What is Passage?
Verified 5 August 2026
Retrieving passages rather than documents is more precise: the agent gets the relevant part rather than a whole page to search through itself.
It also changes what corroboration means. Two passages from the same page are not two sources, which is why counting distinct hosts rather than distinct passages is the meaningful measure.
Common questions
What is Passage?
A passage is a retrievable unit of text — typically a section or several paragraphs — rather than a whole document.
How does Passage work in practice?
It also changes what corroboration means. Two passages from the same page are not two sources, which is why counting distinct hosts rather than distinct passages is the meaningful measure.
See it working
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