Source Citation

Inline-numbered RAG source reference card — shows a citation number, source title, optional excerpt, and optional URL. Designed to accompany AI-generated content that cites retrieved documents. Pairs with in-body superscript references [1], [2] etc. Original a2ui-catalogue atom.

Surfaces
webmeet-stageemailpdfapps-script-web
Degraded on
SurfaceNote
googlechatrenders as plain numbered list item; no card styling or excerpt block
Fields
FieldType
sources{'type': 'array', 'description': 'List of {number, title, url?, excerpt?, author?, date?} citation objects.'}required
headingstring. Section heading above the list, e.g. "Sources".optional
Example payload
{
  "type": "source_citation",
  "sources": 1
}
ARD catalog entry
{
  "identifier": "urn:air:a2uicatalog.ai:atom:source_citation",
  "displayName": "Source Citation",
  "type": "application/vnd.a2ui.atom+json",
  "url": "https://a2uicatalog.ai/atoms/source_citation",
  "capabilities": [
    "web",
    "meet-stage",
    "email",
    "pdf",
    "apps-script-web"
  ],
  "description": "Inline-numbered RAG source reference card \u2014 shows a citation number, source title, optional excerpt, and optional URL. Designed to accompany AI-generated content that cites retrieved documents. Pairs with in-body superscript references [1], [2] etc. Original a2ui-catalogue atom.",
  "representativeQueries": [
    "show a numbered RAG source card with title excerpt and URL",
    "inline-numbered rag source reference card \u2014 shows a citation number, source title, optional excerpt,",
    "render a source citation"
  ]
}
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Deploy your own renderer

The renderer is open source. Deploy your own instance in 4 commands — you own the URL, no dependency on the demo endpoint.

git clone https://github.com/a2uicatalog/a2ui
cd apps-script-surface/gas-schema-renderer
clasp push && clasp deploy
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