Evidence-grounded retrieval architecture

// Trace permissions and document versions through retrieval and answer verification.
// Synthetic worked example: all entities, schedules and measurements are illustrative.
// Every string below is EXAMPLE text from a fictional model: replace it.
// Replace assumptions and inputs before applying this model to actual work.

system platform {
  title: "Illustrative Evidence-grounded retrieval architecture"
  owner: "Architecture working group"
}

actor user {
  title: "Researcher"
  kind: "user"
  depends: [s0]
}

service s0 {
  title: "Request gateway"
  runtime: "Browser or edge client"
  tier: "edge"
}

service s1 {
  title: "Retrieval coordinator"
  runtime: "Stateless service"
  tier: "core"
  depends: [s0, s2]
}

service s2 {
  title: "Permission filter"
  runtime: "Background worker"
  tier: "core"
  depends: [d0]
}

service s3 {
  title: "Evidence assembler"
  runtime: "Durable worker"
  tier: "core"
  depends: [s1, d1]
}

service s4 {
  title: "Answer verifier"
  runtime: "Application service"
  tier: "core"
  depends: [s3]
}

datastore d0 {
  title: "Source permissions"
  kind: "postgres"
}

datastore d1 {
  title: "Versioned evidence chunks"
  kind: "object-store"
}

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