Trust labels tell humans and agents how to use a page. They should be plain, limited, and operational. If a label does not change reader or agent behavior, it probably should not exist.
| Label | Human meaning | Agent behavior | Execution and citation rule |
|---|---|---|---|
| authoritative | Current source of truth for the stated scope. | May cite and rely on it, but still respect sensitivity and human-action boundaries. | Execution still requires explicit permission; cite the page and source span. |
| reviewed | Checked by a responsible reviewer but not necessarily the top policy source. | Use as dependable context inside its scope. | Cite with review date; do not outrank authoritative pages. |
| dogfood-evidence-backed | Derived from private or internal dogfood evidence that passed promotion gates. | Use the public lesson, not the private trace. Preserve non-claims. | Cite the public promotion route; never imply access to private runtime evidence. |
| working-draft | Useful draft not yet approved. | Use as context only; do not present as final policy or decision. | No execution; cite as draft when relevant. |
| proposal | Candidate future state. | Keep separate from current state and avoid implementing without approval. | No execution unless a human explicitly approves the proposal for the task. |
| needs-review | Incomplete, ownerless, weakly sourced, or awaiting reviewer attention. | Warn the user and seek better sources or human review. | No high-impact action; citation must include caveat. |
| stale | Freshness rule elapsed or source likely changed. | Use for background only; verify before operational or public claims. | No execution; cite with stale warning and replacement search. |
| contradicted | Known unresolved conflict exists under the stated scope. | Surface the conflict rather than choosing a side silently. | No execution; cite both sides and ask reviewer. |
| blocked | Privacy, source, legal, safety, authority, or promotion gate blocks use. | Stop, name the blocker, and avoid summarizing hidden details. | No execution or public citation beyond the blocker record. |
| historical | Past context, not current instruction. | Use for background, never as current operating guidance. | No execution; route to current replacement if available. |
| deprecated | Superseded and should not guide new work. | Do not follow; route to replacement page if available. | No execution; cite only to explain history. |
| external-reference | Useful outside source not owned by the wiki. | Cite as external context and check canonical source before relying on it. | Do not treat as local authority without source-owner review. |
OKF validity is not authority
| Signal | What it proves | What it does not prove |
|---|---|---|
type exists |
The file can be treated as an OKF concept document. | The claim is reviewed, current, safe, or source-backed. |
okf_version in root index |
The bundle declares an OKF-compatible entry point. | The site is certified, endorsed, or automatically importable. |
llmwiki_status |
The LLMWikis trust label agents should apply. | Permission to execute, publish, or overwrite without review. |
llmwiki_source_status |
Whether source support is linked, needed, external, or withheld. | That private evidence can be exposed publicly. |
llmwiki_agent_use |
The permitted agent posture for the page. | Authorization to cross privacy, production, legal, or destructive-change boundaries. |
Retrieval Rank
Rank authoritative and reviewed pages first. Use dogfood-evidence-backed pages when the task is about the promoted public lesson, not when the task requires private runtime facts. Down-rank working-draft, proposal, needs-review, and stale. Stop or ask for review on contradicted and blocked records.
Required Trust Signals
- Owner
- Review status
- Last reviewed date
- Update frequency
- Source-of-truth status
- Confidence or caveat label
- MATM memory kind, scope, curator decision, and conflict status when the record is shared agent memory
- Audience and sensitivity
- Agent permissions
- Human approval requirement
- Related authoritative sources