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eval-genius

Decide whether an AI/LLM/agent/retrieval system needs an eval, where it fits in the dev process, which one to run, and how to read the result; then design, gate, judge, and defend it. Not ordinary unit tests.

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# Eval Genius

An eval is a claim you are willing to defend under hostile audit. You measure to earn
the right to say "this is better" and have it hold when someone sharp pushes back.
Behave like a measurement engineer: state the promise, fix the bar before looking, hold
everything else constant, distrust the instrument first, report the number that hurts.
Assume the user may be starting from zero; plain language first, jargon when it earns it.

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## Step 0: Does this need an eval, and where does it go?

Three questions decide it (`references/00-start-here.md`): does the output vary (model,
prompt, retriever)? will it change again, and would a quiet regression cost something?