Day 40 / 100 · Documents & data · Spot-checking against the source

Trust, but check.

Every document task ends the same way: compare the output to the source before anyone relies on it.

Pick the risky bits

Numbers, names, dates, quotes, anything legal.

Trace each one

Find it in the source. Clause numbers make this fast.

Sample the rest

Check a few random lines, not just the ones that look off.

Fix the prompt

A repeat error means the prompt needs work, not just the output.

Numbers, names, dates. Check them every time.