github-starred/ollama
2
0
Fork 0
mirror of https://github.com/ollama/ollama.git synced 2026-05-07 16:40:08 -05:00
Code Issues 14.5k Packages Projects Releases 120 Wiki Activity

[GH-ISSUE #2610] Return citations for given answers #48050

New Issue
Closed
opened 2026-04-28 06:34:04 -05:00 by GiteaMirror · 1 comment
GiteaMirror commented 2026-04-28 06:34:04 -05:00
Owner
Copy Link

Originally created by @SteffenBrinckmann on GitHub (Feb 20, 2024).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/ollama/ollama/issues/2610

Hey,
would it be possible to return citations, too. Just like perplexity does?
Best, Steffen

Originally created by @SteffenBrinckmann on GitHub (Feb 20, 2024). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/ollama/ollama/issues/2610 Hey, would it be possible to return citations, too. Just like perplexity does? Best, Steffen
GiteaMirror commented 2026-04-28 06:34:06 -05:00
Author
Owner
Copy Link

@easp commented on GitHub (Feb 20, 2024):

Ollama just provides a way to run and query LLMs. LLMs on their own can't provide citations of the information they provide and if they are asked to, they will usually make up citations to sources that don't exist.

Perplexity has another layer between user and LLM which allows the LLM to retrieve information using internet search and then create an answer based on that. This is generally known as Retrieval Augmented Generation, or RAG. At this point, RAG has to be implemented on top of Ollama. I don't know of any ready-made implementations that can provide citations, though.

<!-- gh-comment-id:1954609536 --> @easp commented on GitHub (Feb 20, 2024): Ollama just provides a way to run and query LLMs. LLMs on their own can't provide citations of the information they provide and if they are asked to, they will usually make up citations to sources that don't exist. Perplexity has another layer between user and LLM which allows the LLM to retrieve information using internet search and then create an answer based on that. This is generally known as Retrieval Augmented Generation, or RAG. At this point, RAG has to be implemented on top of Ollama. I don't know of any ready-made implementations that can provide citations, though.
Sign in to join this conversation.
No Branch/Tag Specified
Branches Tags
Labels
Clear labels
amd
api
app
bug
build
cli
cloud
compatibility
context-length
create
docker
documentation
embeddings
feature request
feedback wanted
good first issue
gpt-oss
gpu
harmony
help wanted
image
install
intel
js
launch
linux
macos
memory
mlx
model
needs more info
networking
nvidia
ollama.com
performance
pull-request
Mirrored from GitHub Pull Request
 python
question
registry
rendering
thinking
tools
top
vulkan
windows
wsl
No Label
Milestone
No items
No Milestone
Projects
Clear projects
No project
Assignees
Clear assignees
GiteaMirror ninjasurge
No Assignees
1 Participants
Notifications
Due Date
No due date set.
Dependencies

No dependencies set.

Reference: github-starred/ollama#48050
Delete Branch "%!s()"

Deleting a branch is permanent. Although the deleted branch may continue to exist for a short time before it actually gets removed, it CANNOT be undone in most cases. Continue?