# Agent Reasoning and Citations

**Agent Reasoning**\
ChatGPT 5.4 includes a **reasoning dropdown** that lets you view a high-level summary of how the model arrived at its answer. This section highlights key steps, assumptions, and factors considered—without exposing full internal chain-of-thought—so you can better understand the logic behind the response.

**Citations**\
When applicable, responses include **citations** that point to supporting sources (e.g., web pages, documents, or data). These appear inline and help you:

* Verify accuracy
* Explore sources in more detail
* Distinguish grounded information from general knowledge

Together, the reasoning summary and citations improve transparency and trust in model outputs while keeping explanations clear and usable.

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# Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation

If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question.

Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter:

```
GET https://docs.aicrisk.com/user-documentation/getting-started/user-chat-page/agent-reasoning-and-citations.md?ask=<question>
```

The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language.
The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation.

Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.