FIELD GUIDE / 5 MIN READ

How to ask for a useful decision.

A good decision question makes the available options and the limits of the situation visible. A model can then give you a clearer read without hiding uncertainty.

1. Name the fork in the road

“What is the best search tool?” has no useful boundary. “For our two-person team with three weeks to launch, should we build search or use a hosted service?” gives the model an actual choice. Enter each option separately so you can inspect the whole distribution.

2. Give the facts that matter

Include your goal, budget, deadline, team capacity, and the consequence of a wrong call. Leave out unrelated detail. Jev evaluates the situation you enter; it does not independently gather evidence.

3. Pick a format

Use Choose when the answer is one of a few paths. Use Yes / no for a single claim or action. Use Score for an ordered rubric such as priority or urgency. Do not treat a score as a precise measurement between the levels.

4. Read uncertainty as a prompt

If the options are close, the context check is weak, or your result says “Too close to call,” ask what information would separate the options. A single price quote, capacity estimate, or user interview may be more valuable than another model call.

5. Check changing facts yourself

Ask To It's Jev readout has no citations. Prices, product limits, laws, and policies can change. Read the current primary source before making a costly or hard-to-reverse choice. A model's high probability is not proof that a factual premise is true.

The output is a decision aid. The final judgment belongs to you.