# How the tools connect

> Each tool emits one artefact, and some artefacts feed the next tool. Together they form an evidence folder for technical documentation: Annex IV for a high-risk AI system, Annex XI for a general-purpose AI model. Every tool also works on its own.

Source: https://aiexponent.com/docs/connect · Content verified 2026-10-04

## Artefact flow

| Tool | Article | Artefact | State |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LitmusAI | Art. 5 | Prohibited-practices verdict | released |
| License Compliance Checker | Art. 53 | OSS + model licence report | released |
| RiskForge | Art. 9 | Risk Management File | released |
| RAG Benchmarking | Art. 15 | Retrieval accuracy report | released |
| OrgLiterate | Art. 4 | Literacy evidence file | committed, not released |
| TransparencyDeck | Art. 13 | Deployer-facing transparency document | built on request, no schedule |
| TraceForge | Art. 10 | Dataset governance report | built on request, no schedule |

These assemble into an Technical-documentation evidence folder (Annex IV or Annex XI). No tool assembles the pack for you. Collect the files yourself today.

## Cross-feeds

- TraceForge to RiskForge: trace_report.json
- TraceForge to TransparencyDeck: data-origin narrative
- RAG Benchmarking to TransparencyDeck: accuracy block

Roadmap: https://aiexponent.com/docs/roadmap.md

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