consequential claims.”
An example request · Make it specific to your team.

02 / The work

5 tasks.
One useful outcome.

Helps teams notice when a document-based response includes details that cannot be confirmed from its supplied sources.

  1. Gather the response and its supporting documents

    Keep the answer together with the exact source material it is intended to rely on.

  2. Identify claims supported by the documents

    Connect important statements in the response with relevant passages in the supplied material.

  3. Flag claims that need source verification

    Surface details that appear absent, contradictory, or stronger than the supporting documents justify.

  4. Check source relevance and completeness

    Confirm the documents are appropriate to the question and that missing context is made visible.

  5. Approve the assessment before use

    Have an authorized reviewer verify important claims and approve any response or findings shared beyond the team.

03 / The result

Something useful.
Something to build on.

A document-groundedness assessment with the answer and supporting material ready for a reviewer.

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Check answers against supporting documents

Documents · Example outcome

The handoff

A document-groundedness assessment with the answer and supporting material ready for a reviewer.

Keep in mind

A response can sound supported while misreading, omitting, or misrepresenting its source. Verify important claims against the original documents, check that the selected material is current and appropriate, and have an authorized person approve the conclusion and audience before sharing it externally or using it for a consequential decision.

04 / Make it yours

Set the brief.
Set the standard.

A few choices shape the work around your team.

Choose approved reference material

Define which documents may support answers and identify owners who keep them accurate and current.

Set evidence and uncertainty guidance

Agree how to handle missing citations, conflicting passages, weak support, and incomplete source sets.

Protect restricted documents

Limit access to people authorized to read the material and keep sensitive source details out of unrelated summaries.

Assign reviewers for consequential answers

Name who checks source passages, resolves uncertainty, and approves the wording and audience before external use.

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