Source Awareness tells you when Zeno believes that a legal source needed for an answer is missing, only partly available, or disabled in your source selection. Zeno performs this check when it uses legal research for your request.
When Zeno identifies one of these gaps, it shows a note before the answer. If no note appears, Zeno believes that it has access to the relevant sources. This does not prove that the sources are complete, current, authoritative, or correctly used.
Why This Matters
Source coverage can vary, particularly for niche practice areas and cross-border questions. Source Awareness identifies a gap that Zeno detects before you rely on the answer. You should still review the answer and its cited sources.
Where You Will See It
Zeno decides when legal research is relevant to your request and uses it automatically. When a needed source appears to be unavailable, partly available, or disabled, the note appears as part of the answer.
What the Note Means
Source available. Zeno believes that the relevant sources are available and enabled, so no note appears.
Source missing. Zeno believes that it does not have a source needed for the answer, such as material from a jurisdiction or source type that is not in its database.
Partly available. Zeno believes that it has some, but not all, of the material needed for the answer. For example, legislation may be available while related case law is incomplete.
Available but disabled. Zeno believes that the source is available but disabled in your source selection. Enable it before asking Zeno to answer again.
What to Do When You See a Note
If Zeno says that a source is missing or only partly available, treat the answer as general guidance rather than a fully sourced conclusion. Review the cited sources and verify the relevant authority independently before relying on the answer.
If Zeno says that a source is available but disabled, enable the relevant source in your source selection and ask your question again.
Frequently Asked Questions
Will I see a note on every answer?
No. Zeno shows a note only when it detects that a needed source is missing, partly available, or disabled.
Does no note mean the sources are authoritative and complete?
No. It means that Zeno believes it has access to the relevant sources. It does not prove that the sources are complete, current, authoritative, or correctly used. Review the answer and its citations before relying on them.
Where will I see the note?
The remark appears as part of the answer itself.