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    "entry": {
      "id": "readiness-red-yellow-green",
      "kind": "tool",
      "kindLabel": "Tool",
      "title": "Use red, yellow, green for action readiness",
      "body": "Readers can ramp into advanced review with a simple readiness scale: green means enough evidence to proceed, yellow means inspect more, and red means stop because the boundary or evidence is wrong.",
      "tag": "field",
      "date": "2026 · 06 · 30",
      "publishedAt": "2026-06-30",
      "note": null,
      "insight": {
        "aha": "Readiness labels matter when they change what happens next.",
        "tryThis": "Score one model answer green, yellow, or red and require the reason plus the next action for that color.",
        "watchFor": [
          "Green used to mean perfect instead of ready for the next step",
          "Yellow states with no inspection plan",
          "Red states that stop without explaining the boundary"
        ]
      },
      "extended": [
        "The scale works because it ties confidence to action. Green does not mean perfect. It means the evidence is good enough for the next low-risk step. Yellow means uncertainty changes what happens next. Red means the system should stop or ask for approval.",
        "Use it on model answers, tool previews, citations, glossary definitions, platform routes, and agent plans. The reader's job is to name the color and the reason.",
        "As readers get stronger, replace color with richer states: unknown, partial, protected-required, needs-review, blocked, or ready."
      ],
      "url": "https://tips.platphormnews.com/entries/readiness-red-yellow-green"
    }
  }
}