Glossary · Evaluator mechanisms
Trust root (reference authority)
Where the evaluate-the-evaluator chain stops: a configured proof kernel, or an expert panel with measured reliability and a governance mandate.
Defined in
Handbook · Validity under pressureThe validation profile and validity statementReplace hierarchy labels with measurements, Π = (N, E, T, G, C, D), and ship every evaluator with a falsifiable statement of scope.Where it comes up
- The verification hierarchy, demotedHandbook · Foundations
- Anchors and evidence viewsHandbook · Instrument
- Mechanism familiesHandbook · Instrument
- LLM judges in practiceHandbook · Instrument
- The judge as a noisy sensorHandbook · Validation
- Channels, independence, and anchor burnHandbook · Lifecycle
- Frame review and governanceHandbook · Lifecycle
- The One SpineHandbook · Practice
- Auditing an evalHandbook · Practice
- D: Autonomous research agentHandbook · Case studies
- The frameworkPage