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name: link-evidence description: | Prevents fabricated URLs. Only use links that appear in the sources pool or are provided by the user. version: 1.0.0 category: research-integrity tags:

• links
• citations
• evidence
• sourcing when_to_use:
• The task requires links or citations
• You are generating reports that mention companies or technologies
• You are summarizing web research and need to avoid fabricated URLs author: kdcube created: 2026-01-16 namespace: internal

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Link Evidence Policy

Overview

This skill prevents fabricated URLs and enforces evidence-only linking.

Core Rules

1. Evidence links only

   • A URL may appear only if it is present in the sources pool or explicitly provided by the user.
   • If a company/technology is mentioned but no URL appears in sources, do NOT invent one.

2. Two link types

   • Evidence links: URLs from sources pool (SIDs). These are allowed for citations and sources sections.
   • Explicit links: URLs provided by the user in the prompt or prior artifacts. These are allowed as-is.

3. No inferred domains

   • Do not invent company-name.com or similar guesses.

What to do when a link is missing

• Keep the company name as plain text (no hyperlink).
• If links are required, rely on sources pool URLs only.

Citation discipline

• When citations are required, use only SIDs from sources pool.
• Never cite an entity without an actual source URL present in the pool.