RAG Formation · Reference

Pilot review and 30-day implementation plan

A standalone cheat sheet for learning and testing RAG quality on this site.

$ reference --status
▸ course RAG Formation
▸ mode standalone reference
▸ status Complete
● learn → test → verify

Reference sheet

The guided RAG Formation course content is complete; this reference is available for self-directed practice.

One-line rule

A pilot is not ready just because the demo sounds fluent; it needs clear quality, safety, and operational gates.

Term	Meaning
Readiness gate	A go/no-go decision based on clear quality, safety, performance, and operational thresholds.
Highest-value fix	A change chosen because it addresses an important measured failure—not because it is fashionable.
Pilot scope	A limited user group, corpus, and workflow with known risks and success criteria.

Need	Record	Don't claim
Baseline	Command, configuration, observed result	The baseline is a target.
Change	One hypothesis or decision	You can tell what caused the result when several things changed.
Metric	Compare the current report with the baseline; mark each readiness criterion pass, fail, or unmeasured.	One metric tells you everything about quality.
Safety	A failure and a regression case	A fluent answer proves the system is reliable.

cd demo
python3 eval.py run --mode both --workspace meridian_demo --tag lesson-16-readiness

Artifact: A prototype readiness report with go/no-go criteria and a prioritized 30-day backlog.

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