IdeaDB Evidence Contract

Preamble

IdeaDB Evidence Contract keeps raw evidence from turning into founder confidence too early. A quote, claim, cluster, opportunity, and recommendation each carries a different amount of proof.

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Rows Can Lie Cleanly

A database can fill with source rows and still leave the next founder brief guessing. The danger is a fluent summary that treats one angry review, one pricing page, and one repeated complaint as the same kind of evidence.

The contract gives each object a job. Source quotes stay close to the original words. Claims say what the source appears to prove. Clusters show repeated pressure. Opportunities state the wedge being inferred. Recommendations wait until the chain can be inspected.

A future brief earns trust when it can point back to the exact object carrying its weight.