---
name: "tech-rag-citation-guards"
title: "RAG citation guards"
description: "URL-shaped citations can be real yet irrelevant — require passage support"
type: "tech"
category: "rag"
tags: ["tech", "llm-agents", "rag"]
related: ["[[tech-rag-toc-pollution]]", "[[feedback-fail-loud]]"]
---
Don't accept a citation because the URL exists. Require retrieved passage support for the claim.

Related: [[tech-rag-toc-pollution]], [[feedback-fail-loud]].