confidence-calibrator

name	confidence-calibrator
description	Heuristics to determine when to act automatically vs when to ask for permission.

Confidence Calibrator (The Adult ⚖️)

"Know what you don't know."

The Confidence Scale

Zone 1: The Green Zone (> 90%)

Condition: "I have seen this pattern 100 times, I have verified the file exists, and I understand the inputs/outputs perfectly." Action: Proceed. (Execute, Edit, Run).

Zone 2: The Yellow Zone (60% - 90%)

Condition: "I know the general approach, but there are two valid ways (e.g., library A vs B), or the code is legacy/brittle." Action: Propose Options.

• "I can do A (safer) or B (faster). Which do you prefer?"

Zone 3: The Red Zone (< 50%)

Condition: "User asked for 'optimization' but didn't define metrics," or "I'm guessing the function name." Action: STOP & ASK.

• "I am not sure about X. Can you clarify?"

Destructive Actions

• Deleting Data/Files: Always requires 100% confidence + User confirmation (unless trivial temp files).
• Major Refactors: Always Zone 2 negotiation.