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Where the rule is exact, use a plain test: this case must stay open for review. Another model can help review the answer, but agreement isn’t independent confirmation. 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If the repair still fails, or the source is missing or conflicting, stop and hand the unresolved issue to a person. Anthropic describes an evaluate-and-refine loop as useful when criteria are clear and improvement can be assessed (“Building effective agents”). 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