One question, with every boundary visible
A hybrid example showing what stays inside the studio-controlled environment, what may cross the boundary and how the answer returns to its source.
Worked example — “Find the interview moment about recycled materials.”
Originals and records
storage · review · project tracking · documents · conversations
Read in place. Existing systems remain the source of record.
Local processing
thumbnails · previews · transcripts · visual representations
Generated close to storage. No original media is moved to run it.
Searchable context
index · metadata · transcript fragments · embeddings
Held locally. Retention and deletion follow the agreed deployment policy.
Deployment-approved text context
- the question as asked
- selected transcript or review fragments
- approved metadata or references where needed
Remains local in this configuration
- original media
- thumbnails and previews
- embeddings and the index
- full connected-system records
The exact context, provider and retention boundary are agreed per deployment. The diagram does not imply that every listed text fragment is sent for every question.
Approved external model
Receives the limited text context for this hybrid configuration. It does not receive original media.
Sourced answer
The returned text is connected to locally inspectable evidence before the answer is shown.
Route back to evidence
If two sources disagree, the disagreement remains visible rather than being resolved into a more confident paragraph.