When an agent uses live or paid data, surface the sources
Practice
The practice
Data pulled from search or a specialised index is only as trustworthy as its citation trail. Be specific about which sources a query may use, prefer a cited-answer call when a direct answer is wanted, and always show the sources to the person reading.
2026-10-09
Here this folds into the standing rule that every outbound request is logged with what was sent and where.
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