Knowledge graph
Provenance
Provenance is the recorded origin of a piece of data - where it came from, how it was derived, and when - so a claim can be traced and trusted.
Provenance answers "says who, from what, and when?". For every fact or edge, it records the source (for example the GitHub API), the method used to derive it, and a timestamp.
Provenance is what separates a sourced signal from an opinion. It lets a reader - human or agent - audit a claim rather than take it on faith.
In GraphCanon
Each typed edge and trust signal stores its provenance and a computed-at date. Trust reports name their methodology version and exactly what data was inspected.
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Last reviewed 2026-07-09