Dictionary
Provenance
The trace of where a generated artifact came from.
1 min readupdated 2026-07-04
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Provenance records the model, prompt, sources, and version that produced a piece of content. Critical for compliance, debugging, and citing AI answers. The trace of where a generated artifact came from.
The trace of where a generated artifact came from. Provenance records the model, prompt, sources, and version that produced a piece of content. Critical for compliance, debugging, and citing AI answers. In practice: Every RAG answer stores { model: 'sonnet-4.5', chunks: [id1, id2], ts }. This dictionary node is part of the Onexial knowledge graph and links to related concepts, workflows and tools below.
Definition
Provenance records the model, prompt, sources, and version that produced a piece of content. Critical for compliance, debugging, and citing AI answers.
Example
Every RAG answer stores { model: 'sonnet-4.5', chunks: [id1, id2], ts }.
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What is Provenance?
Provenance records the model, prompt, sources, and version that produced a piece of content. Critical for compliance, debugging, and citing AI answers.
What is an example of Provenance?
Every RAG answer stores { model: 'sonnet-4.5', chunks: [id1, id2], ts }.
Why does Provenance matter for AI and automation?
The trace of where a generated artifact came from. It connects to the workflows, prompts and tool stacks linked on this page, so you can move from definition to execution without leaving Onexial.
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