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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.
Using citations in GC AI

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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: