Contextual knowledge

Also called: in-context knowledge, context knowledge, grounding, grounded answer

Facts the model can read directly in front of it right now, such as documents you pasted, files the agent opened or search results. This information is current and checkable, which is why loading the right material is the main defense against made-up answers.

For example: Instead of asking the model from memory, a founder pastes in this year's program rules, so the answer comes from contextual knowledge.

Connects to 7

Parametric knowledge Concept
Context window Concept
RAG Concept
Tool result Concept
Hallucination Concept
Knowledge cutoff Concept
Primary source Concept