> ## Documentation Index
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# Faithfulness

> Evaluates whether claims in the output factually align with the contents of the provided context and input by checking for contradictions, ultimately ensuring factual consistency.

## Input

* **Required Inputs:**
  * **`input`**: The user's query or prompt
  * **`output`**: The model-generated answer to be evaluated
  * **`context`**: The source material that the output should be faithful to
* **Optional Inputs**
  * **`history`**: Previous conversation context

## Output

* **`Result`**: Value in the continuous range \[0, 1]
* **`Reasoning`**: Detailed explanation of faithfulness assessment

## Interpretation

* **Higher scores (closer to 1)**: Better faithfulness - most or all claims in the output are consistent with the provided context, input, and history
* **Lower scores (closer to 0)**: Poor faithfulness - many claims in the output contradict or are not supported by the provided context, input, and history