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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.

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Confidence tracks how strongly CTK Reason trusts the current workspace interpretation as evidence quality, freshness, and contradiction pressure change.

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

Why is confidence different from severity?
What should make confidence fall quickly?
How does confidence influence safety gates and replay outcomes?

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Concise answers for the key documentation questions.

Why is confidence different from severity?

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

What should make confidence fall quickly?

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

How does confidence influence safety gates and replay outcomes?

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