01Artifacts / Handoff
Show the decision logic, not just the score.
A useful evaluation package connects the target behavior, replay evidence, failure explanation, release gate, and final recommendation in a form the engineering team can keep using.
02The artifact system
Five files that keep the evidence connected.
Each artifact has a separate job. Together they let a team move from an uncertain failure report to a reviewable release call without restarting the argument at every candidate version.
0101 / Frame the decisionEvaluation planDefines the target behavior, workflow boundary, known risks, available inputs, and the release decision the evaluation must support.0202 / Explain the failureFailure taxonomyGroups replayed failures by trigger, observed behavior, release impact, and likely engineering owner.0303 / Make it repeatableReplay suiteKeeps representative tasks stable enough to compare candidates and return fixed failures to the release path.0404 / Define the gateRelease-gate checklistSeparates blockers, warnings, required review, and the evidence needed before rollout can continue.0505 / Record the callShip, revise, or stop memoConnects the evidence to a recommendation, assigns the next action, and preserves the residual risk for review.
03Evidence standard
What makes the package useful after handoff.
The value is not a decorative report. It is the connection between an input, a reproduced behavior, a release rule, and the owner of the next action.
01DecisionThe decision is namedEvery artifact answers a release, continuation, or revision question rather than collecting scores without an owner.
02TraceabilityThe failure remains replayableA reader can trace a blocker or warning back to the representative input and observed behavior that produced it.
03Proof boundaryExamples stay labeledSynthetic and representative material is never presented as client evidence, a benchmark result, or a delivered outcome.
09Safe first step
Need this evidence shape for a live workflow?
Start with a sanitized description of the workflow, the recurring failure, and the decision the evaluation must support.
No credentials, production data, customer records, or private repository access in the first brief.
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