Grounding
Connecting claims to inspectable evidence and distinguishing support, inference and missing information.
Source passage
↳ Supported claim? Missing evidence
Check each claim
In practice
An event assistant should match eligibility and deadline claims to the effective rules, not merely attach a related link.
What to check
Check each important claim against the cited passage and version. State missing or conflicting evidence instead of inventing a complete answer.
Common confusion
RAG supplies retrieved material; grounding concerns support for claims. A correctly formatted citation can still be irrelevant.
Tell your agent
Check every eligibility and deadline claim against effective source passages. Separate supported facts, inference and missing evidence. Identify conflicts without inventing a resolution.