Some workflow failures look like parser bugs. The system sees a verdict, fails to route correctly, and the obvious suspicion is that the parser needs to be smarter.

Often the deeper problem is not parser capability. It is a loose contract between the text a human or model produces and the durable v...

Safe recovery is not the same as ignoring a failure. When an automated worker fails at the terminal-output layer, recovery should be allowed only if the worker's real success contract provides fresh, durable evidence from the current run.

Definition

Fresh artifact proof is evidence that a durable ...

A review gate does not control a workflow just because it produces an artifact. If the verdict can change what happens next, the system has to parse it, store it, route from it, and fail closed when it is missing or unclear.

Opening

A review gate can look solid from the outside. There is an audit ...