Glossary

Term	Meaning
Project profile	Agent project shape that determines likely risks and gates.
Gate	Required validation boundary for a profile or change risk.
Evidence	Inspectable record that supports or disproves a verdict.
Verdict	Evidence-backed passed/failed/blocked/exhausted/waived/needs-review judgment.
qcloop	Batch execution loop for worker/verifier/repair tasks.
Attempt	qcloop worker or repair execution for one item.
QC round	qcloop verifier execution for one item.
Exhausted	Attempts or budget ended without proof.
Waiver	Explicit accepted gap with reason, owner, and expiry.
Live provider	Real external model, API, channel, or network dependency.
Semantic eval	Test that judges model/task output against a rubric or baseline.
Remaining risk	What current evidence still does not prove.