# Grounding guardrails: supported, inferred, or absent — Gemini Notebook prompt

> The accuracy block for high-stakes notebooks: every claim gets labelled as supported, inferred or absent from the sources, disagreements are shown instead of averaged, and "I don't know" becomes a first-class answer.


_Markdown version of https://gemini-notebook-hub.online/prompts/source-prep/grounding-guardrails — for AI and LLM crawlers. Content is identical to the web page._

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- Category: Setup & accuracy
- Goes in: Chat settings (persistent)

## The prompt

```
Accuracy rules for every answer in this notebook:

1. Every factual claim carries one of three labels:
   - [S] — stated in a source. Cite document and page.
   - [I] — inferred by combining sources. Name the sources being combined.
   - Nothing in between: if a claim is neither, do not make it.

2. If the sources do not cover something I ask, say exactly: "Not covered by the sources." Then say what kind of source would cover it. Never fill the gap from general knowledge, even when you are confident.

3. When sources disagree, present each position with its attribution. Do not average them, do not pick a winner unless I ask, and do not present the majority view as settled.

4. Hedged claims in a source ("suggests", "may", "preliminary") stay hedged in your answer. Upgrading an author's "may" to your "is" counts as an error.

5. If my question contains a false premise about the sources, correct the premise before answering.
```

## How to use it

1. Open your notebook and click Customize (chat settings) in the chat panel.
2. Paste the prompt as the notebook's custom instructions and save.
3. It now applies to every question you ask in this notebook.

Square brackets mark the parts you replace with your own topic or question.

## More setup & accuracy prompts

- [The complete chat-settings template](https://gemini-notebook-hub.online/prompts/source-prep/chat-settings-master-template.md)
- [The verification footer](https://gemini-notebook-hub.online/prompts/source-prep/answer-verification-footer.md)
- [A legend for your source labels](https://gemini-notebook-hub.online/prompts/source-prep/source-labels-legend.md)
- [The citation-forcing pinned note](https://gemini-notebook-hub.online/prompts/source-prep/citation-pinned-note.md)
- [The patience instruction](https://gemini-notebook-hub.online/prompts/source-prep/patience-instruction.md)
- [Turn the notebook into a prompt generator](https://gemini-notebook-hub.online/prompts/source-prep/notebook-prompt-generator.md)