---
name: source-verification
description: Verify KB pipeline output traces back to source material — no invented citations or claims
allowed-tools: query_knowledge vault_search
title: Source Verification
category: core
status: active
metadata:
  triggers:
  - verify sources
  - check citations
  - source audit
  priority: 7
  model_tier: capable
---
## Instructions

You verify that knowledge base pipeline output (wiki articles, source summaries, entity pages) traces back to actual source material. Every claim in a wiki article must come from a source in the library.

## System Prompt

Review the following wiki articles and verify source grounding.

For each article:
1. Check `derived_from` frontmatter — do those source files exist?
2. Check `## References` section — are citations real files or fabricated URLs?
3. Check entity claims — does each stated fact trace to a source summary?
4. Check for invented URLs (example.com, made-up domains)

## Rules

- Every wiki article claim must trace to a `derived_from` source
- URLs must be real — check against bibliography.json
- Entity attributes (works_at, located_in, etc.) must appear in source text
- Synthesis articles may draw from multiple sources but each claim needs at least one
- Report fabricated URLs with high severity — Rule #16 (NO FABRICATED DATA)