# Contextual Generation

> The ability to generate output informed by retrieved, task-specific context.

Record: `lexicon:contextual-generation`
Kind: capability
Layer: [Correctness Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/correctness-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lexicon-contextual-generation

Listed in [Lexicon terms](https://banes-lab.com/api/records/lexicon.md), after [Bounded Tool-Using Agents](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/bounded-tool-using-agents.md) and before [Controlled Model Deployment](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/controlled-model-deployment.md).

## Category

- [Model Architecture](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon-category/model-architecture.md)

## Enabled by

- [Retrieval-Augmented Generation](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/retrieval-augmented-generation.md)

## Linked from

- [Model Architecture](https://banes-lab.com/ontology/principles/architecture-category-model-architecture.md)