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It cannot depend on previous sentences for meaning.\n\nShaping requires identifying what information is essential versus what is explanatory.\n\nEssential information becomes croutons. Explanatory information becomes supporting structure.\n\nCroutons are atomic, retrievable fact structures.\n\nA crouton is a single sentence or statement that contains a complete fact.\n\nCroutons must be self-contained. They cannot require surrounding context to be understood.\n\nWhen AI systems extract a crouton, it must remain accurate without the rest of the page.\n\nCroutons are the unit of retrieval. AI systems cite croutons, not pages.\n\nSee the Crouton Specification for detailed rules.\n\nPrecogs are predicted information needs that users will have.\n\nPrechunking requires anticipating what questions users will ask and what follow-up questions will emerge.\n\nPrecog modeling identifies trust gaps where users need additional information to believe or act on a claim.\n\nEach precog maps to required croutons. Missing croutons cause AI systems to cite other sources or generate incomplete answers.\n\nPrecogs are validated through query analysis and answer inspection.\n\nSee Precog Modeling for implementation details.\n\nChunk boundaries define where one retrievable unit ends and another begins.\n\nAI systems extract content in chunks. These chunks are determined by token limits, semantic breaks, and structural markers.\n\nPrechunking engineers content so that chunk boundaries do not split related facts.\n\nFacts that must be retrieved together must exist within the same potential chunk.\n\nBoundaries are controlled through paragraph structure, list formatting, and section breaks.\n\nPoor boundary placement causes facts to be separated from necessary context, leading to mutation or omission.\n\nPrechunking operates at the retrieval layer, not the ranking layer.\n\nRanking algorithms determine which pages appear in search results. Retrieval algorithms determine which facts appear in AI-generated answers.\n\nA page can rank first but have zero facts retrieved if its chunks are ambiguous or incomplete.\n\nA page can rank tenth but have multiple facts retrieved if its chunks are clear and complete.\n\nPrechunking ensures facts are available for retrieval. It does not ensure pages rank higher.\n\nRetrieval happens before ranking in AI systems. Content must pass retrieval gates before ranking signals matter.\n\nThis is why high-ranking pages are often ignored by AI systems. 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