techniques-cite-sources

Ensure intellectual honesty by citing verified external sources with validated URLs, clearly distinguishing source material from agent synthesis, useful when using web search or documentation tools to answer questions requiring current information or external verification Use when: (1) After invoking web search or documentation lookup tools to answer questions requiring current information beyond your training data, (2) When your response includes URLs, references to external sources, or claims based on materials you consulted during this specific task, (3) Before presenting technical specifications, API behavior, or library documentation that came from external lookup rather than training knowledge, (4) When synthesizing multiple external sources into recommendations or explanations that blend retrieved information with your analysis, (5) Before finalizing any response containing URLs to verify all sources are accessible and real, preventing hallucinated citations