Use source trace to see which documents and data influenced an agent's response, and which parts of the response each source contributed to.

For more information, see Context attribution.

Open source trace

After an agent responds in Agent Chat, click Run Source Trace at the bottom of the response. SeekrFlow opens the response in a full-screen view and begins finding sources. Loading takes between 5 and 15 seconds.

Read the highlighted response

Once sources load, the response is divided into segments. Each segment is highlighted to show how strongly it was influenced by sources. The Sources panel on the right lists sources sorted by influence score, highest first.

To hide the highlights, toggle Influence Highlights off in the toolbar.

Explore by segment

Hover over a segment to emphasize it and dim the others.

Click a segment to select it. The Sources panel updates to show only the sources for that segment. Click anywhere outside the response to deselect.

Trace a specific portion

To find sources for a specific part of the response:

1. Select the text you want to trace.
2. Click Run Source Trace For This.

This runs source trace on the selected text only, regardless of the granularity setting.

Adjust parameters

Click the Parameters tab in the Sources panel to configure how the response is segmented before running the trace. After changing a parameter, Run Source Trace becomes active again.

View source content

Click a source in the Sources panel to view the sentence or chunk from that source that contributed to the response.

No sources returned

If the Sources panel is empty, the response was not grounded in documents or tools. This is expected for responses based on general knowledge.

Exit

Click Exit in the breadcrumb to return to Agent Chat. The view scrolls back to the response you were viewing. Source trace results are not saved.