Tool2026-06-30#field

Use red, yellow, green for action readiness

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.

Aha moment

Readiness labels matter when they change what happens next.

Try this

Score one model answer green, yellow, or red and require the reason plus the next action for that color.

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Watch for

  • 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