Veritas · source profile

Purpose#

A single source profile: its trust band (A–D), its track record, declared conflicts of interest, what Veritas verifies it against, and the history of the things it has said over the last 12 months. /veritas/source is the default Statnett profile fallback; /veritas/source/[sourceId] renders the matching source profile for a selected citation row. Thin server components await getSourceProfile(sourceId?) and render VeritasSource.

Entry points#

• Linked from /veritas evidence rail — verify whether LSourceItem rows link here (not wired in VeritasRoom)
• Linked from /veritas/claim — selected-claim card source rows are anchors with stable data-veritas-selected-source-row, data-veritas-source-name, data-veritas-source-band, and source-id hrefs such as /veritas/source/statnett-operator-data
• Linked from /veritas/counterclaims — per-side evidence band could point here (not wired)
• Sub-nav "Sources" tab on /veritas — verify which route the tab ultimately targets
• Direct URL / bookmark — yes; /veritas/source loads the default profile and /veritas/source/[sourceId] loads the selected source profile (auth required)

Layout regions#

page.tsx awaits getSourceProfile() → <VeritasSource>. The source-id page awaits getSourceProfile(params.sourceId) → <VeritasSource>. The component mounts LWebShell with LCustomerNav active="library" and sets data-veritas-source-profile="<sourceId>".

• Header: Lilith customer nav (Library tab active)
• Masthead (VrMast): Veritas · the source | profile · public record | cited Nx by you · M,MMMx across Veritas, display title constructed from data.name
  • data.description (e.g., first word of name + em-styled "the X"), italic lede
• Three-column grid (1fr / 1fr / 1fr):
  • Column I — At a glance (VrHead "I · At a glance · The card."):
    • Card with accent border + paper background containing:
      • VrBand chip showing the source's band (A–D)
      • Source name (30px serif), description (italic)
      • 2-column facts grid (data.facts[][k, v]) — eyebrow + italic value
      • Why band <data.band> block — italic explanation paragraph
  • Column II — Track record (VrHead "II · Track record · When this source has been right — and not." right="last 24 mo."):
    • Per-row entry: eyebrow label, large serif n, optional pct in accent mono
    • Below: Notable retractions accent eyebrow followed by left-accent-rule blocks; each shows the retraction date and an italic note
  • Column III — Conflicts · declared (VrHead "III · Conflicts · declared · What this source has at stake."):
    • Italic conflicts lede card
    • Per-row entry: eyebrow + italic value (data.conflicts[][k, v])
    • "What we still verify against" block: per-source entry with name + description + VrBand
• Section IV — History (full-width, below the columns) (VrHead "IV · Things this source has said · last 12 months · The history, stripped."):
  • One row per history item: 70px date column (LCode), italic statement span, 90px VrPip confidence chip (high / med / low)

States#

• Loading — getSourceProfile() awaited server-side; no client skeleton
• Populated — fixture renders all four sections fully
• Source band D (unverified) — verify rendering when band is D (the VrBand colours change; the "Why band D" copy should remain coherent)
• No notable retractions — data.notableRetractions[] empty; the block currently maps unconditionally so it would render an empty list (verify graceful behaviour)
• No declared conflicts — same caveat for data.conflicts[]
• Error (recoverable) — getSourceProfile() rejects → nearest error.tsx
• Offline — cached HTML; nothing client-side
• Standalone PWA — 3-column grid; verify behaviour at narrow widths (no explicit responsive media queries in this component)
• Empty — N/A; both route variants always load one source profile
• Gated — none coded

Interactions#

Column I — Source card#

• VrBand chip — non-interactive; verify SR readability of the coloured swatch (currently relies on the italic descriptor)
• Facts grid pairs — non-interactive; eyebrow label + italic value
• Why band — italic paragraph; non-interactive

Column II — Track record#

• Row (label, n, pct) — non-interactive

Column II — Notable retractions#

• Each retraction block — left-accent rule; date + italic note; not a link in code; verify whether the design intends each row to link to the /veritas/retraction style detail or to the source's specific retraction record

Column III — Conflicts#

• Lede card — italic paragraph; non-interactive
• Conflict row (k, v) — non-interactive

Column III — What we still verify against#

• Verify-against row (per cross-check source)
  • Function: not a link in code; verify the design intent — each named cross-check source likely deserves a link to its own /veritas/source?id=<other> profile

Section IV — History#

• History row (per statement)
  • Function: not a link in code; verify the design intent (each italic statement should arguably link to the specific story where the source said it)
• VrPip confidence chip — non-interactive

Data & contracts#

• Reads: getSourceProfile(sourceId?) from @/lib/lilith-data/veritas-depth — returns SourceProfileData ({ id, name, description, band, facts[][k, v], whyBand, citationCount.{you, corpus}, trackRecord[].{label, n, pct?}, notableRetractions[].{date, note}, conflictsLede, conflicts[][k, v], checkedAgainst[].{name, description, band}, history[].{date, statement, level} })
• Writes: none
• Realtime: none
• Caching: server fetch; revalidation per fixture policy
• Auth/role check: shell middleware (verify); citationCount.you implies per-user data, so the caching key must include user identity
• Page metadata: title: "Veritas · source profile" on the fallback page and title: "Veritas · <source name>" on the source-id page; canonical is /veritas/source or /veritas/source/<sourceId> respectively.

Cross-references#

• Component: apps/oshun/web/src/components/lilith/veritas.tsx — VeritasSource (lines 537–845)
• Routes: apps/oshun/web/src/app/veritas/source/page.tsx, apps/oshun/web/src/app/veritas/source/[sourceId]/page.tsx
• Data: apps/oshun/web/src/lib/lilith-data/veritas-depth.ts (getSourceProfile)
• Sibling routes:
  • veritas.md, veritas-claim.md, veritas-counterclaims.md, veritas-topic.md
• Internal namespace alternate: /domains/veritas/research (research papers), /domains/veritas/knowledge-graph (entity profile view) — both may surface a different shape of "source profile"
• Feature spec: V1/features.md

Open questions / known gaps#

• The URL is /veritas/source (singular, no id) but the data shape clearly models a single source — fixed 2026-06-23. /veritas/source/[sourceId] exists, citation rows link to source ids, and /veritas/source remains a default profile fallback.
• Cross-check sources, retractions, and history rows all look like they should link to deeper detail but are static text in code; document as wiring gaps
• citationCount.you is per-user data — verify the BFF/caching layer handles that correctly
• 3-column desktop layout will collapse awkwardly on small widths; verify and add responsive rules if needed
• LCustomerNav active="library" — consistent with the /veritas hub and the other depth views, which all use Library (no Explore inconsistency)