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OpenAI Retrieval guide
Documents vector-store retrieval and semantic search over user data for grounding model responses in retrieved knowledge.
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. Use it to validate the decision rules above, not as a visual style reference.
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