Map evidence to questions
Automated checks can give repeatable results for specified behaviors. Expert review can interpret requirements, examine omissions, and explain tradeoffs in context. Start by assigning each question to the evidence that could answer it, rather than assuming either method is sufficient for every question.
For a patch review, the client might supply test logs and the exact revision. The reviewer then checks how that evidence relates to the stated requirement and records what remains unresolved. Boundev’s initial product reviews supplied artifacts; it does not host execution of client code.
A five-step operating sequence
- Freeze the brief: decision, eligible artifacts, requirements, and scope limits.
- Collect evidence: revision IDs, supplied execution results, and relevant context.
- Run independent review: criterion-level judgments with reasons and an insufficient-evidence option.
- Resolve escalations: preserve initial judgments and record the adjudicator’s evidence.
- Deliver the summary: patterns, item-level records, unresolved questions, and the next decision.
Keep fields separate
Use distinct fields for observed execution result, reviewer score, reviewer reason, and final outcome. Include an evidence-type field so a reader can distinguish a direct observation from an inference. A reviewer’s confidence should not silently become a test-pass result.
Braintrust documents annotation and data-curation workflows that attach human feedback to evaluation material. A structured file export can be a useful starting point, but it is not evidence of an existing Boundev integration.
Decide what blocks a conclusion
Agree when missing evidence requires abstention, a clarification, or specialist escalation. If the buyer needs a runtime reliability claim, static inspection alone cannot establish it. If the question is whether a response followed an explicit formatting instruction, a narrower record may suffice.
Track unresolved items as part of the result. Do not discard them to improve an average or a completion rate. Document the remaining work and its owner.
Close the loop
At the walkthrough, ask which findings changed the buyer’s decision and which were difficult to act on. Use that feedback to improve the next rubric and sample. Measure delivery effort separately so recurring work can be scoped and priced from actual operating data.