Document Analysis / verification
Do Not Reuse an AI Citation Until You Find It in the PDF
Request an exact quote, find it in the source, read the surrounding context, and only then reuse the claim. Automatic page anchors are in the product backlog, not presented as LIVE.
How citation checking works
Source-only Q&A helps, but you locate the evidence
After summarizing an uploaded PDF, SummaryBot can answer a short question using only the stored extracted text. It does not return a page number, paragraph coordinate, or clickable passage, so verification ends in the original file.
Three Different Levels of Confidence
| Tool | Useful for | Does not prove | Next step |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summary | Understand structure and key claims quickly | Does not prove every claim | Verify consequential statements |
| Exact passage | Locate the author's wording | Can still be out of context | Read the surrounding paragraphs |
| Model council | Expose disagreement or another interpretation | Model agreement is not source evidence | Return to the PDF |
This workflow reflects current VUST boundaries: single-PDF extraction, source-only follow-up, and no paragraph anchors.
A Three-Step Verification Loop
Each step leaves observable evidence.
Frequently asked questions
Does VUST automatically show the page and paragraph?
No. VUST does not return page- or paragraph-level citation anchors. The current workflow asks for an exact quote and then finds it manually in the source PDF.
Why not trust the summary alone?
Summarization compresses text and can lose a condition, scope, or caveat. The more consequential the decision, the more important it is to open the primary passage.
If several models agree, is the claim verified?
No. Several models can repeat the same error or rely on the same incomplete extraction. Agreement can flag issues, but it does not replace source evidence.
What about a scanned PDF?
If the file has no text layer, SummaryBot cannot reliably extract it. Run OCR first, then compare the recognized phrase with the page image.
Which claims should I verify first?
Numbers, dates, names, exclusions, causal conclusions, quotations, and anything you plan to reuse in a report, contract, publication, or academic submission.