Reason

Confidence

Confidence is not severity. It is the trust state of the current interpretation, and it should rise, fall, or stall in response to evidence quality, freshness, and contradiction pressure.

Confidence must moveEvidence quality mattersConfidence affects action

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Confidence tracks how strongly Reason trusts the current interpretation of the workspace as evidence changes over time.

Confidence must move

Static trust labels hide operational change. Confidence evolution makes the safety posture legible.

Evidence quality matters

Fresh, corroborated, and well-scoped evidence strengthens trust; stale or weak evidence should not.

Confidence affects action

The product uses confidence not only to describe the story, but to constrain unsafe recommendations.

Questions This Page Answers

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