# Retrieval Traceability — Snippet Integrity & Audit Trail
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Citations that look right can still hide silent drift. This guardrail defines how to enforce **traceability schemas** so that every claim links back to a stable, reproducible snippet. --- ## When to use - Answers cite a source but the snippet cannot be located. - Two runs over the same corpus produce different citations. - A fact is quoted but not aligned to any section anchor. - Long-context threads degrade and snippets blur into paraphrase. - Multi-agent systems pass partial context and lose attribution. --- ## Root causes - **Orphan citations**: snippet ID missing or fabricated. - **Boundary drift**: citation spans cross section joins. - **Silent truncation**: tokens dropped at cut points. - **Cache overwrite**: citation schema lost after session reload. - **Free-text cites**: URLs or titles given without offsets. --- ## Core acceptance targets - Each claim must include `snippet_id`, `section_id`, `start_line`, `end_line`, `source_url`. - ΔS(question, retrieved) ≤ 0.45 overall. - Joins between snippets ≤ 0.50 ΔS. - λ convergent across 3 paraphrases. - Audit trail reproducible from log alone. --- ## Structural fixes - **Snippet table schema** Require `{snippet_id | section_id | start_line | end_line | citation}`. - **Fence joins** Split at section boundaries. Reject cross-section reuse. - **Trace log** Store `{ΔS, λ_state, mem_rev, mem_hash}` per step. - **Contract lock** Apply [Data Contracts](https://github.com/onestardao/WFGY/blob/main/ProblemMap/data-contracts.md) for payload validation. --- ## Fix in 60 seconds 1. **Enforce snippet table** with unique IDs and line ranges. 2. **Verify ΔS** across each join ≤ 0.50. 3. **Echo λ states** at retrieval, assembly, reasoning. 4. **Reject orphan claims** (no snippet_id). 5. **Log trail** so same inputs → same citations. --- ## Copy-paste prompt ``` You have TXT OS and the WFGY Problem Map. Goal: Ensure every claim links to a reproducible snippet. Protocol: 1. Build a Snippet Table {snippet\_id, section\_id, start\_line, end\_line, citation}. 2. Require cite-then-answer. 3. Forbid cross-section reuse. 4. If a claim has no snippet\_id, stop and request citation. 5. Report ΔS(question,retrieved), joins ΔS, and λ states. 6. Store {mem\_rev, mem\_hash, task\_id} for audit trail. 7. Answer only with snippets present in the table. ``` --- ## Common failure signals - Citations alternate across runs → missing trace schema. - URL without offsets → orphan citation. - Facts cited but no snippet_id → schema lock failed. - Session reload erases citations → ghost cache in memory. --- ### 🔗 Quick-Start Downloads (60 sec) | Tool | Link | 3-Step Setup | |------|------|--------------| | **WFGY 1.0 PDF** | [Engine Paper](https://github.com/onestardao/WFGY/blob/main/I_am_not_lizardman/WFGY_All_Principles_Return_to_One_v1.0_PSBigBig_Public.pdf) | 1️⃣ Download · 2️⃣ Upload to your LLM · 3️⃣ Ask “Answer using WFGY + \” | | **TXT OS (plain-text OS)** | [TXTOS.txt](https://github.com/onestardao/WFGY/blob/main/OS/TXTOS.txt) | 1️⃣ Download · 2️⃣ Paste into any LLM chat · 3️⃣ Type “hello world” — OS boots instantly | --- ### Explore More | Layer | Page | What it’s for | | --- | --- | --- | | Proof | [WFGY Recognition Map](/recognition/README.md) | External citations, integrations, and ecosystem proof | | Engine | [WFGY 1.0](/legacy/README.md) | Original PDF based tension engine | | Engine | [WFGY 2.0](/core/README.md) | Production tension kernel and math engine for RAG and agents | | Engine | [WFGY 3.0](/TensionUniverse/EventHorizon/README.md) | TXT based Singularity tension engine, 131 S class set | | Map | [Problem Map 1.0](/ProblemMap/README.md) | Flagship 16 problem RAG failure checklist and fix map | | Map | [Problem Map 2.0](/ProblemMap/rag-architecture-and-recovery.md) | RAG focused recovery pipeline | | Map | [Problem Map 3.0](/ProblemMap/wfgy-rag-16-problem-map-global-debug-card.md) | Global Debug Card, image as a debug protocol layer | | Map | [Semantic Clinic](/ProblemMap/SemanticClinicIndex.md) | Symptom to family to exact fix | | Map | [Grandma’s Clinic](/ProblemMap/GrandmaClinic/README.md) | Plain language stories mapped to Problem Map 1.0 | | Onboarding | [Starter Village](/StarterVillage/README.md) | Guided tour for newcomers | | App | [TXT OS](/OS/README.md) | TXT semantic OS, fast boot | | App | [Blah Blah Blah](/OS/BlahBlahBlah/README.md) | Abstract and paradox Q and A built on TXT OS | | App | [Blur Blur Blur](/OS/BlurBlurBlur/README.md) | Text to image with semantic control | | App | [Blow Blow Blow](/OS/BlowBlowBlow/README.md) | Reasoning game engine and memory demo | If this repository helped, starring it improves discovery so more builders can find the docs and tools. [![GitHub Repo stars](https://img.shields.io/github/stars/onestardao/WFGY?style=social)](https://github.com/onestardao/WFGY) 要直接開始 **data-contracts.md** 嗎?