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OpenAI Retrieval guide
Documents vector-store retrieval and semantic search over user data for grounding model responses in retrieved knowledge.
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What this source can teach
Use this source to understand a platform convention and the setting it was designed for.
- Start with the original. Open the source and find the guidance or example relevant to your task.
- Trace the connection. Use the claim notes below to see how this site applies the source to specific patterns.
- Check the setting. Compare the source's platform, people, and constraints with your own decision.
Pattern Decisions This Source Supports
| Pattern | Supported decision | Required contract | Claim note |
|---|---|---|---|
| AI answer without sources | Flag this anti-pattern when an AI answer makes evidence-dependent claims and provides no source link, citation marker, grounding panel, source scope, or verification action. | Evidence-dependent answers must expose whether sources were searched, retrieved, used, unavailable, permission-limited, failed, or not required. | Supports retrieval over selected source stores rather than source-free answers. |
| Source grounding display | Choose source grounding display when users need answer-wide evidence coverage, source scope, retrieved-versus-used source status, or unsupported-claim visibility. | The grounding display names the source scope that was available for this answer, not just sources the user might expect. | Supports retrieval over vector stores as source scope for grounded answers. |
Evidence Role
This source is treated as platform-guideline evidence. Its value comes from the specific claims and setting described above.
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