diff --git a/backend/onyx/agents/agent_search/deep_search/initial/general_sub_answers/nodes/format_initial_sub_answers.py b/backend/onyx/agents/agent_search/deep_search/initial/general_sub_answers/nodes/format_initial_sub_answers.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 7da233b95..000000000
--- a/backend/onyx/agents/agent_search/deep_search/initial/general_sub_answers/nodes/format_initial_sub_answers.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,45 +0,0 @@
-from datetime import datetime
-
-from onyx.agents.agent_search.deep_search.initial.generate_individual_sub_answer.states import (
-    AnswerQuestionOutput,
-)
-from onyx.agents.agent_search.deep_search.main.operations import logger
-from onyx.agents.agent_search.deep_search.main.states import (
-    SubQuestionResultsUpdate,
-)
-from onyx.agents.agent_search.shared_graph_utils.operators import (
-    dedup_inference_sections,
-)
-
-
-def format_initial_sub_answers(
-    state: AnswerQuestionOutput,
-) -> SubQuestionResultsUpdate:
-    now_start = datetime.now()
-
-    logger.debug(f"--------{now_start}--------INGEST ANSWERS---")
-    documents = []
-    context_documents = []
-    cited_documents = []
-    answer_results = state.answer_results
-    for answer_result in answer_results:
-        documents.extend(answer_result.verified_reranked_documents)
-        context_documents.extend(answer_result.context_documents)
-        cited_documents.extend(answer_result.cited_documents)
-    now_end = datetime.now()
-
-    logger.debug(
-        f"--------{now_end}--{now_end - now_start}--------INGEST ANSWERS END---"
-    )
-
-    return SubQuestionResultsUpdate(
-        # Deduping is done by the documents operator for the main graph
-        # so we might not need to dedup here
-        verified_reranked_documents=dedup_inference_sections(documents, []),
-        context_documents=dedup_inference_sections(context_documents, []),
-        cited_documents=dedup_inference_sections(cited_documents, []),
-        sub_question_results=answer_results,
-        log_messages=[
-            f"{now_start} -- Main - Ingest initial processed sub questions,  Time taken: {now_end - now_start}"
-        ],
-    )
diff --git a/backend/onyx/agents/agent_search/deep_search/initial/generate_individual_sub_answer/edges.py b/backend/onyx/agents/agent_search/deep_search/initial/generate_individual_sub_answer/edges.py
index c37a94abf..78f0dd1f9 100644
--- a/backend/onyx/agents/agent_search/deep_search/initial/generate_individual_sub_answer/edges.py
+++ b/backend/onyx/agents/agent_search/deep_search/initial/generate_individual_sub_answer/edges.py
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ logger = setup_logger()
 
 
 def send_to_expanded_retrieval(state: SubQuestionAnsweringInput) -> Send | Hashable:
+    """
+    LangGraph edge to send a sub-question to the expanded retrieval.
+    """
     edge_start_time = datetime.now()
 
     return Send(
diff --git a/backend/onyx/agents/agent_search/deep_search/initial/generate_individual_sub_answer/graph_builder.py b/backend/onyx/agents/agent_search/deep_search/initial/generate_individual_sub_answer/graph_builder.py
index 355cda43d..fb2c67547 100644
--- a/backend/onyx/agents/agent_search/deep_search/initial/generate_individual_sub_answer/graph_builder.py
+++ b/backend/onyx/agents/agent_search/deep_search/initial/generate_individual_sub_answer/graph_builder.py
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ logger = setup_logger()
 
 
 def answer_query_graph_builder() -> StateGraph:
+    """
+    LangGraph sub-graph builder for the initial individual sub-answer generation.
+    """
     graph = StateGraph(
         state_schema=AnswerQuestionState,
         input=SubQuestionAnsweringInput,
@@ -44,27 +47,37 @@ def answer_query_graph_builder() -> StateGraph:
 
     ### Add nodes ###
 
+    # The sub-graph that executes the expanded retrieval process for a sub-question
     expanded_retrieval = expanded_retrieval_graph_builder().compile()
     graph.add_node(
         node="initial_sub_question_expanded_retrieval",
         action=expanded_retrieval,
     )
+
+    # The node that ingests the retrieved documents and puts them into the proper
+    # state keys.
     graph.add_node(
-        node="answer_check",
-        action=check_sub_answer,
+        node="ingest_retrieval",
+        action=ingest_retrieved_documents,
     )
+
+    # The node that generates the sub-answer
     graph.add_node(
         node="generate_sub_answer",
         action=generate_sub_answer,
     )
+
+    # The node that checks the sub-answer
+    graph.add_node(
+        node="answer_check",
+        action=check_sub_answer,
+    )
+
+    # The node that formats the sub-answer for the following initial answer generation
     graph.add_node(
         node="format_answer",
         action=format_sub_answer,
     )
-    graph.add_node(
-        node="ingest_retrieval",
-        action=ingest_retrieved_documents,
-    )
 
     ### Add edges ###
 
diff --git a/backend/onyx/agents/agent_search/deep_search/initial/generate_individual_sub_answer/nodes/check_sub_answer.py b/backend/onyx/agents/agent_search/deep_search/initial/generate_individual_sub_answer/nodes/check_sub_answer.py
index fc35cefab..9a2dc7914 100644
--- a/backend/onyx/agents/agent_search/deep_search/initial/generate_individual_sub_answer/nodes/check_sub_answer.py
+++ b/backend/onyx/agents/agent_search/deep_search/initial/generate_individual_sub_answer/nodes/check_sub_answer.py
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@ from onyx.prompts.agent_search import UNKNOWN_ANSWER
 def check_sub_answer(
     state: AnswerQuestionState, config: RunnableConfig
 ) -> SubQuestionAnswerCheckUpdate:
+    """
+    LangGraph node to check the quality of the sub-answer. The answer
+    is represented as a boolean value.
+    """
     node_start_time = datetime.now()
 
     level, question_num = parse_question_id(state.question_id)
diff --git a/backend/onyx/agents/agent_search/deep_search/initial/generate_individual_sub_answer/nodes/format_sub_answer.py b/backend/onyx/agents/agent_search/deep_search/initial/generate_individual_sub_answer/nodes/format_sub_answer.py
index f5fcb96a8..e6d0381f4 100644
--- a/backend/onyx/agents/agent_search/deep_search/initial/generate_individual_sub_answer/nodes/format_sub_answer.py
+++ b/backend/onyx/agents/agent_search/deep_search/initial/generate_individual_sub_answer/nodes/format_sub_answer.py
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ from onyx.agents.agent_search.shared_graph_utils.models import (
 
 
 def format_sub_answer(state: AnswerQuestionState) -> AnswerQuestionOutput:
+    """
+    LangGraph node to generate the sub-answer format.
+    """
     return AnswerQuestionOutput(
         answer_results=[
             SubQuestionAnswerResults(
diff --git a/backend/onyx/agents/agent_search/deep_search/initial/generate_individual_sub_answer/nodes/generate_sub_answer.py b/backend/onyx/agents/agent_search/deep_search/initial/generate_individual_sub_answer/nodes/generate_sub_answer.py
index b9a5345ef..adaf07d07 100644
--- a/backend/onyx/agents/agent_search/deep_search/initial/generate_individual_sub_answer/nodes/generate_sub_answer.py
+++ b/backend/onyx/agents/agent_search/deep_search/initial/generate_individual_sub_answer/nodes/generate_sub_answer.py
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ def generate_sub_answer(
     config: RunnableConfig,
     writer: StreamWriter = lambda _: None,
 ) -> SubQuestionAnswerGenerationUpdate:
+    """
+    LangGraph node to generate a sub-answer.
+    """
     node_start_time = datetime.now()
 
     graph_config = cast(GraphConfig, config["metadata"]["config"])
diff --git a/backend/onyx/agents/agent_search/deep_search/initial/generate_individual_sub_answer/nodes/ingest_retrieved_documents.py b/backend/onyx/agents/agent_search/deep_search/initial/generate_individual_sub_answer/nodes/ingest_retrieved_documents.py
index 16d47479e..ea873e8ef 100644
--- a/backend/onyx/agents/agent_search/deep_search/initial/generate_individual_sub_answer/nodes/ingest_retrieved_documents.py
+++ b/backend/onyx/agents/agent_search/deep_search/initial/generate_individual_sub_answer/nodes/ingest_retrieved_documents.py
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ from onyx.agents.agent_search.shared_graph_utils.models import AgentChunkRetriev
 def ingest_retrieved_documents(
     state: ExpandedRetrievalOutput,
 ) -> SubQuestionRetrievalIngestionUpdate:
+    """
+    LangGraph node to ingest the retrieved documents to format it for the sub-answer.
+    """
     sub_question_retrieval_stats = state.expanded_retrieval_result.retrieval_stats
     if sub_question_retrieval_stats is None:
         sub_question_retrieval_stats = [AgentChunkRetrievalStats()]
diff --git a/backend/onyx/agents/agent_search/deep_search/initial/generate_initial_answer/edges.py b/backend/onyx/agents/agent_search/deep_search/initial/generate_initial_answer/edges.py
index 8fad5c24f..6a81cd63a 100644
--- a/backend/onyx/agents/agent_search/deep_search/initial/generate_initial_answer/edges.py
+++ b/backend/onyx/agents/agent_search/deep_search/initial/generate_initial_answer/edges.py
@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@ from onyx.agents.agent_search.shared_graph_utils.utils import make_question_id
 def parallelize_initial_sub_question_answering(
     state: SubQuestionRetrievalState,
 ) -> list[Send | Hashable]:
+    """
+    LangGraph edge to parallelize the initial sub-question answering. If there are no sub-questions,
+    we send empty answers to the initial answer generation, and that answer would be generated
+    solely based on the documents retrieved for the original question.
+    """
     edge_start_time = datetime.now()
     if len(state.initial_sub_questions) > 0:
         # sub_question_record_ids = [subq_record.id for subq_record in state["sub_question_records"]]
diff --git a/backend/onyx/agents/agent_search/deep_search/initial/generate_initial_answer/graph_builder.py b/backend/onyx/agents/agent_search/deep_search/initial/generate_initial_answer/graph_builder.py
index cb39e4878..9f4139195 100644
--- a/backend/onyx/agents/agent_search/deep_search/initial/generate_initial_answer/graph_builder.py
+++ b/backend/onyx/agents/agent_search/deep_search/initial/generate_initial_answer/graph_builder.py
@@ -26,33 +26,37 @@ logger = setup_logger()
 
 
 def generate_initial_answer_graph_builder(test_mode: bool = False) -> StateGraph:
+    """
+    LangGraph graph builder for the initial answer generation.
+    """
     graph = StateGraph(
         state_schema=SubQuestionRetrievalState,
         input=SubQuestionRetrievalInput,
     )
 
+    # The sub-graph that generates the initial sub-answers
     generate_sub_answers = generate_sub_answers_graph_builder().compile()
     graph.add_node(
         node="generate_sub_answers_subgraph",
         action=generate_sub_answers,
     )
 
+    # The sub-graph that retrieves the original question documents. This is run
+    # in parallel with the sub-answer generation process.
     retrieve_orig_question_docs = retrieve_orig_question_docs_graph_builder().compile()
     graph.add_node(
         node="retrieve_orig_question_docs_subgraph_wrapper",
         action=retrieve_orig_question_docs,
     )
 
-    # graph.add_node(
-    #     node="retrieval_consolidation",
-    #     action=consolidate_retrieved_documents,
-    # )
-
+    # Node that generates the initial answer using the results of the previous
+    # two sub-.
     graph.add_node(
         node="generate_initial_answer",
         action=generate_initial_answer,
     )
 
+    # Node that validates the initial answer
     graph.add_node(
         node="validate_initial_answer",
         action=validate_initial_answer,
@@ -70,6 +74,7 @@ def generate_initial_answer_graph_builder(test_mode: bool = False) -> StateGraph
         end_key="generate_sub_answers_subgraph",
     )
 
+    # Wait for both, the original question docs and the sub-answers to be generated before proceeding
     graph.add_edge(
         start_key=[
             "retrieve_orig_question_docs_subgraph_wrapper",
diff --git a/backend/onyx/agents/agent_search/deep_search/initial/generate_initial_answer/nodes/consolidate_retrieved_documents.py b/backend/onyx/agents/agent_search/deep_search/initial/generate_initial_answer/nodes/consolidate_retrieved_documents.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 45180e142..000000000
--- a/backend/onyx/agents/agent_search/deep_search/initial/generate_initial_answer/nodes/consolidate_retrieved_documents.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-from datetime import datetime
-
-from onyx.agents.agent_search.deep_search.initial.generate_initial_answer.states import (
-    SubQuestionRetrievalState,
-)
-from onyx.agents.agent_search.deep_search.main.states import LoggerUpdate
-
-
-def consolidate_retrieved_documents(
-    state: SubQuestionRetrievalState,
-) -> LoggerUpdate:
-    node_start_time = datetime.now()
-
-    return LoggerUpdate(log_messages=[f"{node_start_time} -- Retrieval consolidation"])
diff --git a/backend/onyx/agents/agent_search/deep_search/initial/generate_initial_answer/nodes/generate_initial_answer.py b/backend/onyx/agents/agent_search/deep_search/initial/generate_initial_answer/nodes/generate_initial_answer.py
index 5efa844c3..926c118d6 100644
--- a/backend/onyx/agents/agent_search/deep_search/initial/generate_initial_answer/nodes/generate_initial_answer.py
+++ b/backend/onyx/agents/agent_search/deep_search/initial/generate_initial_answer/nodes/generate_initial_answer.py
@@ -63,6 +63,10 @@ def generate_initial_answer(
     config: RunnableConfig,
     writer: StreamWriter = lambda _: None,
 ) -> InitialAnswerUpdate:
+    """
+    LangGraph node to generate the initial answer, using the initial sub-questions/sub-answers and the
+    documents retrieved for the original question.
+    """
     node_start_time = datetime.now()
 
     graph_config = cast(GraphConfig, config["metadata"]["config"])
@@ -147,6 +151,9 @@ def generate_initial_answer(
     else:
         sub_question_answer_results = state.sub_question_results
 
+        # Collect the sub-questions and sub-answers and construct an appropriate
+        # prompt string.
+        # Consider replacing by a function.
         answered_sub_questions: list[str] = []
         all_sub_questions: list[str] = []  # Separate list for tracking all questions
 
@@ -170,12 +177,13 @@ def generate_initial_answer(
                     )
                 )
 
-        # Use list comprehension for joining answers and determine prompt type
         sub_question_answer_str = (
             "\n\n------\n\n".join(answered_sub_questions)
             if answered_sub_questions
             else ""
         )
+
+        # Use the appropriate prompt based on whether there are sub-questions.
         base_prompt = (
             INITIAL_ANSWER_PROMPT_W_SUB_QUESTIONS
             if answered_sub_questions
diff --git a/backend/onyx/agents/agent_search/deep_search/initial/generate_initial_answer/nodes/validate_initial_answer.py b/backend/onyx/agents/agent_search/deep_search/initial/generate_initial_answer/nodes/validate_initial_answer.py
index 2cb28c6a8..b0e3fdc5b 100644
--- a/backend/onyx/agents/agent_search/deep_search/initial/generate_initial_answer/nodes/validate_initial_answer.py
+++ b/backend/onyx/agents/agent_search/deep_search/initial/generate_initial_answer/nodes/validate_initial_answer.py
@@ -16,13 +16,7 @@ def validate_initial_answer(
     state: SubQuestionRetrievalState,
 ) -> InitialAnswerQualityUpdate:
     """
-    Check whether the final output satisfies the original user question
-
-    Args:
-        state (messages): The current state
-
-    Returns:
-        InitialAnswerQualityUpdate
+    Check whether the initial answer sufficiently addresses the original user question.
     """
 
     node_start_time = datetime.now()
diff --git a/backend/onyx/agents/agent_search/deep_search/initial/generate_sub_answers/edges.py b/backend/onyx/agents/agent_search/deep_search/initial/generate_sub_answers/edges.py
index a5b79b7ac..cbfac50d3 100644
--- a/backend/onyx/agents/agent_search/deep_search/initial/generate_sub_answers/edges.py
+++ b/backend/onyx/agents/agent_search/deep_search/initial/generate_sub_answers/edges.py
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ from onyx.agents.agent_search.shared_graph_utils.utils import make_question_id
 def parallelize_initial_sub_question_answering(
     state: SubQuestionRetrievalState,
 ) -> list[Send | Hashable]:
+    """
+    LangGraph edge to parallelize the initial sub-question answering.
+    """
     edge_start_time = datetime.now()
     if len(state.initial_sub_questions) > 0:
         # sub_question_record_ids = [subq_record.id for subq_record in state["sub_question_records"]]
diff --git a/backend/onyx/agents/agent_search/deep_search/initial/generate_sub_answers/graph_builder.py b/backend/onyx/agents/agent_search/deep_search/initial/generate_sub_answers/graph_builder.py
index c35fc6378..ca3e757db 100644
--- a/backend/onyx/agents/agent_search/deep_search/initial/generate_sub_answers/graph_builder.py
+++ b/backend/onyx/agents/agent_search/deep_search/initial/generate_sub_answers/graph_builder.py
@@ -28,21 +28,31 @@ test_mode = False
 
 
 def generate_sub_answers_graph_builder() -> StateGraph:
+    """
+    LangGraph graph builder for the initial sub-answer generation process.
+    It generates the initial sub-questions and produces the answers.
+    """
+
     graph = StateGraph(
         state_schema=SubQuestionAnsweringState,
         input=SubQuestionAnsweringInput,
     )
 
+    # Decompose the original question into sub-questions
     graph.add_node(
         node="decompose_orig_question",
         action=decompose_orig_question,
     )
+
+    # The sub-graph that executes the initial sub-question answering for
+    # each of the sub-questions.
     answer_sub_question_subgraphs = answer_query_graph_builder().compile()
     graph.add_node(
         node="answer_sub_question_subgraphs",
         action=answer_sub_question_subgraphs,
     )
 
+    # Node that collects and formats the initial sub-question answers
     graph.add_node(
         node="format_initial_sub_question_answers",
         action=format_initial_sub_answers,
diff --git a/backend/onyx/agents/agent_search/deep_search/initial/generate_sub_answers/nodes/decompose_orig_question.py b/backend/onyx/agents/agent_search/deep_search/initial/generate_sub_answers/nodes/decompose_orig_question.py
index 63766602e..7c6bc8cde 100644
--- a/backend/onyx/agents/agent_search/deep_search/initial/generate_sub_answers/nodes/decompose_orig_question.py
+++ b/backend/onyx/agents/agent_search/deep_search/initial/generate_sub_answers/nodes/decompose_orig_question.py
@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@ def decompose_orig_question(
     config: RunnableConfig,
     writer: StreamWriter = lambda _: None,
 ) -> InitialQuestionDecompositionUpdate:
+    """
+    LangGraph node to decompose the original question into sub-questions.
+    """
     node_start_time = datetime.now()
 
     graph_config = cast(GraphConfig, config["metadata"]["config"])
diff --git a/backend/onyx/agents/agent_search/deep_search/initial/generate_sub_answers/nodes/format_initial_sub_answers.py b/backend/onyx/agents/agent_search/deep_search/initial/generate_sub_answers/nodes/format_initial_sub_answers.py
index 101b09e19..4663f7fc4 100644
--- a/backend/onyx/agents/agent_search/deep_search/initial/generate_sub_answers/nodes/format_initial_sub_answers.py
+++ b/backend/onyx/agents/agent_search/deep_search/initial/generate_sub_answers/nodes/format_initial_sub_answers.py
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ from onyx.agents.agent_search.shared_graph_utils.utils import (
 def format_initial_sub_answers(
     state: AnswerQuestionOutput,
 ) -> SubQuestionResultsUpdate:
+    """
+    LangGraph node to format the answers to the initial sub-questions, including
+    deduping verified documents and context documents.
+    """
     node_start_time = datetime.now()
 
     documents = []
diff --git a/backend/onyx/agents/agent_search/deep_search/initial/retrieve_orig_question_docs/graph_builder.py b/backend/onyx/agents/agent_search/deep_search/initial/retrieve_orig_question_docs/graph_builder.py
index 35dfe819d..f02f1d68c 100644
--- a/backend/onyx/agents/agent_search/deep_search/initial/retrieve_orig_question_docs/graph_builder.py
+++ b/backend/onyx/agents/agent_search/deep_search/initial/retrieve_orig_question_docs/graph_builder.py
@@ -23,6 +23,12 @@ from onyx.agents.agent_search.deep_search.shared.expanded_retrieval.graph_builde
 
 
 def retrieve_orig_question_docs_graph_builder() -> StateGraph:
+    """
+    LangGraph graph builder for the retrieval of documents
+    that are relevant to the original question. This is
+    largely a wrapper around the expanded retrieval process to
+    ensure parallelism with the sub-question answer process.
+    """
     graph = StateGraph(
         state_schema=BaseRawSearchState,
         input=BaseRawSearchInput,
@@ -31,19 +37,23 @@ def retrieve_orig_question_docs_graph_builder() -> StateGraph:
 
     ### Add nodes ###
 
+    # Format the original question search output
     graph.add_node(
-        node="format_orig_question_search_input",
-        action=format_orig_question_search_input,
+        node="format_orig_question_search_output",
+        action=format_orig_question_search_output,
     )
 
+    # The sub-graph that executes the expanded retrieval process
     expanded_retrieval = expanded_retrieval_graph_builder().compile()
     graph.add_node(
         node="retrieve_orig_question_docs_subgraph",
         action=expanded_retrieval,
     )
+
+    # Format the original question search input
     graph.add_node(
-        node="format_orig_question_search_output",
-        action=format_orig_question_search_output,
+        node="format_orig_question_search_input",
+        action=format_orig_question_search_input,
     )
 
     ### Add edges ###
diff --git a/backend/onyx/agents/agent_search/deep_search/initial/retrieve_orig_question_docs/nodes/format_orig_question_search_input.py b/backend/onyx/agents/agent_search/deep_search/initial/retrieve_orig_question_docs/nodes/format_orig_question_search_input.py
index 432735974..070d9fb46 100644
--- a/backend/onyx/agents/agent_search/deep_search/initial/retrieve_orig_question_docs/nodes/format_orig_question_search_input.py
+++ b/backend/onyx/agents/agent_search/deep_search/initial/retrieve_orig_question_docs/nodes/format_orig_question_search_input.py
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ logger = setup_logger()
 def format_orig_question_search_input(
     state: CoreState, config: RunnableConfig
 ) -> ExpandedRetrievalInput:
+    """
+    LangGraph node to format the search input for the original question.
+    """
     logger.debug("generate_raw_search_data")
     graph_config = cast(GraphConfig, config["metadata"]["config"])
     return ExpandedRetrievalInput(
diff --git a/backend/onyx/agents/agent_search/deep_search/initial/retrieve_orig_question_docs/nodes/format_orig_question_search_output.py b/backend/onyx/agents/agent_search/deep_search/initial/retrieve_orig_question_docs/nodes/format_orig_question_search_output.py
index c8a2cc84f..c335eb25f 100644
--- a/backend/onyx/agents/agent_search/deep_search/initial/retrieve_orig_question_docs/nodes/format_orig_question_search_output.py
+++ b/backend/onyx/agents/agent_search/deep_search/initial/retrieve_orig_question_docs/nodes/format_orig_question_search_output.py
@@ -11,12 +11,10 @@ logger = setup_logger()
 def format_orig_question_search_output(
     state: ExpandedRetrievalOutput,
 ) -> OrigQuestionRetrievalUpdate:
-    # return BaseRawSearchOutput(
-    #     base_expanded_retrieval_result=state.expanded_retrieval_result,
-    #     # base_retrieval_results=[state.expanded_retrieval_result],
-    #     # base_search_documents=[],
-    # )
-
+    """
+    LangGraph node to format the search result for the original question into the
+    proper format.
+    """
     sub_question_retrieval_stats = state.expanded_retrieval_result.retrieval_stats
     if sub_question_retrieval_stats is None:
         sub_question_retrieval_stats = AgentChunkRetrievalStats()
diff --git a/backend/onyx/agents/agent_search/deep_search/main/edges.py b/backend/onyx/agents/agent_search/deep_search/main/edges.py
index 775c22698..d1ca0083b 100644
--- a/backend/onyx/agents/agent_search/deep_search/main/edges.py
+++ b/backend/onyx/agents/agent_search/deep_search/main/edges.py
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ logger = setup_logger()
 def route_initial_tool_choice(
     state: MainState, config: RunnableConfig
 ) -> Literal["tool_call", "start_agent_search", "logging_node"]:
+    """
+    LangGraph edge to route to agent search.
+    """
     agent_config = cast(GraphConfig, config["metadata"]["config"])
     if state.tool_choice is not None:
         if (
diff --git a/backend/onyx/agents/agent_search/deep_search/main/graph_builder.py b/backend/onyx/agents/agent_search/deep_search/main/graph_builder.py
index 832e3f040..6b3a0b1d0 100644
--- a/backend/onyx/agents/agent_search/deep_search/main/graph_builder.py
+++ b/backend/onyx/agents/agent_search/deep_search/main/graph_builder.py
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ from onyx.agents.agent_search.deep_search.main.nodes.extract_entities_terms impo
 from onyx.agents.agent_search.deep_search.main.nodes.generate_refined_answer import (
     generate_refined_answer,
 )
-from onyx.agents.agent_search.deep_search.main.nodes.ingest_refined_answers import (
-    ingest_refined_answers,
+from onyx.agents.agent_search.deep_search.main.nodes.ingest_refined_sub_answers import (
+    ingest_refined_sub_answers,
 )
 from onyx.agents.agent_search.deep_search.main.nodes.persist_agent_results import (
     persist_agent_results,
@@ -60,72 +60,97 @@ test_mode = False
 
 
 def main_graph_builder(test_mode: bool = False) -> StateGraph:
+    """
+    LangGraph graph builder for the main agent search process.
+    """
     graph = StateGraph(
         state_schema=MainState,
         input=MainInput,
     )
 
+    # Prepare the tool input
     graph.add_node(
         node="prepare_tool_input",
         action=prepare_tool_input,
     )
+
+    # Choose the initial tool
     graph.add_node(
         node="initial_tool_choice",
         action=llm_tool_choice,
     )
+
+    # Call the tool, if required
     graph.add_node(
         node="tool_call",
         action=tool_call,
     )
 
+    # Use the tool response
     graph.add_node(
         node="basic_use_tool_response",
         action=basic_use_tool_response,
     )
+
+    # Start the agent search process
     graph.add_node(
         node="start_agent_search",
         action=start_agent_search,
     )
 
+    # The sub-graph for the initial answer generation
     generate_initial_answer_subgraph = generate_initial_answer_graph_builder().compile()
     graph.add_node(
         node="generate_initial_answer_subgraph",
         action=generate_initial_answer_subgraph,
     )
 
+    # Create the refined sub-questions
     graph.add_node(
         node="create_refined_sub_questions",
         action=create_refined_sub_questions,
     )
 
+    # Subgraph for the refined sub-answer generation
     answer_refined_question = answer_refined_query_graph_builder().compile()
     graph.add_node(
         node="answer_refined_question_subgraphs",
         action=answer_refined_question,
     )
 
+    # Ingest the refined sub-answers
     graph.add_node(
-        node="ingest_refined_answers",
-        action=ingest_refined_answers,
+        node="ingest_refined_sub_answers",
+        action=ingest_refined_sub_answers,
     )
 
+    # Node to generate the refined answer
     graph.add_node(
         node="generate_refined_answer",
         action=generate_refined_answer,
     )
 
+    # Early node to extract the entities and terms from the initial answer,
+    # This information is used to inform the creation the refined sub-questions
     graph.add_node(
         node="extract_entity_term",
         action=extract_entities_terms,
     )
+
+    # Decide if the answer needs to be refined (current;ly always true)
     graph.add_node(
         node="decide_refinement_need",
         action=decide_refinement_need,
     )
+
+    # Compare the initial and refined answers, and determine whether
+    # the refined answer is sufficiently better
     graph.add_node(
         node="compare_answers",
         action=compare_answers,
     )
+
+    # Log the results. This will log the stats as well as the answers
     graph.add_node(
         node="logging_node",
         action=persist_agent_results,
@@ -165,6 +190,8 @@ def main_graph_builder(test_mode: bool = False) -> StateGraph:
         end_key="extract_entity_term",
     )
 
+    # Wait for the initial answer generation and the entity/term extraction to be complete
+    # before deciding if a refinement is needed.
     graph.add_edge(
         start_key=["generate_initial_answer_subgraph", "extract_entity_term"],
         end_key="decide_refinement_need",
@@ -183,11 +210,11 @@ def main_graph_builder(test_mode: bool = False) -> StateGraph:
     )
     graph.add_edge(
         start_key="answer_refined_question_subgraphs",  # HERE
-        end_key="ingest_refined_answers",
+        end_key="ingest_refined_sub_answers",
     )
 
     graph.add_edge(
-        start_key="ingest_refined_answers",
+        start_key="ingest_refined_sub_answers",
         end_key="generate_refined_answer",
     )
 
diff --git a/backend/onyx/agents/agent_search/deep_search/main/nodes/compare_answers.py b/backend/onyx/agents/agent_search/deep_search/main/nodes/compare_answers.py
index 5222cec0f..c2482fa65 100644
--- a/backend/onyx/agents/agent_search/deep_search/main/nodes/compare_answers.py
+++ b/backend/onyx/agents/agent_search/deep_search/main/nodes/compare_answers.py
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@ from onyx.prompts.agent_search import (
 def compare_answers(
     state: MainState, config: RunnableConfig, writer: StreamWriter = lambda _: None
 ) -> InitialRefinedAnswerComparisonUpdate:
+    """
+    LangGraph node to compare the initial answer and the refined answer and determine if the
+    refined answer is sufficiently better than the initial answer.
+    """
     node_start_time = datetime.now()
 
     graph_config = cast(GraphConfig, config["metadata"]["config"])
diff --git a/backend/onyx/agents/agent_search/deep_search/main/nodes/create_refined_sub_questions.py b/backend/onyx/agents/agent_search/deep_search/main/nodes/create_refined_sub_questions.py
index 33a5c270d..83c741542 100644
--- a/backend/onyx/agents/agent_search/deep_search/main/nodes/create_refined_sub_questions.py
+++ b/backend/onyx/agents/agent_search/deep_search/main/nodes/create_refined_sub_questions.py
@@ -38,7 +38,10 @@ from onyx.tools.models import ToolCallKickoff
 def create_refined_sub_questions(
     state: MainState, config: RunnableConfig, writer: StreamWriter = lambda _: None
 ) -> RefinedQuestionDecompositionUpdate:
-    """ """
+    """
+    LangGraph node to create refined sub-questions based on the initial answer, the history,
+    the entity term extraction results found earlier, and the sub-questions that were answered and failed.
+    """
     graph_config = cast(GraphConfig, config["metadata"]["config"])
     write_custom_event(
         "start_refined_answer_creation",
diff --git a/backend/onyx/agents/agent_search/deep_search/main/nodes/decide_refinement_need.py b/backend/onyx/agents/agent_search/deep_search/main/nodes/decide_refinement_need.py
index 8feb26b28..5e6fb374b 100644
--- a/backend/onyx/agents/agent_search/deep_search/main/nodes/decide_refinement_need.py
+++ b/backend/onyx/agents/agent_search/deep_search/main/nodes/decide_refinement_need.py
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ from onyx.agents.agent_search.shared_graph_utils.utils import (
 def decide_refinement_need(
     state: MainState, config: RunnableConfig
 ) -> RequireRefinemenEvalUpdate:
+    """
+    LangGraph node to decide if refinement is needed based on the initial answer and the question.
+    At present, we always refine.
+    """
     node_start_time = datetime.now()
 
     graph_config = cast(GraphConfig, config["metadata"]["config"])
diff --git a/backend/onyx/agents/agent_search/deep_search/main/nodes/extract_entities_terms.py b/backend/onyx/agents/agent_search/deep_search/main/nodes/extract_entities_terms.py
index dbb4a6fd8..fc3c8e5d5 100644
--- a/backend/onyx/agents/agent_search/deep_search/main/nodes/extract_entities_terms.py
+++ b/backend/onyx/agents/agent_search/deep_search/main/nodes/extract_entities_terms.py
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@ from onyx.prompts.agent_search import ENTITY_TERM_EXTRACTION_PROMPT_JSON_EXAMPLE
 def extract_entities_terms(
     state: MainState, config: RunnableConfig
 ) -> EntityTermExtractionUpdate:
+    """
+    LangGraph node to extract entities, relationships, and terms from the initial search results.
+    This data is used to inform particularly the sub-questions that are created for the refined answer.
+    """
     node_start_time = datetime.now()
 
     graph_config = cast(GraphConfig, config["metadata"]["config"])
diff --git a/backend/onyx/agents/agent_search/deep_search/main/nodes/generate_refined_answer.py b/backend/onyx/agents/agent_search/deep_search/main/nodes/generate_refined_answer.py
index 3cec84030..e0c0384aa 100644
--- a/backend/onyx/agents/agent_search/deep_search/main/nodes/generate_refined_answer.py
+++ b/backend/onyx/agents/agent_search/deep_search/main/nodes/generate_refined_answer.py
@@ -61,6 +61,10 @@ from onyx.tools.tool_implementations.search.search_tool import yield_search_resp
 def generate_refined_answer(
     state: MainState, config: RunnableConfig, writer: StreamWriter = lambda _: None
 ) -> RefinedAnswerUpdate:
+    """
+    LangGraph node to generate the refined answer.
+    """
+
     node_start_time = datetime.now()
 
     graph_config = cast(GraphConfig, config["metadata"]["config"])
diff --git a/backend/onyx/agents/agent_search/deep_search/main/nodes/ingest_refined_answers.py b/backend/onyx/agents/agent_search/deep_search/main/nodes/ingest_refined_sub_answers.py
similarity index 90%
rename from backend/onyx/agents/agent_search/deep_search/main/nodes/ingest_refined_answers.py
rename to backend/onyx/agents/agent_search/deep_search/main/nodes/ingest_refined_sub_answers.py
index 89bbd884c..eb53d5ccf 100644
--- a/backend/onyx/agents/agent_search/deep_search/main/nodes/ingest_refined_answers.py
+++ b/backend/onyx/agents/agent_search/deep_search/main/nodes/ingest_refined_sub_answers.py
@@ -14,9 +14,12 @@ from onyx.agents.agent_search.shared_graph_utils.utils import (
 )
 
 
-def ingest_refined_answers(
+def ingest_refined_sub_answers(
     state: AnswerQuestionOutput,
 ) -> SubQuestionResultsUpdate:
+    """
+    LangGraph node to ingest and format the refined sub-answers and retrieved documents.
+    """
     node_start_time = datetime.now()
 
     documents = []
diff --git a/backend/onyx/agents/agent_search/deep_search/main/nodes/persist_agent_results.py b/backend/onyx/agents/agent_search/deep_search/main/nodes/persist_agent_results.py
index 5a8225548..258be9698 100644
--- a/backend/onyx/agents/agent_search/deep_search/main/nodes/persist_agent_results.py
+++ b/backend/onyx/agents/agent_search/deep_search/main/nodes/persist_agent_results.py
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ from onyx.db.chat import log_agent_sub_question_results
 
 
 def persist_agent_results(state: MainState, config: RunnableConfig) -> MainOutput:
+    """
+    LangGraph node to persist the agent results, including agent logging data.
+    """
     node_start_time = datetime.now()
 
     agent_start_time = state.agent_start_time
diff --git a/backend/onyx/agents/agent_search/deep_search/main/nodes/start_agent_search.py b/backend/onyx/agents/agent_search/deep_search/main/nodes/start_agent_search.py
index 8ba92b75b..39d3b89ad 100644
--- a/backend/onyx/agents/agent_search/deep_search/main/nodes/start_agent_search.py
+++ b/backend/onyx/agents/agent_search/deep_search/main/nodes/start_agent_search.py
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ from onyx.context.search.models import InferenceSection
 def start_agent_search(
     state: MainState, config: RunnableConfig
 ) -> ExploratorySearchUpdate:
+    """
+    LangGraph node to start the agentic search process.
+    """
     node_start_time = datetime.now()
 
     graph_config = cast(GraphConfig, config["metadata"]["config"])
diff --git a/backend/onyx/agents/agent_search/deep_search/refinement/consolidate_sub_answers/edges.py b/backend/onyx/agents/agent_search/deep_search/refinement/consolidate_sub_answers/edges.py
index 686fdc162..7f882e64b 100644
--- a/backend/onyx/agents/agent_search/deep_search/refinement/consolidate_sub_answers/edges.py
+++ b/backend/onyx/agents/agent_search/deep_search/refinement/consolidate_sub_answers/edges.py
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ logger = setup_logger()
 def send_to_expanded_refined_retrieval(
     state: SubQuestionAnsweringInput,
 ) -> Send | Hashable:
+    """
+    LangGraph edge to sends a refined sub-question extended retrieval.
+    """
     logger.debug("sending to expanded retrieval for follow up question via edge")
     datetime.now()
     return Send(
diff --git a/backend/onyx/agents/agent_search/deep_search/refinement/consolidate_sub_answers/graph_builder.py b/backend/onyx/agents/agent_search/deep_search/refinement/consolidate_sub_answers/graph_builder.py
index 0ad4f8909..355091cdb 100644
--- a/backend/onyx/agents/agent_search/deep_search/refinement/consolidate_sub_answers/graph_builder.py
+++ b/backend/onyx/agents/agent_search/deep_search/refinement/consolidate_sub_answers/graph_builder.py
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ logger = setup_logger()
 
 
 def answer_refined_query_graph_builder() -> StateGraph:
+    """
+    LangGraph graph builder for the refined sub-answer generation process.
+    """
     graph = StateGraph(
         state_schema=AnswerQuestionState,
         input=SubQuestionAnsweringInput,
@@ -43,27 +46,36 @@ def answer_refined_query_graph_builder() -> StateGraph:
 
     ### Add nodes ###
 
+    # Subgraph for the expanded retrieval process
     expanded_retrieval = expanded_retrieval_graph_builder().compile()
     graph.add_node(
         node="refined_sub_question_expanded_retrieval",
         action=expanded_retrieval,
     )
+
+    # Ingest the retrieved documents
     graph.add_node(
-        node="refined_sub_answer_check",
-        action=check_sub_answer,
+        node="ingest_refined_retrieval",
+        action=ingest_retrieved_documents,
     )
+
+    # Generate the refined  sub-answer
     graph.add_node(
         node="generate_refined_sub_answer",
         action=generate_sub_answer,
     )
+
+    # Check if the refined sub-answer is correct
+    graph.add_node(
+        node="refined_sub_answer_check",
+        action=check_sub_answer,
+    )
+
+    # Format the refined sub-answer
     graph.add_node(
         node="format_refined_sub_answer",
         action=format_sub_answer,
     )
-    graph.add_node(
-        node="ingest_refined_retrieval",
-        action=ingest_retrieved_documents,
-    )
 
     ### Add edges ###
 
diff --git a/backend/onyx/agents/agent_search/deep_search/shared/expanded_retrieval/edges.py b/backend/onyx/agents/agent_search/deep_search/shared/expanded_retrieval/edges.py
index a213d5447..7fd5f7130 100644
--- a/backend/onyx/agents/agent_search/deep_search/shared/expanded_retrieval/edges.py
+++ b/backend/onyx/agents/agent_search/deep_search/shared/expanded_retrieval/edges.py
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ from onyx.agents.agent_search.models import GraphConfig
 def parallel_retrieval_edge(
     state: ExpandedRetrievalState, config: RunnableConfig
 ) -> list[Send | Hashable]:
+    """
+    LangGraph edge to parallelize the retrieval process for each of the
+    generated sub-queries and the original question.
+    """
     graph_config = cast(GraphConfig, config["metadata"]["config"])
     question = (
         state.question if state.question else graph_config.inputs.search_request.query
diff --git a/backend/onyx/agents/agent_search/deep_search/shared/expanded_retrieval/graph_builder.py b/backend/onyx/agents/agent_search/deep_search/shared/expanded_retrieval/graph_builder.py
index 39ddacfb1..ef9710689 100644
--- a/backend/onyx/agents/agent_search/deep_search/shared/expanded_retrieval/graph_builder.py
+++ b/backend/onyx/agents/agent_search/deep_search/shared/expanded_retrieval/graph_builder.py
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@ logger = setup_logger()
 
 
 def expanded_retrieval_graph_builder() -> StateGraph:
+    """
+    LangGraph graph builder for the expanded retrieval process.
+    """
     graph = StateGraph(
         state_schema=ExpandedRetrievalState,
         input=ExpandedRetrievalInput,
@@ -50,32 +53,43 @@ def expanded_retrieval_graph_builder() -> StateGraph:
 
     ### Add nodes ###
 
+    # Convert the question into multiple sub-queries
     graph.add_node(
         node="expand_queries",
         action=expand_queries,
     )
 
+    # Format the sub-queries into a list of strings
     graph.add_node(
-        node="dummy",
+        node="format_queries",
         action=format_queries,
     )
 
+    # Retrieve the documents for each sub-query
     graph.add_node(
         node="retrieve_documents",
         action=retrieve_documents,
     )
+
+    # Start verification process that the documents are relevant to the question (not the query)
     graph.add_node(
         node="kickoff_verification",
         action=kickoff_verification,
     )
+
+    # Verify that a given document is relevant to the question (not the query)
     graph.add_node(
         node="verify_documents",
         action=verify_documents,
     )
+
+    # Rerank the documents that have been verified
     graph.add_node(
         node="rerank_documents",
         action=rerank_documents,
     )
+
+    # Format the results into a list of strings
     graph.add_node(
         node="format_results",
         action=format_results,
@@ -88,11 +102,11 @@ def expanded_retrieval_graph_builder() -> StateGraph:
     )
     graph.add_edge(
         start_key="expand_queries",
-        end_key="dummy",
+        end_key="format_queries",
     )
 
     graph.add_conditional_edges(
-        source="dummy",
+        source="format_queries",
         path=parallel_retrieval_edge,
         path_map=["retrieve_documents"],
     )
diff --git a/backend/onyx/agents/agent_search/deep_search/shared/expanded_retrieval/nodes/expand_queries.py b/backend/onyx/agents/agent_search/deep_search/shared/expanded_retrieval/nodes/expand_queries.py
index b01be1421..7e522abfc 100644
--- a/backend/onyx/agents/agent_search/deep_search/shared/expanded_retrieval/nodes/expand_queries.py
+++ b/backend/onyx/agents/agent_search/deep_search/shared/expanded_retrieval/nodes/expand_queries.py
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ def expand_queries(
     config: RunnableConfig,
     writer: StreamWriter = lambda _: None,
 ) -> QueryExpansionUpdate:
+    """
+    LangGraph node to expand a question into multiple search queries.
+    """
     # Sometimes we want to expand the original question, sometimes we want to expand a sub-question.
     # When we are running this node on the original question, no question is explictly passed in.
     # Instead, we use the original question from the search request.
diff --git a/backend/onyx/agents/agent_search/deep_search/shared/expanded_retrieval/nodes/format_queries.py b/backend/onyx/agents/agent_search/deep_search/shared/expanded_retrieval/nodes/format_queries.py
index 733cb3b88..305722530 100644
--- a/backend/onyx/agents/agent_search/deep_search/shared/expanded_retrieval/nodes/format_queries.py
+++ b/backend/onyx/agents/agent_search/deep_search/shared/expanded_retrieval/nodes/format_queries.py
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ from onyx.agents.agent_search.deep_search.shared.expanded_retrieval.states impor
 def format_queries(
     state: ExpandedRetrievalState, config: RunnableConfig
 ) -> QueryExpansionUpdate:
+    """
+    LangGraph node to format the expanded queries into a list of strings.
+    """
     return QueryExpansionUpdate(
         expanded_queries=state.expanded_queries,
     )
diff --git a/backend/onyx/agents/agent_search/deep_search/shared/expanded_retrieval/nodes/format_results.py b/backend/onyx/agents/agent_search/deep_search/shared/expanded_retrieval/nodes/format_results.py
index 8ae6b7bb1..c2b2edcd7 100644
--- a/backend/onyx/agents/agent_search/deep_search/shared/expanded_retrieval/nodes/format_results.py
+++ b/backend/onyx/agents/agent_search/deep_search/shared/expanded_retrieval/nodes/format_results.py
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ def format_results(
     config: RunnableConfig,
     writer: StreamWriter = lambda _: None,
 ) -> ExpandedRetrievalUpdate:
+    """
+    LangGraph node that constructs the proper expanded retrieval format.
+    """
     level, question_num = parse_question_id(state.sub_question_id or "0_0")
     query_info = get_query_info(state.query_retrieval_results)
 
diff --git a/backend/onyx/agents/agent_search/deep_search/shared/expanded_retrieval/nodes/kickoff_verification.py b/backend/onyx/agents/agent_search/deep_search/shared/expanded_retrieval/nodes/kickoff_verification.py
index 0beda744c..68c5597fb 100644
--- a/backend/onyx/agents/agent_search/deep_search/shared/expanded_retrieval/nodes/kickoff_verification.py
+++ b/backend/onyx/agents/agent_search/deep_search/shared/expanded_retrieval/nodes/kickoff_verification.py
@@ -16,6 +16,12 @@ def kickoff_verification(
     state: ExpandedRetrievalState,
     config: RunnableConfig,
 ) -> Command[Literal["verify_documents"]]:
+    """
+    LangGraph node (Command node!) that kicks off the verification process for the retrieved documents.
+    Note that this is a Command node and does the routing as well. (At present, no state updates
+    are done here, so this could be replaced with an edge. But we may choose to make state
+    updates later.)
+    """
     retrieved_documents = state.retrieved_documents
     verification_question = state.question
 
diff --git a/backend/onyx/agents/agent_search/deep_search/shared/expanded_retrieval/nodes/rerank_documents.py b/backend/onyx/agents/agent_search/deep_search/shared/expanded_retrieval/nodes/rerank_documents.py
index d17046dcf..1867da66c 100644
--- a/backend/onyx/agents/agent_search/deep_search/shared/expanded_retrieval/nodes/rerank_documents.py
+++ b/backend/onyx/agents/agent_search/deep_search/shared/expanded_retrieval/nodes/rerank_documents.py
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@ from onyx.db.engine import get_session_context_manager
 def rerank_documents(
     state: ExpandedRetrievalState, config: RunnableConfig
 ) -> DocRerankingUpdate:
+    """
+    LangGraph node to rerank the retrieved and verified documents. A part of the
+    pre-existing pipeline is used here.
+    """
     node_start_time = datetime.now()
     verified_documents = state.verified_documents
 
diff --git a/backend/onyx/agents/agent_search/deep_search/shared/expanded_retrieval/nodes/retrieve_documents.py b/backend/onyx/agents/agent_search/deep_search/shared/expanded_retrieval/nodes/retrieve_documents.py
index f866b5210..4fe84d038 100644
--- a/backend/onyx/agents/agent_search/deep_search/shared/expanded_retrieval/nodes/retrieve_documents.py
+++ b/backend/onyx/agents/agent_search/deep_search/shared/expanded_retrieval/nodes/retrieve_documents.py
@@ -33,15 +33,7 @@ def retrieve_documents(
     state: RetrievalInput, config: RunnableConfig
 ) -> DocRetrievalUpdate:
     """
-    Retrieve documents
-
-    Args:
-        state (RetrievalInput): Primary state + the query to retrieve
-        config (RunnableConfig): Configuration containing ProSearchConfig
-
-    Updates:
-        expanded_retrieval_results: list[ExpandedRetrievalResult]
-        retrieved_documents: list[InferenceSection]
+    LangGraph node to retrieve documents from the search tool.
     """
     node_start_time = datetime.now()
     query_to_retrieve = state.query_to_retrieve
diff --git a/backend/onyx/agents/agent_search/deep_search/shared/expanded_retrieval/nodes/verify_documents.py b/backend/onyx/agents/agent_search/deep_search/shared/expanded_retrieval/nodes/verify_documents.py
index 2709e688f..04ea0e635 100644
--- a/backend/onyx/agents/agent_search/deep_search/shared/expanded_retrieval/nodes/verify_documents.py
+++ b/backend/onyx/agents/agent_search/deep_search/shared/expanded_retrieval/nodes/verify_documents.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ def verify_documents(
     state: DocVerificationInput, config: RunnableConfig
 ) -> DocVerificationUpdate:
     """
-    Check whether the document is relevant for the original user question
+    LangGraph node to check whether the document is relevant for the original user question
 
     Args:
         state (DocVerificationInput): The current state