Metadata Provenance
Metadata provenance
Section titled “Metadata provenance”Provenance is Cove’s record of where metadata came from and how it changed.
Why it matters
Section titled “Why it matters”Large libraries often combine manual edits, file scans, scrapers, downloaders, AI workflows, and extensions. Provenance keeps those changes understandable instead of turning the library into a pile of unexplained values.
What to review
Section titled “What to review”- Which source created or changed a field.
- Whether a value came from a scan, provider, extension, or manual edit.
- When important metadata changed.
- Which generated artifacts or extension outputs influenced the current view.
Use provenance when you need to trust a value, undo a mistake, or understand why an item appears in a search or group.