Quality gate view

3 min readReferenceUpdated 2026-05-21

What you'll find here

The read-only operator display for handoff quality scores, evidence coverage, runtime critic findings, and red-team findings — what it formats and the gate states it reports through craik operator quality.

Display only, never authority.

The gate state does not mutate policy or approve work. It is a compact operator summary of the underlying contracts.

Commands

craik operator quality
craik operator quality --json

craik operator quality prints the terminal gate view. --json emits the same read-only snapshot for tooling with handoff_scores, evidence_scores, critic_findings, and red_team_findings arrays.

What it formats

Handoff score bands

And blocking reasons.

Evidence coverage scores

Missing evidence and weak claims.

Critic findings

By review status and severity.

Red-team findings

Including blocking state.

Adjudication links

When a finding has been reviewed.

Gate states

State

Trigger

Notes

blocked

attention needed

Handoff or evidence score is poor, or an unadjudicated red-team finding is blocking.

reviewable

review pending

High or critical critic findings remain reviewable, or any score is adequate rather than excellent.

clear

no attention

No scores or findings require operator attention.

Authority boundary

Findings are non-authoritative.

Runtime critic and red-team findings remain non-authoritative unless a separate adjudication accepts, revises, rejects, or defers them. The view shows authoritative=false and any adjudication ID so operators can distinguish review signals from accepted decisions.

What's next

ReferenceQuality scoresThe underlying contracts.ReferenceRuntime critics & red teamThe reviewable findings.ReferenceOperator surfaceThe shared TUI boundary.