Knowledge Base
Written By Kevin Ruth
Last updated 2 months ago
The Knowledge Base shows you everything the AI assistant has access to — building codes, city guidelines, permit requirements, and other documents your department has added. Use it to see why the AI answered the way it did, or to check whether a document is in the system.
Most staff have read-only access here — you can browse and open everything, but adding or editing sources is an administrator task. If you don't see Knowledge Base in your sidebar, your account doesn't have access to it.
Finding the Knowledge Base
Click Knowledge Base in the left sidebar.
What you'll see
Each source in the list shows:
Filtering by tag
Sources are labeled with tags, and you can filter the list by checking the tags you care about. Your department sets its own tags — they usually map to review areas like building plan review, fire, land use, transportation, or utilities.
Checking if a document is indexed
If you're wondering whether the AI knows about a specific code section or guideline:
Open the Knowledge Base
Filter by tag or scroll the list
Look for the document name
If it's not listed, the AI won't know about it. Ask your administrator or Govstream.ai support to add it.
Why this matters
When the chat assistant cites a source, you can come here to verify:
The document is current (check the edition and created date)
The full document is available (open the original source link)
Related documents are also indexed
It helps you trust the AI's answers — and spot when it's relying on something out of date.