BRIEFLOOP / GUIDES
Sources and review
Distinguish saved, linked, scored and reviewed content.
Current installers: Mac 0.31.7, Windows 0.31.7. Labels and capabilities vary by channel; the installer version is authoritative. Development features are not implied.
Before you start
Use a workspace you can back up. Model tasks require an authenticated runtime and permission to process the chosen materials.
Steps
- Open citations to inspect the source title, date and excerpt, and consult originals where needed.
- For important figures, check entity, period, units, denominators and calculations. Preserve source conflicts rather than resolving them with a secondary summary.
- Read scores and specific findings for the current version; an old score does not automatically apply to a rewritten draft.
- Version 0.25.0 offers standard or strict review in settings. Standard review checks the draft, sources and task history in an independent read-only session using Codex, OpenCode or BriefLoop Agent. Strict review currently uses BriefLoop Agent to enforce packet and tool limits; unsupported runtimes cannot silently downgrade it. Inspect the actual mode and unchecked items. Historical reviews with no recorded mode are not labeled strict.
- Both modes use the same factual and evidence standards. Ask BriefLoop to revise findings, or edit and save yourself, then check the new version. Downloading a working draft is separate from eligibility for formal delivery.
- In 0.26.0, optional Jev evidence prechecks appear under Checks and assessment. Configure a separate TypeSafe API key, inspect the bound claims and source context, then start explicitly. This sends the listed material to TypeSafe and uses its quota. It does not rewrite the report, cover the entire report or replace independent review.
What success looks like
Each resolved issue should correspond to a change in the new version, with review scope and unresolved issues visible. A source link or binding alone is not factual proof.
If something goes wrong
Scanned PDFs, images and Excel formulas without cached values may need additional checks. Do not call a draft formally deliverable while it contains material errors, core evidence gaps or unresolved material conflicts.