validated
doc_alpha_7f31
primary support
independent publisher · candidate support
rcp_prov_alpha_01
Multi-document provenance / quarantine
Validate independent documents before they become answers.
This panel walks a fixed fixture through independent document ingest, validated versus unvalidated handling, corroboration-based release, source retirement, supersession, and the measured cost of blindly unioning every claim. It is a visitor-facing policy demonstration, not a broad benchmark claim.
Task 1 / Independent ingest
Ingested documents are tracked separately before union.
validated
doc_beta_42d9
second support
independent publisher · corroborates alpha; releases claim
rcp_prov_beta_02
unvalidated
doc_gamma_990a
unvalidated conflict
unknown provenance · quarantined from serving; retained for audit
rcp_prov_gamma_03
retired
doc_delta_18bc
retired source
same publisher as retired notice · removed from active support; receipt remains visible
rcp_prov_delta_04
validated supersession
doc_epsilon_63aa
superseding notice
trusted replacement · replaces one field without unioning stale value
rcp_prov_epsilon_05
Task 2 / Validation lifecycle
Release, quarantine, retire, and supersede without losing provenance.
1 / independent ingest
- input
- alpha arrives alone
- validated handling
- validated source, single support
- serving outcome
- hold as candidate; do not serve as settled
2 / corroboration release
- input
- beta arrives from an independent publisher
- validated handling
- two validated supports agree
- serving outcome
- release answer with two receipts
3 / unvalidated conflict
- input
- gamma contradicts the released claim
- validated handling
- unknown provenance and no corroborator
- serving outcome
- quarantine conflict; keep recall/audit trail
4 / source retirement
- input
- delta is retired by source policy
- validated handling
- retirement is recorded
- serving outcome
- exclude retired support without deleting receipt
5 / supersession
- input
- epsilon supersedes one stale field
- validated handling
- trusted replacement notice
- serving outcome
- serve superseded field and preserve unrelated corroborated facts
Task 3 / Serving decisions
Validated evidence can serve; unvalidated evidence stays quarantined.
released claim
serve- answer
- Aria Tan
- support
- 2 independent validated receipts
unvalidated conflict
quarantine- answer
- not served
- support
- retained as rcp_prov_gamma_03 for inspection
retired source
retire- answer
- not active support
- support
- audit receipt remains stable
superseded field
replace scoped value- answer
- new notice wins only its field
- support
- older value is preserved as superseded history
What this proves
Provenance before union
Independent documents remain separate until validation and corroboration decide how they may influence answers.
Quarantine is two-sided
The system keeps uncertain evidence for audit and later release, while withholding it from served answers.
Lifecycle receipts
Retirement and supersession change active support without erasing the observable receipt trail.