# Citation Styles, Confidence, and Follow-ups

## Citation Styles (Phase 4)

Apply the style set in `config.citation_style`:

### inline (default)
> The company raised $120M in Series B funding [1], led by Andreessen Horowitz [2].
> Sources: [1] techcrunch.com/... [2] a16z.com/...

### footnotes
> Prose with no inline markers. Full source list at end:
> ---
> **Sources**
> 1. Title — domain.com/path (Date if known)
> 2. Title — domain.com/path

### cards
> Each source rendered as a mini card:
> ┌─────────────────────────────────────────┐
> │ [1] Title of article                    │
> │ Source: domain.com · Date: YYYY-MM-DD   │
> │ Relevant finding: one-line summary      │
> └─────────────────────────────────────────┘

### minimal
> The company raised $120M (techcrunch.com/...), led by a16z (a16z.com/...).

## Confidence Assessment (Phase 5)

If `show_confidence: true`, append a brief confidence assessment after the main answer:

**Confidence: High / Medium / Low**
- High: multiple independent sources agree, sources are recent and authoritative
- Medium: sources partially agree, or primary sources are thin
- Low: limited sources, conflicting information, or significant recency gaps

Always flag explicitly if:
- A key sub-question could not be answered from available sources
- Important information may exist behind paywalls or login walls
- The topic is moving fast and this answer may be stale within days/weeks

## Follow-up Questions (Phase 6)

If `follow_up_questions: true`, end with:

**You might also want to ask:**
1. [Specific follow-up question 1]
2. [Specific follow-up question 2]
3. [Specific follow-up question 3]

Make these genuinely useful — the next natural step in the research, not generic variations of the original question.
