Citations

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Citations

GC AI automatically includes citations when referencing information from your documents. This helps you verify sources and navigate back to the original content.

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How Citations Work

When GC AI references information from your Knowledge Base documents, it automatically includes citation numbers that link back to the original source.

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Citation Navigation

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• Hover over any citation number to see the exact referenced text.
• Click a citation to open the citations sidebar.
• Request explicit citations by asking GC AI to “provide citations”.
• Copy citations with your content using the copy button.

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Citation Features

• Page numbers for PDF documents.
• Line numbers for code files.
• Timestamp references for media files.
• Direct links to source documents.
• Grouped by filename in the citations sidebar.

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Best Practices

• Always verify citations when accuracy is critical.
• Use the “provide citations” command for detailed source references.
• Save important citations for future reference.
• Limit to three citations per quote or claim.
• Interleave citations throughout your response for better readability.

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Citation Format

Citations appear as superscript numbers in the text. When you copy content with citations, they appear as footnotes in both HTML and Markdown formats: