Context-specific ideals

The scorecard stays fixed. The release gates change.

These are outcome definitions and binding gaps, not product ratings.

ContextWhat perfect means hereCurrent strengthBinding gaps

A grounded account survives editorial, mobile, and accessible delivery and improves defined-reader comprehension or calibrated trust.

Static construction 3

Integrity 2 · delivery 2 · outcome 1

An analyst forms and tests valid questions, sees transformations, branches safely, and reaches sound findings with lower total effort.

Grounding 3 · steering 3

Critique 2 · discovery outcome 1–2

Fresh governed measures support timely response; misses, false alarms, access, uptime, escalation, and handoff are measured.

Semantic grounding 3

Stateful delivery 2 · operations 1

Fair alternatives, uncertainty, counterevidence, and an audit trail improve a consequential decision under accountable ownership.

Grounding 3 · interpretation 3

Integrity 2 · decision outcome 1

An accepted artifact costs less in total, edits stay local, delivery tests pass, and another person can update it later.

Construction 3 · steering 3

Delivery 2 · lifecycle 1

Domain conventions, coordinates, uncertainty, and specialized transformations survive expert review and reproducible delivery.

Specified reproduction can approach 4

Open-ended reading 2 · integrity and outcome

Assistance fits the actual reader and device, improves immediate and delayed unassisted performance, and avoids dependence or false confidence.

Selected mechanisms 1–2

Delivered access · sampling · transfer · harm