Must pass before launch
- Require page-level citations for factual answers.
- Test refusal behavior for unsupported claims.
- Show indexed page count and extraction warnings.
- Keep upload-mode consent separate from local tools.
Chat with PDF requires retrieval quality, citation grounding and explicit upload boundaries. It remains separate from local MVP tools.
This feature needs a higher quality bar than the current browser-only pipeline. If it later requires upload or AI processing, VaultPDF will separate it from local tools and ask for explicit consent before any file leaves the browser.
Use local tools nowAnswers must be grounded in citations and say when the PDF does not contain enough evidence.
upload-mode candidateUse explicit upload labels, retention policy and accuracy criteria before launch.
Reliable PDF chat needs extraction, chunking, retrieval and citation quality beyond simple browser PDF editing.
They should. Without citations, Chat with PDF can mislead users on legal, financial or academic documents.