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Providers and measurement channels

GeoFolks uses configured API integrations. A model name, consumer application, and API channel are not the same environment.

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Provider, model, and channel Version within available metadata Language, country, and location limits
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Provider, model, and channel

A provider supplies a service, a model generates an answer, and a channel defines access. The current collector mainly uses provider APIs.

We do not automatically measure the ChatGPT app, search interface, and API separately merely because they share a brand. Reports should name the channel actually used.

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Version within available metadata

A run stores methodology, collector, and question-set versions. An answer provider may return a model identifier in its metadata.

The answer-result table does not currently store a complete model version for every record. We therefore cannot promise automatic detection of every silent model replacement.

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Language, country, and location limits

Each question has a language and country passed to an integration when the provider supports them. A project can manage separate scopes for different markets.

An API country parameter does not always reproduce the exact location of a consumer-app user. Geographic comparisons represent the configured collector conditions.

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Search and disclosed citations

Some providers return citations or use a search-enabled mode. GeoFolks stores returned source URLs.

Search-enabled and non-search modes are not currently stored consistently as separate surfaces for every result. The distinction can be reported only when supported by provider configuration.

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Provider and model registry

Administrators can manage providers, credentials, and a model catalogue. Catalogue synchronisation stores a date and metadata.

There is no guarantee that every new application or model is covered automatically. Adding a surface requires an adapter, configuration, and a real measurement test.

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GeoFolks uses configured API integrations. A model name, consumer application, and API channel are not the same environment.

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